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Crash (2005)

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Reviews Counted:194

Fresh:146

Rotten:48

Average Rating:7.1/10

Consensus: A raw and unsettling morality piece on modern angst and urban disconnect, Crash examines the dangers of bigotry and xenophobia in the lives of interconnected Angelenos.

Rated: 15

Runtime: 2 hrs 2 mins

Genre: Dramas

Theatrical Release:12-08-2005

Synopsis: A Brentwood housewife and her DA husband. A Persian store owner. Two police detectives who are also lovers. A black television director and his wife. A Mexican locksmith. Two car-jackers. A rookie... A Brentwood housewife and her DA husband. A Persian store owner. Two police detectives who are also lovers. A black television director and his wife. A Mexican locksmith. Two car-jackers. A rookie cop. A middle-aged Korean couple… They all live in Los Angeles. And in the next 36 hours, they will all collide… A provocative, unflinching look at the complexities of racial conflict in America, CRASH is that rare cinematic event - a film that challenges audiences to question their own prejudices. Diving headlong into the diverse melting pot of post-9/11 Los Angeles, this compelling urban drama tracks the volatile intersections of a multi-ethnic cast, examining fear and bigotry from multiple perspectives as characters careen in and out of one another's lives. No one is safe in the battle zones of racial strife. And no one is immune to the simmering rage that sparks violence - and changes lives... Funny, powerful, and always unpredictable, CRASH boldly explores the gray area between black and white, victim and aggressor…and finds no easy solutions. The dynamic feature directing debut of Emmy Award-winning writer/producer Paul Haggis, CRASH stars Sandra Bullock, Don Cheadle, Matt Dillon, Jennifer Esposito, William Fichtner, Brendan Fraser, Terrence Howard, Chris "Ludacris" Bridges, Thandie Newton, Ryan Phillippe and Larenz Tate, from a story by Paul Haggis and a screenplay by Haggis and Bobby Moresco. CRASH is produced by Cathy Schulman, Don Cheadle, Bob Yari, Mark R. Harris, Bobby Moresco and Paul Haggis. [More]

Starring: Thandie Newton, Matt Dillon, Don Cheadle, Michael Pena

Starring: Thandie Newton, Matt Dillon, Don Cheadle, Michael Pena, Sandra Bullock, Jennifer Esposito, Brendan Fraser, Larenz Tate, Ludacris, Ryan Phillippe, Terrence DaShon Howard, Shaun Toub

Director: Paul Haggis

Director: Paul Haggis
Screenwriter: Paul Haggis, Robert Moresco
Producer: Cathy Schulman, Don Cheadle, Bob Yari
Composer: Mark Isham
Studio: Lions Gate Films

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An absolutely riveting, highly charged drama, Crash is an important motion picture that demands viewing in high schools across the country.

Full Review Source: DustinPutman.com | comment Comment
05/05/05
Dustin Putman
Dustin Putman
DustinPutman.com

Like that nerve-rattling collision of metal and glass, Crash will leave its audiences jarred awake, feeling bruised.

Full Review Source: Philadelphia Inquirer | comment Comment
05/05/05
Steven Rea
Steven Rea
Philadelphia Inquirer

The straddling of styles [realism vs. fable] weakens, but doesn't destroy a strong film.

Full Review Source: culturevulture.net | comment Comment
05/05/05
Arthur Lazere
Arthur Lazere
culturevulture.net

Crash has been crafted to deliver a wake-up blow to our complacency.

Full Review Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune | comment Comment
05/05/05
Jeff Strickler
Jeff Strickler
Minneapolis Star Tribune

A gorgeous mosaic of a movie that is actually about our fears of each other, set in the bright light of Los Angeles and the dark places in our hearts.

Full Review Source: San Jose Mercury News | comment Comment
05/05/05
Bruce Newman
Bruce Newman
San Jose Mercury News

Dark, fluid thriller seasoned with acerbic dialogue and rueful observations that may strike uncomfortably close to home.

Full Review Source: Newsday | comment Comment
05/05/05
Gene Seymour
Gene Seymour
Newsday

Although Haggis' sharp, surprisingly witty script admits there are no easy answers, it holds out hope that it's possible to change hateful behavior.

Full Review Source: St. Paul Pioneer Press | comment Comment
05/05/05
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)
St. Paul Pioneer Press

An intricate, explosive ensemble crime drama set in a modern urban pressure-cooker of racial and class hatreds.

Full Review Source: Chicago Tribune | comment Comment
05/05/05
Michael Wilmington
Michael Wilmington
Chicago Tribune

People collide as well in this literate, engrossing and occasionally funny look at race relations in Los Angeles.

Full Review Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution | comment Comment
05/05/05
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie
Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Not just one of the best Hollywood movies about race, but, along with Collateral, one of the finest portrayals of contemporary Los Angeles life period.

Full Review Source: L.A. Weekly | comment Comment
05/05/05
Ella Taylor
Ella Taylor
L.A. Weekly

The film may be a trifle shallow in its treatment on its important topic, but it has an energy that carries you breathlessly along to a powerful conclusion.

Full Review Source: One Guy's Opinion | comment Comment
05/05/05
Frank Swietek
Frank Swietek
One Guy's Opinion

Its large and talented cast chews up the scenery, packing every sentence with some racial insult.

Full Review Source: Internet Reviews | comment Comment
05/04/05
Steve Rhodes
Steve Rhodes
Internet Reviews

The script confronts prejudice with unvarnished nastiness.

Full Review Source: Slant Magazine | comment Comment
05/04/05
Nick Schager
Nick Schager
Slant Magazine

...has the kind of broad appeal that can draw large audiences and the kind of lingering emotional potency that can lead to serious soul-searching.

Full Review Source: SPLICEDWire | comment Comment
05/04/05
Rob Blackwelder
Rob Blackwelder
SPLICEDWire

Despite its preachy moments, the film is a knockout. In a multiplex starved for ambition, why kick a film with an excess of it?

Full Review Source: Rolling Stone | comment Comment
05/04/05
Peter Travers
Peter Travers
Rolling Stone

Haggis knows how to grab the viewer's attention, via intense confrontations as well as by planting dramatic seeds that bear fruit in, more often than not, grimly unexpected ways.

Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
05/04/05
Todd McCarthy
Todd McCarthy
Variety
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The stunning, must-see drama Crash is proof that words have not lost the ability to shock in our anesthetized society.

Full Review Source: Entertainment Weekly | comment Comment
05/04/05
Lisa Schwarzbaum
Lisa Schwarzbaum
Entertainment Weekly

Though it lacks Magnolia's messy greatness, you won't hear more fiendishly articulate dialogue on-screen any time soon.

Full Review Source: Seattle Weekly | comment Comment
05/04/05
Tim Appelo
Tim Appelo
Seattle Weekly

Beautiful, intense, powerful and memorable...

Full Review Source: ComingSoon.net | comment Comment
05/03/05
Edward Douglas
Edward Douglas
ComingSoon.net

Discomfiting is the only way to describe this smart, edgy drama rubbed raw by its own narrative anger.

Full Review Source: Palo Alto Weekly | comment Comment
05/03/05
Jeanne Aufmuth
Jeanne Aufmuth
Palo Alto Weekly
 
 
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