Official Movie Website Theatrical Release 2005 Home Video Not Available MPAA Rating Rated R for language, sexual content and some violence Running Time 1 hour 40 minutes Genre Suspense, Drama, Crime Directed by Paul Haggis Cast Sandra Bullock, Don Cheadle, Matt Dillon, Jennifer Esposito, William Fichtner, Brendan Fraser, Terrence Dashon Howard, Chris Bridges, Thandie Newton, Ryan Phillippe, Larenz Tate, Nona Gaye Studio Lions Gate Films |
CRASH
Lives crash into each other with surprisingly dramatic
force as some unlikely strangers brush against one
another in LA. A very carefully woven plot emerges
soon after we are barely comfortable in our seats.
Within minutes, our comfort level is tested, as
prejudices and cruelty emanate from the screen. In a
few more minutes, all comfort is gone. The entire
audiences has had their guard forced down by
director/writer Paul Haggis and his star studded cast.
Stereotyping, racial slurs, ethnic preferences and
rejections, socioeconomic barriers and a host of other
factors that alienate men from each other slam
together on the big screen. Nothing is sacred, or above
being brought to the forum. We can see ourselves as
others see us, and often that's not a good thing.
As a drama, peppered with crime and with a
mysterious underpinning, Crash makes the cut as a
topnotch movie. When you factor in its other level, the
underbelly of human nature, it goes over the top.
Sandra Bullock, Don Cheatle, Matt Damon, Brendan
Fraser, Ludacris (Chris Bridges) head the list, but even
the walk-ons are notable. Watch for Tony Danza in a
brief appearance.
Lions Gate Films has a winner here, but it's not an easy
film to like. Truth is always hard to face and harder still
when you ram into it head first. Released in limited
markets, but applicable to all, this film will make waves
when it crashes into a theater near you.
force as some unlikely strangers brush against one
another in LA. A very carefully woven plot emerges
soon after we are barely comfortable in our seats.
Within minutes, our comfort level is tested, as
prejudices and cruelty emanate from the screen. In a
few more minutes, all comfort is gone. The entire
audiences has had their guard forced down by
director/writer Paul Haggis and his star studded cast.
Stereotyping, racial slurs, ethnic preferences and
rejections, socioeconomic barriers and a host of other
factors that alienate men from each other slam
together on the big screen. Nothing is sacred, or above
being brought to the forum. We can see ourselves as
others see us, and often that's not a good thing.
As a drama, peppered with crime and with a
mysterious underpinning, Crash makes the cut as a
topnotch movie. When you factor in its other level, the
underbelly of human nature, it goes over the top.
Sandra Bullock, Don Cheatle, Matt Damon, Brendan
Fraser, Ludacris (Chris Bridges) head the list, but even
the walk-ons are notable. Watch for Tony Danza in a
brief appearance.
Lions Gate Films has a winner here, but it's not an easy
film to like. Truth is always hard to face and harder still
when you ram into it head first. Released in limited
markets, but applicable to all, this film will make waves
when it crashes into a theater near you.
Mary
Brenda
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