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Crash
USA 2005, 112 minutes
Dir. Paul Haggis
Rating: [R16]
Genres: Drama / Independent
Topics: Indigenous & Minority Cultures.
Feat. Don Cheadle, Sandra Bullock, Matt Dillon, Brendan Fraser, Thandiwe Newton, Ryan Phillippe, Jennifer Esposito, Terrence Howard
Aroview: A thoughtful dramatic meditation on race and fate in modern-day America, in which a group of urbanites in Los Angeles find their lives 'crash'-ing together after an accident with a raft of unforeseen consequences and upheavals.
Bound together by a spectacular multi-racial cast, dir. Haggis manages to entangle his plotlines with unfussy skill and a certain visual simplicity, effectively driving home his honest, and sometimes surprising messages about bigotry and societal stereotyping: Bullock and Cheadle stand out in particular as a bitchy housewife and world-weary detective. If the subtexts looms overtly large and unsubtle this retains a melodramatic power which has seen it widely praised.
NZ International Film Festival 2005
Oscar - Best PictureAdopt-a-Movie Kindly Adopted by Alice Irving
Member Reviews
Average rating 
(Very Good). Showing 1-6 of 6 member reviews.
5 stars (Exceptional) ~Mick28
5 stars (Exceptional) Although very Hollywood, with an A-list cast, this is a thought-provoking film of racial tension, with some heart-felt and heart-wrenching moments that may leave you teary-eyed. ~Tom H
4 stars (Very Good) ambitious and incisive, if slightly emotionally manipulative in places. ~ravioliwonton
5 stars (Exceptional) Yes, it's pure Hollywood, but it's Hollwood at it's very, very best, with a great cast and some truly heart-wrenching moments. ~Wizzums
5 stars (Exceptional) A wonderful study of the inter-relatedness of human biography complete with tragic dramatic irony and possible redemption ~Donkey May Sing
2 stars (Good Try) The screenplay is silly at times and also gets preachy. There is a lot of yelling and screaming and some of the characters just get tiresome. ~Tubbs
DVD Features
- audio commentary
- 'making of' documentary / featurette
- music clips
- aspect ratio: 2.35:1
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