CRASH

[SueleenGay]

Posted: 5/7/05 at 12:09pm

Has anyone seen this film yet? It was one of those movies that gives you a queezy feeling from the very beginning and never lets up. It has a great ensemble cast with some surprising work from Sandra Bullock in a very small role. It really reminded me of SHORT CUTS but the stories are a bit more related to each other. If you think the song "Everyone's A Little Bit Racist" is cute, it will make you see that song in a new light.
I urge you all to see it.

[broadway86]

Posted: 5/7/05 at 12:17pm

I can't wait to see it. The cast looks great. Apparantly, this is Ryan Phillippe's breakout performance. Finally!

[SueleenGay]

Posted: 5/7/05 at 12:27pm

Ryan is very good in a small but pivotal role. Everyone has great scenes, but no one, with the exception of Cheadle, is really a lead.

[WiCkEDrOcKS]

Posted: 5/7/05 at 2:08pm

I really want to see this movie. The cast looks amazing!

[#1Elphie]

Posted: 5/7/05 at 10:38pm

Ooh, I loved this movie! I thought Thandie Newton gave an especially powerful performance. The whole cast was great. I also loved the music; it always seemed to fit perfectly with the mood of the film. I definitely recommend it!

[sweetiedarlinmia]

Posted: 5/7/05 at 11:47pm

LOVED it! Paul Haggis did a great job with this one. My heart almost broke in the scene with the locksmith, his daughter, and the storeowner. Thandie Newton was incredible. Terrence Howard was amazing. Did anyone by chance catch the last two nights of the Tavis Smiley Show on PBS? He had cast members, Paul Haggis, and social and political leaders of L.A. on discussing racial issues the movie presents and the state of L.A.

[Dolly_Levi]

Posted: 5/8/05 at 1:24am

"Crash" is the first movie directed by Paul Haggis, who wrote the screenplay for "Million Dollar Baby." He is definitely one to watch.

I am looking forward to seeing this...

[ReederWI]

Posted: 5/8/05 at 11:03pm

I saw the film yesterday and while I liked it, it had some flaws. It reminded too much of two decent previous films: "Short Cuts" and "Magnolia." The lives of the characters intersected a little too perfectly (ala "Shortcuts"- what with the "snow" falling on the characters here and the pesticide falling on the people in "Short Cuts") and it sort of meandered a bit off course and seemed ultra long at times (ala "Magnolia").
I also really never understood Jennifer Esposito's character. She seemed to be just thrown in as a woman with South and Central American heritage who wore a badge. She didn't have any real depth other than helping Cheadle know that she wasn't Mexican.

Don Cheadle, Ryan Phillippe, Thandie Newton and even Sandra Bullock were all good in their smallish roles. I also loved the irony with Matt Dillon's character at the end vs. Ryan's at the end. Talk about a 180!

Overall, it was good, but it had it's faults.

[Jwei123]

Posted: 5/8/05 at 11:05pm

The trailers made it look really great! I wanna see it...

[Jim2]

Posted: 5/8/05 at 11:34pm

I saw this movie last Friday night. I thought it was thought provoking, had a fantastic cast and was very unpridictable. I hope everyone has the opportunity to see this film and that it has a sucessful box office run.

[musicalfandukie]

Posted: 5/9/05 at 2:04am

I really want to see this..critics seem to like it alot.

[DAME]

Posted: 5/9/05 at 2:10am

Loved Thandie Newton

[bunchamuncha]

Posted: 5/14/05 at 10:31pm

I saw it last night. I thought it was okay. I was expecting to really be blown away. I found the stereotyping so cliched but then I thought about the opening dialogue of Don Cheadle's character about how these people don't have contact with each other, so they create these stereotypes. I guess I just found it unbelievable.
I liked Thandie Newton and Ryan Phillipe alot. Goes without saying Cheadle was great and held the film together nicely.

[Borstalboy]

Posted: 5/14/05 at 10:36pm

Saw it and wasn't that crazy about it. Racism is bad, did you know?
Plus, they got alot of gall stealing Cronenberg/Ballard's title.

[melissa errico fan]

Posted: 5/15/05 at 8:00am

Saw it last weekend. Loved it. Brilliant script, tight direction and bravura acting all around. Sandra Bullock is a much better actress than most give her credit for, and this film and performance proves that.

[cathywellerstein]

Posted: 5/15/05 at 11:32am

can't wait to see it. i have to wait till it comes to my community theatre though, because i refuse to pay $9 for a movie.

[Justice]

Posted: 5/15/05 at 1:57pm

This film is definately in one of my top ten all time favorites. The whole cast was amazing, and was extremely impressed by Ludacris taking on the role he did. My only problem, I wish Loretta Devine had been in it just a little more. But Sandra gave an Oscar performance as the angry lady, (Too bad she's not eligible for a nod) and Thandie Newton - wonderful as always.
My favorite storyline was with the Locksmith and his daughter. You could see the love and connection they had in their first scene together.
I love these kinds of movies...Short Cuts, Magnolia, Twenty Bucks, etc. But, this one had a deeper element. It brought stereotypes, and broke them.
Also, this is a movie you would have to see twice, because some scenes were quick, and when explained, you had to try to remember (like the scene with the Asians in the diner), etc.
I highly recommend this film, as it is touching, and intense.

Updated On: 5/15/05 at 01:57 PM

Posted: 5/25/05 at 9:35pm

I saw this last night. Great movie. I loved how all the roles fit together. All coincidence. And I loved the irony in the end.

Oh, and Ludacris actually surprised me. I thought he'd SUCK, but he was pretty good. Updated On: 5/25/05 at 09:35 PM

[Jimmcf]

Posted: 5/25/05 at 11:10pm

loved it!

[Aigoo]

Posted: 5/25/05 at 11:11pm

This LOOKS really great. I'll try and go see it. It looks amazing.

[Jon]

Posted: 5/25/05 at 11:49pm

I saw it last night. It was phenomenal - the screenplay, the direction, the editing, the acting. I predict Best Supporting nominations for Thandie Newton and Terrence Howard - maybe Matt Dillon too. Don Cheadle was superb as always.

The only casting I had a problem with was Brendan Fraser. He's done so many goofy comedy roles, it's hard to take him seriously. I kept hearing George of the Jungle in his voice.

Posted: 5/26/05 at 2:34am

Yeah, even though he did okay, I thought he was the worst. I didn't beleive he had the guts to be a DA.

[sabrelady]

Posted: 5/26/05 at 3:27am

Brendan had done dramatic roles b4. George was acutally a bit of a diversion for him.

[shira467]

Posted: 6/13/05 at 1:02am

I just came home for the movie theatre -- I thought it was an excellent movie, very provocative.

The sad thing is, I saw it. It opened up my eyes. Wow, I'm racist. And now, I feel as if I will go back to my old steretypical ways.

In the first couple minutes, right before the first carjacking, which is incidentally exactly where I live, I was really listening to it -- it just rings true. The entire script. I think so, anyhow...I just kept seeing myself.

[WesternSky2]

Posted: 6/13/05 at 1:07am

Crash was brilliant. One of those movies that just keeps you thinking the rest of the night..and the day after. Amazing. And who knew Ludacris would be as good as he was? Crazy.