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Avg. Customer Rating:  (based on 858 reviews)
Sales Rank: 134
Category: DVD
Director: Paul Haggis
Publisher: Lions Gate
Studio: Lions Gate
Manufacturer: Lions Gate
Label: Lions Gate
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled)
Rating: Unrated
Media: DVD
Running Time: 113 minutes
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6
UPC: 031398179382
EAN: 0031398179382
ASIN: B000A3XY5A
Release Date: September 6, 2005
Theatrical Release Date: May 6, 2005
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com
Movie studios, by and large, avoid controversial subjects like race the way you might avoid a hive of angry bees. So it's remarkable that Crash even got made; that it's a rich, intelligent, and moving exploration of the interlocking lives of a dozen Los Angeles residents--black, white, latino, Asian, and Persian--is downright amazing. A politically nervous district attorney (Brendan Fraser) and his high-strung wife (Sandra Bullock, biting into a welcome change of pace from Miss Congeniality) get car-jacked by an oddly sociological pair of young black men (Larenz Tate and Chris "Ludacris" Bridges); a rich black T.V. director (Terrence Howard) and his wife (Thandie Newton) get pulled over by a white racist cop (Matt Dillon) and his reluctant partner (Ryan Phillipe); a detective (Don Cheadle) and his Latina partner and lover (Jennifer Esposito) investigate a white cop who shot a black cop--these are only three of the interlocking stories that reach up and down class lines. Writer/director Paul Haggis (who wrote the screenplay for Million Dollar Baby) spins every character in unpredictable directions, refusing to let anyone sink into a stereotype. The cast--ranging from the famous names above to lesser-known but just as capable actors like Michael Pena (Buffalo Soldiers) and Loretta Devine (Woman Thou Art Loosed)--meets the strong script head-on, delivering galvanizing performances in short vignettes, brief glimpses that build with gut-wrenching force. This sort of multi-character mosaic is hard to pull off; Crash rivals such classics as Nashville and Short Cuts. A knockout. --Bret Fetzer
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Description
They all live in Los Angeles. And in the next 36 hours, they will collide.
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Customer Reviews: Read 853 more reviews...
 Crash of Emotions July 16, 2006
"Crash" is a complex movie with a simple premise: set in Los Angeles it follows 8 main characters (and many, many more supporting) from all walks of life and races whose lives intersect at some point during one 24 hour period. These people are all different yet all alienated, to the point of breaking, so much so that when they come together, things explode.
The all-encompassing theme of the film is racism, and it is dealt with bluntly, honestly, and without reservation. Every single character participates in the perpetuation of the ugly cycle but also suffers because of it.
A talented ensemble drives the film, sharing almost equal amounts of screen time, but the folks who really stood out and had my full attention each time were Terrence Howard (plays a TV director), Matt Dillon (as a patrol cop), Sandra Bullock (a rich housewife), , Don Cheadle (a detective), and Michael Pena (a locksmith). These five gave deeply, deeply felt performances portraying a wide range of emotions and personal situations, giving souls -- alone, yearning, and searching in a world that doesn't seem to care -- to shells of imperfect people. But the actors triumph in little moments of human contact: a glance, an embrace, a pause, a smile, a wince, things that breath the film to life and with simple visuals give it profundity. This is beautifully illustrated in a small scene between the downward spiraling Jean (Sandra Bullock) and her maid after she's begun to realize all her problems may not be about the two black guys who car jacked her, but her own life.
In the end, everyone is flawed, the racism is inescapable, and the audience feels a twinge of sympathy for just about everyone.
 Over rated movie, Oscar win ??? no competition !!! July 15, 2006
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Wow , having just watched this movie last night on DVD, I was blown away by the lack of substance in this movie... I was expecting to come away with deep feelings about race and class and instead came away feeling robbed and cheated !!! I feel the whole story was weak, What the heck was Don Cheadle doing ??? I love him as an actor , but he was given nothing to work with in this movie..and while i'm at it ,, what the hell was the point of Sandra Bullocks character ?? i supposed i'll be black balled for my review by other Amazon users but i feel strongly that this movie could never compete with a Shawshank Redemption which didn't win the Oscar 12 years ago...
Enjoyed the ride July 15, 2006
This is not an easy film to draw conclusions on, I suppose because in some ways it fails on as many fronts as it succeeds.
This is film as entertainment posing as something more. I think it's fair to say that it made serious attempts at educating the audience yet does so without offering any new persepctives on themes which have been utilised in cinema and social commentary in general for quite some time, so in taking on this challenge it needed to do a better job given our familiarity with it's (still relevant) core issue of racism.
As a piece of entertainment it works as well as anything I've seen in recent times with a driving soundtrack, superb acting and bold visual representation of an alienating LA landscape. There are even a few moments of insight, almost soleley driven by Matt Dillon's character, but it's not enough to start a social debate on and dare I say this film probably had designs on just that, so I can't give it the full 5 stars, instead it's a 4 and abviously recommended to those who haven't seen it.
Well intentioned, but over rated July 12, 2006
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This film tugs at every emotion and stereotype you can imagine, however, it often tugs them in unintended ways. Starting with the opening shot of two young youths complaining about racism and profiling... well meaning and impactful, yet, the exact thing that they are complaining about, they do, completely unravelling all of their arguments... While I expect the movie intended to set up the dualism of racism and predjudice in many of its situations, it goes to extremes beyond what is required to drive the story forward.
However, let us not detract from the performances of Matt Dillion, Sandra Bullock and Ryan Phillippe. While the movie did win the BEST PICTURE award and deserved the nomination (but not the award), I think it's a bit overrated but enjoyable none-the-less.
 Simple, Yet Great Message July 12, 2006
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
Do not judge a book (human being ) by it's cover.
I use this movie whenever possible to show to police and correctional recruits in the academy to help teach human diversity.
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