Starring: Sandra Bullock, Don Cheadle, Matt Dillon
Director: Paul Haggis
Studio: Enter One
Rating: 15+
Genre: Drama
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About This DVD
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
Audio Format: | Dolby Digital 5.1 / Dolby Digital surround |
Video Format: | 1.85:1 Anamorphic Widescreen |
Languages: | English |
Subtitles: | Korean / English |
Country Made: | USA |
Region Code: | 3 |
Year Made: | 2005 |
Running Time: | 112min |
Special Features: |
DVD Introduction by Director Paul Haggis Crash Behind the Scenes Commentary with Paul Haggis, Don Cheadle, and Bobby Moresco Trailers |
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