| | Crash DVD (3 Customer Reviews)
| Category | Thriller DVDs, Suspense Movies, Dramas Videos, Crime, Mexican, Los Angeles, California, Police, Racism | | Starring | Sandra Bullock, Don Cheadle, Matt Dillon, Thandie Newton, Michael Pena, Ryan Phillippe, Brendan Fraser, Terrence Howard, Larenz Tate, Shaun Toub, Ludacris, Jennifer Esposito | | Director | Paul Haggis | | Composer | Mark Isham | | Costume Designer | Linda M. Bass | | Director of Photography | James Muro | | Editor | Hughes Winborne | | Producer | Don Cheadle, Bob Yari, Cathy Schulman | | Production Designer | Laurence Bennett | | Screenwriter | Paul Haggis, Robert Moresco |
They all live in Los Angeles. And in the next 36 hours, they will collide. Sandra Bullock, Don Cheadle, Matt Dillon, Jennifer Esposito, Brendan Fraser, Terrence Howard, Chris "Ludacris" Bridges, Daniel Dae Kim, Thandie Newton, Ryan Phillipe, and Larenze Tate star in this film directed by Paul Haggis. A stellar cast collides haphazardly in this insightfully written roundelay of racism, rage, and redemption which takes place over the course of one day in LA and involves a circus of cops, robbers, and civilians. A detective (Don Cheadle) with a heroin addict mother and criminal brother investigates the shooting of a black cop by a white one. Two hoodlums (Larenz Tate and Ludacris) jack the car of the District Attorney (Brendon Fraser) and his angry, racist wife (Sandra Bullock). Terrence Howard and Thandie Newton play an upper-class African American couple harassed by a racist cop (Matt Dillon). And the chaos continues, with other roles played by Tony Danza, Michael Pena, and Jennifer Esposito. A propulsive Mark Isham score keeps the disparate narrative threads electrified from the get-go; when they finally connect, the results are explosive and beautiful. Everything is tied together with tight editing and artistic shots of car headlights cutting through dense morning smog. Writer-director Paul Haggis' (writer of MILLION DOLLAR BABY) Los Angeles is a world of alienated people struggling to connect across vast barriers of language, class, and culture; that they manage to do so is testament to their depth as characters more than some trite message of brotherly love. There are no easy answers, but this film is tough, intelligent, and gutsy enough to find some anyway; and for that it's a winner. Crash Reviews: "Mr. Haggis's evident sincerity and intelligence are reflected in the conviction of the cast..."-- A. O. Scott, New York Times "The acting is dynamite, notably by Dillon and Newton....The film is a knockout."
-- Peter Travers, Rolling Stone "The stunning, must-see drama CRASH is proof that words have not lost the ability to shock in our anesthetized society."
-- Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly "The dialogue and scenarios are sometimes inspired....[With] intricate construction and intelligent, if melancholy, exploration of race and class warfare."-- Claudia Puig, USA Today "As the interweaving plotlines throw unsympathetic characters together...the script makes many brave, original points about cultural clichés."
-- Chris Roberts, Uncut Ranked #15 in Uncut's Best Films Of 2005 -- "Haggis tackles this thorny subject matter with courage, wit and insight, unafraid to ask the tough questions."
-- Uncut Staff, Uncut Included in Entertainment Weekly's Top Ten Films Of The Year -- "Paul Haggis has found an inspired metaphor with which to explore a modern-day L.A. snarl of race, class, and culture."
-- Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly Ranked #11 in Rolling Stone's "Top 25 DVDs Of 2005' -- "[T]he rage sticks, as do the emotions underlying it."
-- Peter Travers, Rolling Stone 5 stars out of 5 -- "A superb interlinking ensemble drama..."-- Natalie Braine, Ultimate DVD Crash | List Price | $14.98 (You save $4.93) | | Studio | Lions Gate Home Entertainment | | Orig Year | 2005 | | DVD Encoding | Region 1 | | All Time Sales Rank |  4032  | | CD Universe Part number | 6921264 | | Catalog number | 17938 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Sep 06, 2005 | | Rating | R (MPAA) | | Rating Reason | language, sexual content, and some violence | | Running Time | 100 Minutes | | Additional Info | Widescreen; Subtitled | | Movie Details | Color; Digitally Processed; Letter Boxed; Widescreen; Subtitled |
Crash Movie Review Average Rating: (5 out of 5 stars)  Flawless
This film is abosolutely flawless. This really shows how far racism in America can be taken. The scene before the ending is so impressive. This is a must see, even if you don't like these types of movies
Submitted by srbrucker (kcmo)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No Oscar-worthy
Crash is a beautiful work of art.It has some of the best acting I have seen all year.Don Cheadle and Matt Dillon as well as the rest of the cast are brilliant.See this movie!!!
Submitted by Blake (Brandon,MS)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No Very Powerful
Great movie about how racism effect everyone one way or another.
Submitted by james (New York City, USA)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No one quality movie
I truly enjoyed this movie based on the realism presented. Good work!
Submitted by moosejones61 (Bartonville, Il.) 
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This review is for a different format.  HOW COULD PEOPLE LIKE THIS CR!P!!!
The hole movie was racist,and boring,I finished it but I felt like I was getting a root canal during the process.I mean it was painful to watch,and the sad part is people act like this movie's good.What's good about it.If it's the thought provoking ending it really wasn't worth the torture to get to it,and it was hardly thought provoking...
Submitted by Terri711 (Bakersfield,CA,USA)
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Audio Commentary: Paul Haggis - Director/Writer
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