Crash Reviews

This flick must be one of the most infamous winners of the Best Picture Academy Award. Indeed, back in those days, most thought that ‘Brokeback Mountain’ would win but, allegedly because it was basically dealing with gay cow-boys, it was snubbed. A part from that, the opinions towards this flick are pretty extreme. I mean, some people love it (Roger Ebert picked it up as the best movie released in 2005, above ‘Brokeback Mountain’) and some people think it stinks pretty bad. Personally, I’m actually in between. Indeed, in my opinion, it is an intriguing movie with some good intentions dealing very awkwardly with a very sensitive subject. The best example was this scene when Ludacris steals a care with his friend. Indeed, at first, you see those two black guys in the street and you smell trouble (an obvious racist stereotype) but, then, they start to talk and you realize that they are actually pretty articulate and you feel bad about your first impression. But then, as soon as their conversation is done, they go steal a car nearby… This scene illustrates the whole movie, playing with stereotypes about racism but it does it so poorly, it was sometimes rather cringe-inducing. Still, there was a massive cast (Sandra Bullock, Don Cheadle, Matt Dillon, Jennifer Esposito, William Fichtner, Brendan Fraser, Terrence Howard, Ludacris, Thandie Newton, Michael Peña, Ryan Phillippe) and they all delivered some solid performances and it remains an intriguing picture dealing with an important subject. To conclude, even though the whole thing was actually flawed, I still think it is a good flick, not a great one, but still good, and it is worth a look.

Amazing Movie...I dont have words to say how this movie make me feel...you will get this movie really well if you are NOT WHITE...

CRASH NO LIMITE - Um casal de americanos. Um persa dono de comércio. Dois policiais e amantes latinos. Um negro diretor de TV e sua mulher. Casal de meia-idade coreano. Estas e outras pessoas vivem em Los Angeles e, juntas, serão vítimas de grave acidente. E assim começa uma complexa análise do conflito racial na América. Oscar de melhor filme em 2006.

I've wanted to see this film for ages, I have to say I was bitterly disappointed.
I had heard it was powerful, thought provoking and moving. Unfortunately I was left feeling angry at the overstated racial conflicts which are thrown into your face. Almost as if it had to be reinforced enough for fear of the audience ‘not quite getting it’. The film characters are explored by showing interlinking clips of their lives. By which the director thought that by connecting all of these hate filled hypocrites together the viewer will be convinced that the message is deep and clever.

The tag lie far the film is 'You think you know who you are. You have no idea.' Which is basically the synopsis of the whole film.
It follows a bunch of L.A cops around looking at their daily encounters and the civilians and criminals they come across. Just when you think there is someone likeable in the film they too fall prey to acting on racial stereotypes and prejudices, and vice versa those who are outwardly racist redeem themselves with outstanding acts of valour

If this films message was toned down and if it felt like it was trying less it would have been great and I feel would have had a genuinely powerful message. As it was, it left nothing to the imagination and I felt unable to identify or empathise with a single character, thus I felt little more than let down.

A powerful film about racism. The story is both simplistic and complicated. As a parable, the story relies much on coincidences, which would seem contrived under normal circumstances but are used to great effect in the movie. On the other hand, the movie is sophisticated in its weaving together of different threads of lives and cultures colliding and crashing (literally as well as metphorically) into each other. Certainly nothing is simple about the complex motivations behind the prejudices of the characters and the way they interact with each other. The movie is not perfect in the artistic sense, but its raw, almost childlike, honesty is refreshing and effectively moving. What makes Crash so compelling is that while it is about the incredible rage of racism, the movie itself is never angry; it is about intolerance and its dire consequences, but it is also about hope and understanding. It's a film that makes you think while at the same time keeping you on the edge of your seat with suspense and tension, and that's a rare quality in today's movies.

This is an interweaving of many people's stories. Most of them very angry people. Oh, they all have good sides, but mainly you see the anger. Racism seems to be the outlet for everyone's anger, but it seemed secondary to me. But I never felt empathy for any of these people, except the locksmith. Although the acting was good, and I thought Don Cheadle did an especially fine job. If you liked this movie you would probably enjoy Babel. I was just glad when this movie was over.

A gritty look at the racism rampant in the Los Angeles area, from doctors to the police to government officials to everyday people, this collection of separate, interconnected tales is a must watch. It is guaranteed to make you think.