Crash

Haggis and his brilliant cast often perform loudly....The setting has just the right melting pot flashpoint posture to sell this seething tale, instilling the film with a realistic take on racial claustrophobia.....As the film moves along (quite swiftly too), "Crash" grows stronger and stronger, until it feels....exploits the audiences' own personal prejudices with his scripted moments of aggravation, bitterness, and incorrect racial assignment.....it balances melodrama and realism in a seamless way..... ... Full Review

The bad news is everyone all around the country apparently can't get enough of heavy-handed race relations interconnectedness melodrama.....merely by virtue of not being Paul Haggis's Crash are infinitely better candidates for being the most popular DVD rental in the country.....the most popular movie on Netflix is ultimately a meaningless achievement.....Well, America, the good news is you've managed to baffle Paul Haggis to the point of quotable false modesty..... ... Full Review

Crash , winner of 3 Academy Awards, released on May 6, 2005, was one of the most captivating films of all time.....The characters in each plot are either outwardly prejudice....Other noteworthy actors in the film were Sandra Bullock, Brendan Fraser, Tony Danza, Don Cheadle and Ludicrous.....The film can definitely evoke passion.... ... Full Review

it is halfway decent, he'll make it absolutely great.....The actor makes no such grand claims for himself.....J.J. Abrams' script ''was f---ing awesome,'' Fraser says..... ... Full Review

And in a year where serious films ruled the nominations, it should be no surprise the most serious film won. Crash" is a worthy and honorable work about something that Hollywood, and America at large, ignores. ... Full Review

Dillon received a best supporting actor Oscar nomination for "Crash. The posted speed limit is 65 mph, so Dillon was charged criminally under a statute that bans going more than 30 mph above the limit while traveling 60 mph or more. ... Full Review

Bob Yari, the development baron-turned-indie mogul who co-produced Crash before losing a lawsuit to share the film's 2005 Best Picture Oscar, announced late Friday that he'd seek bankruptcy protection for his distribution company. ... Full Review

But "Crash" tries too hard, and fails hard too. The 2004 movie, directed and co-written by Paul Haggis, suffered from a similarly self-inflated aura. ... Full Review

The first original drama series for movie channel Starz (after FX originally developed it, then passed), "Crash" the series isn't a sequel or spin-off to the movie, but rather some kind of spiritual cousin. Opponents of the film vilified it for what they considered thin characterizations and stilted dialogue, and, most of all, for being little more than a feature-length version of the "Avenue Q" song "Everyone's a Little Bit Racist. ... Full Review

I love acting and as long as I can act, I will be doing it. I like to act. ... Full Review