| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
B |
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| Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
"...literate, engrossing and occasionally funny look at race relations in Los Angeles." more... |
B+ |
Boston Globe
Ty Burr |
"...one of those multi-character, something-is-rotten-in-Los Angeles barnburners that grab you by the lapels and try desperately to shake you up." more... |
C+ |
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert |
"...a movie of intense fascination..." more... |
A |
Chicago Tribune
Michael Wilmington |
"...an intricate, explosive ensemble crime drama..." more... |
A- |
| E! Online |
"But even as (director) Haggis pulls surprisingly great performances out of Sandra Bullock and Matt Dillon, there are way too many characters and storylines." more... |
B |
Entertainment Weekly
Lisa Schwarzbaum |
"...stunning, must-see drama..." more... |
A |
New York Post
Lou Lumenick |
"...Crash presents a scary and bleakly funny view of a racially tense Los Angeles..." more... |
B |
New York Times
A. O. Scott |
"...the failure of Crash is that it states its ideas, again and again, without realizing them in coherent dramatic form." more... |
C- |
ReelViews
James Berardinelli |
"...it's difficult to shake the sensation that the characters are only half-formed." more... |
C+ |
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers |
"Despite its preachy moments, the film is a knockout." more... |
A- |
San Francisco Chronicle
Mick LaSalle |
"...something about Crash feels a little past its expiration date..." more... |
B- |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
William Arnold |
"...a skillful piece of filmmaking...though it's so relentlessly bleak and downbeat for most of its running time..." more... |
B- |
USA Today
Claudia Puig |
"...intelligent, if melancholy, exploration of race and class warfare." more... |
B+ |
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