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Crash
On an ordinary day in LA a group of normal people find their lives intersecting in unimaginable ways which will change each one of them forever.
Paul Haggis who is mostly known as the nominated Oscar screen writer for million dollar baby produces his first movie as a writer/director and sure enough it's a good one. Haggis produces characters of all ethnic groups and from all walks of life and shows how just some brief encounters change that person in some way.
The race angle is looked at in this movie from every possible angle and each scene offers something really great whether it's good strong acting to great lines or even something we didn't expect, Crash offers energy, suspense and excitement in every scene.
Crash is a large character based movie, some of the characters include a very different sets of cops (Philippe and Dillon) to the district attorney and his wife (Fraser and Bullock) and even smaller characters such as Pena who is just a lock smith who turns out to have a very large and moving part in the movie.
Some of the coincidences in crash could be seen as unrealistic and the audiences wouldn't believe what was happening if it wasn't for the great script and perfect performances from all the cast. With all that being said the main reason this movie works is down to the brilliance of Haggis. Haggis makes this movie what it is; haggis looks at the big picture without being judgemental and shows compassion without being too soft.
Overall Crash is one of my all time top favourite movies. From great characters, strong acting, a brilliant story and much more Crash has everything a movie should. Mytvtalk awards crash 5 out of 5 stars.
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Starring:
Thandie Newton, Matt Dillon, Don Cheadle, Michael Pena
Director:
Paul Haggis
Trivia
Before Ryan Phillippe signed on, Heath Ledger was in talks for the role of Hansen.
One of the things that inspired the movie was that Paul Haggis was carjacked himself.
Sandra Bullock was so committed to appearing in this film, that she bought her own plane ticket to fly to the set.
The role of the TV director was originally offered to Forest Whitaker who turned it down to finish First Daughter (2004).
The Cabot house is actually director Paul Haggis's own house.
With only a budget of $6m for this film, director Paul Haggis had to cut the costs by using his own house for scenes and even his own car for other scenes.
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