Crash into Me

A lot of people have been bugging me to write another movie review since my brilliant piece on Spiderman 2. Well you asked for it, so I will oblige. On Thursday evening I headed to the movie theatre with a friend of mine (Miss E.) to see the movie Crash. I must say that it was an excellent movie depite what some critics might say. I will say ahead of time that there is some use of four letter words, so be forewarned if that bothers you.

I am not going to tell you the plot becuase I think it will take away from your viewing expierence, but I will say that you need to pay some attention, because it is possible to get lost early. If you have seen Pulp Fiction and rememeber how it was broken into three seperate stories in which characers interact across all three, that is a good way to think of Crash. While the movie is told via one story, several subplots rise up which may initially cause some confusion. Allow yourself this confusion becuase you will see the brilliance of how these seeming out of place characters interact in a way that makes complete sense.

At the end of the day I reccomend this movie to anyone 17 and over(due to language and violence, and need for cognitive ability). On the Big Tex Movie Leikart Scale, Crash receives 2 thumbs up and a 9/10 on the specified leikart scale, a very impressive score!(Only 2 movies have ever gotten a 2 thumbs up and 10/10 on the Big Tex Movie leikart scale and I implore ypu to guess which ones!)

In terms of violence, yes there is violence. Be forewarned on that too, becuase movie violence can affect people in different ways. Some people see it as a natural culmination of a scene, others as an unneccesary use of sensationalisticly graphic content. Whatever your stance might be, realize that it is in the movie.

In terms of who should see it, I think everyone should. This is not a movie to see if you are tired, nor one of you are in the mood for a good laugh. If you are looking for a Pauly Shore movie(why i do not know), steer clear of this one. However, if you want to see a movie that will make you think a little, this is a movie for you.

However, what I will say is this. If a movie is able to get me to have a discussion afterwards, then it is probably a success. Miss E and I discussed the movie as we left the theatre and even for a couple of hours later, so it certianly made us think. I gurantee it will make you think too.