rating:
(out of
4 stars)Canada, United Kingdom; 1996
Directed by David Cronenberg; produced by David Cronenberg; written by David Cronenberg
Starring James Spader, Holly Hunter, Elias Koteas, Deborah Kara Unger, Rosanna Arquette, Peter MacNeill
Below you will find a temporary review for this film. The real (better, more complete) review will be online very soon.
'Crash' is a weird and original movie about something I do not really need
to see a movie about. Director David Cronenberg has made some weird movies
in his career and I have to admit that I like most of them, find them
entertaining. With 'Crash' it is hard to say what I really think. The movie
itself is not bad, but its subject is people who get sexually aroused by car
crashes. The car crashes could have been anything but if they were, let's
say, flowers, the movie was not that weird and original and Cronenberg would
not have been the director.
Now, why does someone want to see a movie about this? I am not sure. The
problem is that people who like car crashes are probably not very normal,
and that is exactly what 'Crash' shows us. These people, including James
Spader, Holly Hunter and Deborah Kara Unger, are not likable in any way.
That they find each other is great for them but that does not make things
interesting for us.
On the other hand we can say the movie is well made. The crashes, especially
the first one, look convincing. The acting in 'Crash' is also admirable and
it is too bad we will never like the characters. Spader knows how to handle
movies like this; he is even better in 'Secretary' that is also about
another kind of sex, sadomasochism. Hunter, Unger and also Elias Koteas give
steady performances and again it is too bad we simply can not care for them.
In the end I have to admit there is something fascinating about this movie.
Although I was constantly realizing this movie was not about something I
want to see in a movie, I was not bored once. 'Crash' is not a movie I would
recommend but I guess it is perfect if you want to see something different
for a change.