Review of Crash (1996) by Laguerta — 26 Feb 2013

An undoubtedly important film but it's hard to care about characters defined only by their controversial sexual preferences.

This review of Crash (1996) was written by Laguerta on 26 Feb 2013.

Crash has generally received mixed reviews.

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