Review of Crossing Over (2009) by Chad-Poop G — 11 Sep 2010

Felt like a knock off of CRASH, but sometimes thats ok. Some of the drama was compelling and quite moving. Then it will feel like a TV movie. ALICE EVE is so beautiful!!!

This review of Crossing Over (2009) was written by Chad-Poop G on 11 Sep 2010.

Crossing Over has generally received mixed reviews.

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Wayne Kramer's interlocking saga of immigration in 21st-century America definitely crosses over, from workaday mediocrity to distinctive dreadfulness…

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It's all too conventional, a prosaic melodrama composed of characters who turn out to be strictly good or evil…

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