May 5, 2005
Critical Consensus: ?Crash? Garners Bullock First Fresh Film in Nearly a Decade
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Two weeks before the release of the final Star Wars movie where we finally get to see Anakin Skywalker giving over to the dark side of the Force, three new wide releases will try to tempt us into forking over our money this weekend. Orlando Bloom headlines Ridley Scott?s (?Gladiator?) epic tale about a blacksmith who goes on to achieve great fame in ?Kingdom of Heaven.? Elisha Cuthbert (?24?) tries her luck in yet another horror remake, ?House of Wax.? Sandra Bullock teams up with Don Cheadle and an ensemble cast in ?Crash,? a drama about race relations. We?ll see which of these new releases will be able to seduce the nation?s print, online, and broadcast critics.
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