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04/20/02
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Crush (2002)
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Reviews Counted:79
Fresh:27
Rotten:52
Average Rating:5/10
Consensus: Derailed by jarring plot turns, Crush is an implausible take on female friendships.
Theatrical Release:Apr 3, 2002 Limited
Box Office: $1,046,036
Synopsis: Three forty-something women, Kate (Andie MacDowell), Molly (Anna Chancellor), and Janine (Imelda Staunton), gather weekly to swap stories, guzzle gin, and laugh about whose life is more pathetic,... [More]
Starring: Andie MacDowell, Imelda Staunton, Anna Chancellor, Kenny Doughty
Director: John McKay
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Reviews for Crush
How fake is this story? At one point, Molly looks over at Kate and says, 'I can smell man on you.' Tell me, women. Would you ever say that to another woman?
04/19/02
Feels like the first reel of Bridget Jones's Diary spliced onto Othello.
04/19/02
Top CriticIt treats women like idiots.
04/19/02
Top CriticEnjoy Crush for what it is: a good popcorn flick for those gals who feel the approach of 40 (or 50) breathing down their neck like a bad blind date.
04/19/02
It should have been delicious; instead, it's like lukewarm tea -- neither hot nor cold, and definitely unappealing.
04/19/02
Despite looking somewhat promising and being moderately engaging for a while, the film never manages to get back on track after taking that wrong turn.
04/19/02
Ostensibly celebrates middle-aged girl power, even as it presents friendship between women as pathetic, dysfunctional and destructive.
04/19/02
Top CriticWhere's Bridget Jones when you need her?
04/19/02
An unpredictable blend of gal-pal smart talk, romantic comedy and dark tragedy that bites off considerably more than writer/director John McKay can swallow.
04/19/02
[MacDowell] ventures beyond her abilities several times here and reveals how bad an actress she is.
04/19/02
Top CriticThe story turns into a melodrama, then a madcap farce, then a feel-good confection with a sour center.
04/19/02
It's the chemistry between the women and the droll scene-stealing wit and wolfish pessimism of Anna Chancellor that makes this "Two Weddings and a Funeral" fun.
04/19/02
McKay shows crushingly little curiosity about, or is ill-equipped to examine, the interior lives of the characters in his film, much less incorporate them into his narrative.
04/18/02
Even when Crush departs from the 4W formula ... it feels like a glossy rehash.
04/18/02
Top CriticDespite some jaunty performances and its pretty Cotswolds locale, the film, in the end, is hardly a pleasure at all.
04/18/02
A guilty pleasure.
04/18/02
Limitations aside, the radiant MacDowell is well-cast.
04/18/02
A bewilderingly conflicted film.
04/18/02
Most of Crush is a clever and captivating romantic comedy with a welcome pinch of tartness.
04/18/02
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