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Adapted from the controversial novel by J.G. Ballard,
Crash will either repel or amaze you, with little or no room
for a neutral reaction. The film is perfectly matched to the artistic
and intellectual proclivities of director David Cronenberg, who has
used the inspiration of Ballard's novel to create what critic Roger
Ebert has described as "a dissection of the mechanics of pornography."
Filmed with a metallic color scheme and a dominant tone of emotional
detachment, the story focuses on a close-knit group of people who have
developed a sexual fetish around the collision of automobiles. They
use cars as a tool of arousal, in which orgasm is directly connected
to death-defying temptations of fate at high speeds. Ballard wrote his
book to illustrate the connections between sex and technology--the
ultimate postmodern melding of flesh and machine--and Cronenberg takes
this theme to the final frontier of sexual expression. Holly Hunter,
James Spader, and Deborah Unger are utterly fearless in roles that few
actors would dare to play, and their surrender to Cronenberg's vision
makes Crash an utterly unique and challenging film experience.
It's rated NC-17, so don't say you weren't warned! --Jeff
Shannon
