Product Details

• Actors: Andie MacDowell, Imelda Staunton, Anna Chancellor, Kenny Doughty, Bill Paterson
• Format: NTSC
• Language: English, French
• Rated: R (Restricted)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (42 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00005JL5R
• For more information about "Crush" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Crush, January 9, 2003

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This review is from: Crush (DVD)

I thoroughly enjoyed the movie, though it was definitely not the light-hearted comedy I was expecting. As a 25-year-old young professional, I settled into my couch on a rainy weekday night hoping to raise my spirits and de-stress with an old-fashioned romance infused with british humour, a la four weddings and a funeral. I found myself at the end of two hours with tears streaming down my face.

The pluses of the film include the luminous performance by Andie McDowell -- she is concurrently believable as the prim headmistress of a little English town as well as an ethereally beautiful woman with a naughty side -- interesting enough to steal the heart of a younger guy. Her rapport with Kenny Doughty is truly touching (and many woman can reminesce of the time they fell so much in lust and in love with someone not-just-quite-right but oh-so-alluring). Jed, as the quirky little raver boy-slacker, I have to admit, stole my heart.

The minuses -- during the second half of the film, I kept wondering why the director didn't stick to Jed and Kate's story. I sincerely wish someday, he would be inspired to come out with Crush Version 2... not focused on the horrifically catty women Kate calls her friends. And with a happier ending.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Mixed feelings, December 31, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Crush (DVD)

I'm still trying to sort through my reaction to this film, so I suppose you could say it hit a nerve. The previews for "Crush" made it seem like such a fun chick flick, so I anticipated it to be just that. And it started as such - funny, brilliant women chatting about life and love (or the lack thereof). And then the sexual heat got turned up with a cute Scottish organist that falls for Andie McDowell. One of the female friends gets jealous/envious, and all hell breaks loose. The film then spirals out of control, going from a sweet, heart-warming romance to a very unhappy set of circumstances. It was such a strange, sad turn, and it put the film into a whole different category. Not at all what I expected, and it was not a pleasant surprise. It really threw me (perhaps that was the intention of the film), and it sort of soured the rest of the experience. I left the film feeling a little cheated and a little disappointed. True, it did make me feel, but I had gone into the film hoping for a fun romp, but came out of it feeling unsettled and sad. Wish the marketing folks would have let the audience know what we were in for.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Only the acting deserves any credit, December 30, 2004

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purplelady (Michigan, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Crush (DVD)

I thought when I picked this movie up from the video store that it was a light-hearted comedy about female friendships (that's the way it's marketed). I was partially correct. The first half of the movie is quite fun and has a little bit of romantic suspense to it--of the "Is he or isn't he a decent guy" variety. Then out of nowhere comes a plot "twist" that is extremely cruel and unnecessary to wreck the whole thing. The 45 minutes or so that follow are completely unbelievable and wimpy on the part of writer/director McKay. If he had ever paid attention to female relationships, he would know that his resolution to this movie is laughable. No one in their right minds would forgive the things that Andie McDowell's character is expected to get over in this movie, and they sure as heck wouldn't be as peaceful about the way everything turned out as she is by the time the credits roll. The only reason that this movie got the rating it did from me is that the acting is actually quite good, but that doesn't save this movie. Ridiculous.