Well, ‘at least it was better than Crash‘ seems to be the general opinion of Variety writer Todd McCarthy, who offered this short, but sweet, early review of the new Wayne Kramer film starring Harrison Ford, Ashley Judd, Ray Liotta and Alice Braga. On Ford’s performance, McCarthy writes: “Very low-key and performing several of his scenes in grammatical Spanish with a mile-wide American accent, Ford successfully suppresses his superstar aura to integrate himself into the ensemble.”
On the film’s diverse observations: “…the way the film’s attention fans out provides some welcome fresh angles on the wide variety of the immigrant experience, in particular the illicit ways in which some, specifically those with showbiz aspirations, try to obtain real green cards or create phony ones.”
And finally, McCarthy criticizes the inevitable “connected character” structure of Kramer’s screenplay: “And so the dots begin to connect in Kramer’s screenplay, which is credible enough in its observations of assorted immigrant dilemmas but, when taken together, feels far too contrived due to the diverse characters’ forced interconnectedness.”
Although this is not the best reviw of a film, this makes me far more excited about it than I was after the dissapointing trailer.
What do you think? Are you excited to see Crossing Over?