Crush (2013 film)
| Crush | |
|---|---|
 Cover artwork | |
| Directed by | Malik Bader |
| Produced by |
Trevor Macy Marc D. Evans |
| Written by | Sonny Mallhi |
| Starring |
Lucas Till Crystal Reed Sarah Bolger Caitriona Balfe Reid Ewing Leigh Whannell Holt McCallany Camille Guaty |
| Music by | Julian Boyd |
| Cinematography | Scott Kevan |
| Editing by | Jeff W. Canavan |
| Studio | Intrepid Pictures |
| Distributed by | FilmNation Entertainment |
| Release dates |
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| Running time | 94 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Crush is a 2013 American thriller film directed by Malik Bader and written by Sonny Mallhi. The film stars Crystal Reed, Lucas Till, and Sarah Bolger in lead roles. It was released to VOD outlets and direct-to-video on DVD and Blu-ray in the United States on April 9, 2013;[1] it is rated PG-13 for "disturbing thematic material, violence, sensuality, some teen drinking, and language".
The film's tagline is "Careful who you wish for", and its plot has been summarized as "A secret admirer's crush on a high school athlete takes a fatal turn."[2]
Plot
High school soccer star Scott is struck with a serious knee injury that leads him to break up with his girlfriend, as he focuses all of his time on rehabilitation. During this period, Scott receives correspondence from a secret admirer that starts with letters and then escalates into events of a more malevolent nature.[3]
Cast
- Crystal Reed as Bess
- Lucas Till as Scott
- Sarah Bolger as Jules
- Meredith Salenger as Bess's Mother
- Leigh Whannell as David
- Camille Guaty as Ms. Brown
- Holt McCallany as Mike Norris
- Michael Landes as Dr. Graham
- Caitriona Balfe as Andie
- Reid Ewing as Jeffrey
- Nikki SooHoo as Maya
- Isaiah Mustafa as Coach
- Kristin Quick as Goth Girl
- Preston Davis as Casey
- Ashleigh Craig as Young Girl
Critical reception
Writing for FEARnet, Scott Weinberg praised the acting of the three leads but criticized the film's "paper-thin premise" and script for being derivative (pointing out Mallhi's previous work on 2011's The Roommate), and said "Even putting aside the casual plagiarism in Mallhi's screenplays, there's nothing here in the way of character, suspense, intensity, or surprises. It's just someone telling the same old story with slightly different character."[4] Ian Sedensky of Culture Crypt gave the film a score of 45/100 and judged: "The young cast is attractive, the production is well put together, and the twist, however absurd, might be genuinely shocking and entertaining to some. But this is a movie about a crush. And buying into the thin motivations behind this obsession requires a level of crazy reserved exclusively for the characters in this movie."[5] John Strand of Best-Horror-Movies awarded the film 2.5/5 "Freakheads" (the site's rating system), and concluded the film is "A neat little thriller that will appeal to teens and young adults who are not interested in scares and gore, but like a fairly executed, albeit predictable, storyline."[6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Amazon.com: Crush: Crystal Reed, Lucas Till, Sarah Bolger, Malik Bader: Movies & TV". Amazon.com. Retrieved August 11, 2013.
- ↑ "iTunes - Movies - Crush (2013)". iTunes Store. Apple, Inc. Retrieved August 11, 2013.
- ↑ Daniel King (17 May 2013). "Film Review: Crush (2013)". HorrorNews.net. Present: HorrorNews.net. Retrieved 25 August 2013.
- ↑ "FEARnet Movie Review: 'Crush'". FEARnet. Horror Entertainment, LLC. April 25, 2013. Retrieved August 11, 2013.
- ↑ "CRUSH (2013) — CULTURE CRYPT". Culture Crypt LLC and Ian Sedensky. Retrieved August 11, 2013.
- ↑ "'Crush' (2013) Review". Best-Horror-Movies.com. April 19, 2013. Retrieved August 11, 2013.
External links
- Crush at the Internet Movie Database
- Crush at allmovie