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Crush

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United Kingdom, Germany · 2001
Rated R · 1h 52m
Director John McKay
Starring Andie MacDowell, Imelda Staunton, Anna Chancellor, Kenny Doughty
Genre Romance, Comedy, Drama

Three 40-something women in a small English town meet weekly for a ritual of gin, cigarettes, and sweets -- and swapped stories arguing which of them has the most pathetic love life. Kate is headmistress at the local school; her best friends are the town's police chief and a cynical, thrice-divorced doctor.

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The New York Times by Dave Kehr

The sudden, radical change of tone is something far beyond Mr. McKay's nascent abilities as a filmmaker, and Crush never really rights itself.

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New York Post by Lou Lumenick

With heavy emphasis on cliché and stereotype, has at least four false endings -- and drags on for nearly two hours -- before it finally contrives to reunite its sitcomish pals for a last drink together.

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L.A. Weekly by Manohla Dargis

What’s striking about John McKay's feature debut is how much contempt toward his female characters the writer-director manages to pack into 115 minutes.

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Film Threat by Tim Merrill

There are pleasures to be had early on in Crush, but they get fewer and farther between. Nice while it lasts, the glow wears off all too quickly.

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