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Actor Shane West and writer-director Rodger Grossman have a clear, unwavering perspective on Crash that should entice curiosity seekers and old punks.
Read the full reviewGrossman does a workmanlike job with the film, but his direction and script don't really offer any great insight into Darby's tortured soul.
Read the full reviewEx-Germs infect biopic with punk authenticity
Read the full reviewOne for the fans, even though writer-director Rodger Grossman and co-writer Michelle Baer Ghaffari labor mightily to spin it into something larger.
Read the full reviewWhat's lacking is a feeling for the heat and deafening chaos of actual club shows. The movie hangs back a little, folds its arms and nods its head, rather than rushing the stage or diving into the mosh pit. The tumult is depicted, not captured.
Read the full reviewThe movie is exciting at times, moving at times, and watchable throughout, but fans of The Germs and L.A. punk may start to pine for what's missing around the time Michele Hicks shows up.
Read the full reviewThe movie offers too little of Crash's justly revered lyricism and too much of his self-mutilation and manufactured chaos.
Read the full reviewYou are left with the feeling that either Grossman hasn't done justice to the Germs or the justice they deserved was to spend eternity as a historical footnote.
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The Metascore® designation for this movie is 54
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