Crush (2013)

Too much of everything

To me, this movie is perfection.

Strong and Moving!

Simply Perfect

I regret squandering one and a half hour on this film: it is a great disappointment. The professional movie editing, camera angle, acting and background development can't salvage the horrifying script. It simply lacks complexity, surprises and smoothness. The movie, in my opinion, is much fragmented. Even though there are clear connections between scenes and parts of the plot, they are either clumsily put together or very forced.I didn't get frightened at all while watching the movie. And when it is unravelled who is responsible for the awesome stalking, the audience must find it extremely effortless to guess what ensues. The predictability, sadly, deteriorates this already crummy film.

I was pleasantly surprised with this movie. It is very effective in creating a suspenseful thriller vibe. Throughout the entire movie you will be continually guessing who the crazy one is. Or maybe it's not as simple as that. One thing I know for sure is that apparently it sucks to be the school sports star.The movie is full of talented young actors who have lots of potential and manage to shine in a low budget film. They have put everything into their characters that it feels completely plausible. It's creepy to think that this sort of situation hasn't happened more often.If you have considered watching this movie then take the plunge. It is totally worth it.

From the subject matter and title you'd expect it to be formula and clichéd but it turned out to have quite an unexpected and interesting story. Plus the cast is good. Crystal Reed of Teen Wolf who I thought was too pretty to be the crusher is quite good at acting plain. Lucas Till of X Men First Class is well cast as the object of her affection.For this type of teen thriller the characters are not one dimensional. Good lesson about appearances and stereotypes, and not rushing to conclusions. Also that there are there are different degrees of crushes from harmless to not so. There is a twist that is actually a feel good twist about who is the that makes sense. There aren't any red herrings that are left unanswered and bug one after the movie. Liked the conclusion - things work out in a satisfying which is rare in this kind of thriller which usually is good only until the predictable twist. The directing is good to no silly shock tactics.Worth a watch it's better than some more widely released thrillers of this type.

It's a who done it type of movie.Progress is slow in the first half of the movie. This is because the plot is thin and they have to fill up the movie with fluff.During the climax of the movie, I found myself yelling out instructions to the victim: "grab a weapon", "hit her again", etc.Why does all thriller or scary movie always have to have some stupid victims? I also don't like seeing "high school kids" played by actors that's ten years older.It is a low budget movie and is just as bad as some big budget Hollywood scary movies. It is easier to sit through the movie if you find something else to do at the same time, like playing simple computer game.