Crossing Over

2009
R
1h 53m

IMDb RATING

6.7/10

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Harrison Ford, Ashley Judd, Ray Liotta, and Jim Sturgess in Crossing Over (2009)

A multi-character canvas about immigrants of different nationalities struggling to achieve legal status in Los Angeles.

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Crossing Over is about illegal aliens of many nationalities in the Los Angeles area and the authorities and individuals dealing with them.Crossing Over is about illegal aliens of many nationalities in the Los Angeles area and the authorities and individuals dealing with them.Crossing Over is about illegal aliens of many nationalities in the Los Angeles area and the authorities and individuals dealing with them.

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IMDb RATING

6.7/10

25K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

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Trivia
Director Wayne Kramer's original cut was 140 minutes long, but despite having the right to final cut, this film's producer agreed to be involved in editing the film down to two hours when Harvey Weinstein allegedly threatened to release the film straight to DVD, and bypass theatrical altogether (Kramer had nothing to do with the re-editing).

Goofs
When Harrison Ford's character, who is supposed to be an experienced Border Patrol agent, tries to dial the phone number in Tijuana, Mexico, you can see that he dials 1661 and the rest of the number as if dialing within the U.S. An experienced agent should know that it's an international number and one must dial 011 followed by the country code and the number. In this case he should have dialed 01152661 and the rest of the number.

Quotes
Special Agent Howell: You see what's interesting, Miss Shepard, is we ran a check on your name. A Claire Shepard arrived on a B-2 visitors visa seven months ago, and then, just two days ago, she has her status adjusted to an EB-1 green card for persons of extraordinary ability. According to The Internet Movie Database, the only Claire Shepard that matches your spelling, age and place of birth has two credits on little known Aussie TV shows. Walk on roles. She hasn't won any national or international awards
Special Agent Ludwig: Which is something the adjudicator who handled your case would have to have been aware of, and yet he approved you for an EB-1. Miss Shepard, we'd like you to tell us about your relationship with center adjudications officer Cole Frankel?

Crazy credits
The closing credits start rolling on a "roll out" view of the Mexican family's living room and kitchen.

Alternate versions
There were two edits made. According to Wikipedia: "Although the film was shot in 2007, it was not released until 2009, and even then only in a limited theatrical run. The film's original running length was 140 minutes, but the film's producer (who had final cut privilege) was convinced to edit the film down to 113 minutes when Harvey Weinstein threatened to release the film straight to DVD and bypass a theatrical release altogether. In many countries outside of the US, the film went straight to DVD anyway."

Connections
Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience/Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li/Crossing Over/An American Affair/Bob Funk/Echelon Conspiracy (2009)

Soundtracks
Mistake the Enemy
Written and Performed by Jim Sturgess
Produced by Brian Ross

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Featured review

9/10

Better than crash, but not for the weak minded.

This movie makes crash seem like over-dramatized sensationalism. Crossing Over has a powerhouse cast portraying a far more realistic depiction of attitudes and perspectives in contemporary America. The only reason I didn't give it a 10 is because towards the end one plot stream takes a Hollywood twist, which while not especially relevant, detracts from the gritty realism of the movie.

A lot of people have trouble with portrayals of perspectives which challenge the psychological defense mechanisms we put in place to allow us to filter reality into something easier for us to live with. If we really look at things for what they are, the world is a very scary place. This is why you will notice that people get disproportionately agitated when you challenge these mental constructs, leading to loud and/or ignorant opinions. <--also well portrayed at times in the film.

I thought about using smaller words for those weak minded loud mouths, but they probably didn't read this far and I've learned, to my dismay, that all I can do is dismiss their stupidity/cowardice anyways.

If you can see past what mass media shoves down your throat, you will thoroughly appreciate this movie, I guarantee it :)