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Crush
- Director: John McKay
- Writer: John McKay
- Producer: Julia Chasman; Elinor Day
CGiii Comment
Lacking in originality - most of the jokes have all been done before - mistaking a car for a taxi, indeed.
The characters are unbelievable - especially Staunton's hackneyed policewoman.
This is a chick-flick for the over 40s.
Despite having an exceptional cast - it fails on so many levels: farce, comedy, weepie...make your mind up!
McKay, heavy-handedly, manipulates the emotions of his audience to such a point that you feel slightly compromised.
It's a throwaway movie - it shouldn't have been.
Wasted talent.
Trailer...
The(ir) Blurb...
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. When Kate begins a fling with a handsome younger man, less worldly than her friends but passionate and sincere, the other women can't simply be happy for the couple's unusual new romance. In jealousy they promptly take it upon themselves to break up the pair, taking drastic measures which result in unintended outcomes, some happy and some tragic.
Cast & Characters
Andie MacDowell as Kate Scales;
Imelda Staunton as Janine;
Anna Chancellor as Molly Cartwright;
Kenny Doughty as Jed Willis;
Bill Paterson as Rev. Gerald Marsden;
Caroline Holdaway as Pam;
Joe Roberts as Brendan;
Josh Cole as PC Darren Blake;
Gary Powell as Sergeant;
Christian Burgess as Kate's Frenchman;
Morris Perry as Bishop;
Richenda Carey as Lady Governor;
Roger Booth as Hearty Governor;
Derek Deadman as Little Crematorium Man;
Andrew Bicknell as Mr. Yacht