Metacritic Movie Ratings
Crossing Over Reviews

A sample of reviews from critics across the country.

• 67

  out of 100

  Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman

  Crossing Over is so eager to go for the emotional jugular that it never quite forges an enlightening point of view.

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• 63

  out of 100

  Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert

  Some of these stories are fascinating and some are heartbreaking, but together they seem too contrived.

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• 50

  out of 100

  USA TodayClaudia Puig

  There is undoubtedly a good movie in the varied experiences of American newcomers. But it would need to involve sagas more urgent and more original.

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• 40

  out of 100

  The New York TimesManohla Dargis

  If Mr. Kramer's outrage felt honest, his film would be easier to respect. But time and again, he undermines his own righteousness by pumping up the violence and stripping down his talent.

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• 30

  out of 100

  VarietyTodd McCarthy

  The way the picture dwells almost exclusively on cinematically exploitable elements -- gangbanger crime, prostitution, honor killing, terrorism paranoia -- gives it a sordid patina that even the classy, able thesps can't offset.

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• 30

  out of 100

  The Hollywood Reporter

  The film plays like a garish melodrama that reproduces the most ham-fisted, polemical aspects of "Crash."

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• 10

  out of 100

  Los Angeles TimesKenneth Turan

  Forced, heavy-handed and overdone, it's a pretend serious film that offers crass manipulation in the place where honesty is supposed to be.

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