We spend a lot of time talking about the american dream and have too much suspicion about those who want to live it. Harrison ford is an american actor who has had a long and varied career in the entertainment industry across six different decades. Guaranteed save your time and money movie detail title. Harrison ford immigration film crossing over borders on. Crossing over is a 2009 american crime drama film written and directed by wayne kramer. He spends the entire movie looking for a woman that he rounds up for deportation early in the movie, but is still doing the same job at the end of the movie.
With harrison ford, virginia madsen, paul bettany, carly schroeder. Harrison ford, ray liotta, ashley judd, jim sturgess, cliff curtis, summer bishil, alice braga, alice eve, jacqueline obradors, justin chon, melody khazae, merik tadros, wayne kramer, harrison ford, ray. The movie focuses on several different immigrants from different countries and the various problems that they encounter. The surprising success of crash seems to have encouraged other filmmakers who yearn to make socially conscious ensemble movies. The film stars harrison ford, ray liotta, and ashley judd. Crossing over by wayne kramer harrison ford, ashley judd. Very good film, some very real momentsperformances.
While the film contains enough stories for a 10hour miniseries, it doesnt spend equal time with everyone. An engrossing, thoroughly entertaining movie with great performances from a firstrate ensemble cast. In this case those characters are trying to become legal residents and expect it to be a perfect storm of braindead hollywood limo liberalism meeting the hollywood interest in having a plentiful supply of gardeners. But the film does engagingly present an array of topical issues, starting with the political hot potato at the mexican border, and expanding outward to others we rarely hear about. Indiana jones, err, i mean, harrison ford leads the way as max brogan no relation to montgomery brogan, lead character played by edward norton in the 25th hour. Crossing over harrison ford indiana jones films is on a quest for justice as an immigrations agent investigating the case of a missing illegal. Harrison ford, ray liotta, ashley judd, jim sturgess writer.
Crossing over 2009 full hd 1080p movie video dailymotion. Harrison ford, ashley judd and ray liotta are just three of the many people in crossing over whose lives revolve around the fates of struggling immigrants. Harrison ford as the cop whos all heart in crossing over. Harrison ford, ashley judd, ray liotta, jim sturgess. Crossing over 2009 crossing over movie crossing over. A scene in a major new film starring harrison ford and sean penn in which an iranian character murders his sister in a socalled honour killing. Harrison ford, ray liotta, ashley judd, jim sturgess, cliff curtis, alice braga, alice eve, summer bishil, justin chon. Enough things in crossing over work to keep the film from becoming a bore, but this is a definite step down from kramers past efforts, the cooler and running scared. Harrison ford and ray liotta star in a tale of immigration. Crossing over is an issues movie, and because of that watching it often feels like being on the receiving end of a lecture. With harrison ford, ashley judd, ray liotta, jim sturgess. In a crossfire of crime and bureaucracy, fraud and murder, he must race against time to try to save a family from becoming collateral damage in the fight for the american dream. Crossing over adalah sebuah film drama kejahatan amerika serikat tahun 2009 yang ditulis dan disutradarai oleh wayne kramer. The good folks over at cinemablend give us the following.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Crossing over is a dramatic film that deals with the topic of illegal immigrants struggling to make it the united states. Immigration and customs officer whose conscience is sore from having. On the grossly exploitative are those films, like wayne kramers crossing over, that deliver their sanctimony with less handwringing and. Great performance by harrison ford and good to see ray lolita doing a terrific performance too.
Its now being reported that harrison has signed up for the mexican boarder issue film crossing over. Such is the case initially with crossing over, which tries, through a carefully balanced range of characters, to tackle some of. Apr 07, 2007 its now being reported that harrison has signed up for the mexican boarder issue film crossing over. One of those interlinking sub plot films that tackles the issue of immigration in the us. Harrison ford and ray liotta star in a tale of immigration the new. Hefting the most star power is harrison ford, scurrying about as an l. Crossing over the immigrants are illegal, but the films downright criminal its got big names and a hotbutton topic, but wayne kramers wretched crossing over turns out to be. For its part, crossing over has a stacked cast for the screen that has already crossed over into mainstream consciousness. The film comes complete with a tortured behindthescenes story. Crossing over is wayne kramers take on nothing less than the vast subject of illegal immigration, coming at the topic from a dozen or so directions. I havent watched crash so i cant compare the two but what i can say is that crossing over is a superb film and one of the few films that has ever. Crossing over has its heart in umpteen places and its head stuffed with dramatic claptrap. Wayne kramers interlocking saga of immigration in 21stcentury america definitely crosses over, from.
Feelings against immigrants are so freely expressed even in polite society that youd think they all came here for the free lunch. Like paul haggis oscar winning film, this one is replete with coincidences and contrivances but, unlike crash, it also features too many instances in which the message overshadows the characters. Crossing over offizieller deutscher trailer youtube. Immigration and customs officer whose conscience is sore from having trundled so many illegals back over the bordernow hes worried about the child of a particularly vulnerable woman alice braga.
Harrison ford plays max brogan, an immigration officer torn by his task in crossing over. The screenplay, written by kramer, is an expansion of a short he made in 1996. For most audiences, crossing overs biggest draw will be harrison ford, who slips into his ensemble role with relative ease. Ford made his film debut in 1966 and spent most of the first ten years of his career in small supporting roles in both films and television before rising to stardom for his portrayal of the iconic and heroic character han solo in the epic space opera films star. Jun 21, 2015 guaranteed save your time and money movie detail title. Sam fuller was a master of the exploitative political film. Harrison ford takes a nice turn as a conflicted immigration agent torn between duty and morality, who sees each immigration story as unique and shows more heart than most of his fellow officers. Feb 27, 2009 sam fuller was a master of the exploitative political film. Harrison ford is on a quest for justice as an immigration agent investigating the case of a missing illegal.
We spend a lot of time talking about the american dream and have too much suspicion. Crossing over is an emotional film, and makes points that will be unpopular. Fabulous film, everyone involved acted their socks off. Crossing over bluray disc, 2010, canadian for sale. Crossing over 2009 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Crossing over isnt always subtle, and perhaps the prospect of all that feelbad moralizing turned some viewers away. Some lovely scenes, i cannot say too much, but if you want a nonstop story that is involved and intricate in every way, up this. Harrison ford takes on the role of immigrations and customs. A security specialist is forced into robbing the bank that hes protecting, as a bid to pay off his familys ransom.
Film tersebut berdasarkan pada film pendek tahun 1995 berjudul sama karya kramer. Although his character provides the films overriding arc, ford plays. Feb 26, 2009 jamison haase and harrison ford star in wayne kramers crossing over. Although most bluray movies play on any bluray player, it is possible that this disc is coded to play only in region a. Crossing over, an expansion of a 35minute short kramer made in 1996, is another tack on what it means to be american, offering a crosssection of people involved with immigration and deportation. Harrison ford a list of 21 titles created 29 sep 2018 thriller, crime and stuff a list of 33 titles created 20 dec 2016 see all related lists. Finally the original trailer of the upcoming crossing over starring harrison ford, jim sturgess, ashley judd, alice braga, alice eve and ray liotta. Crossing over is wayne kramers crashinspired look at the world of immigration in southern california. The movie has a tendency to bash from one thing to the next, too neatly.
Starring harrison ford, ashley judd, ray liotta, alice eve and summer bishil. Here are a list of films harrison ford has acted in or produced. Harrison ford, ray liotta, and ashley judd star in running scared writerdirector wayne kramers harrowing look at life amongst illegal immigrants and the immigration enforcement agents whose job it is to ensure that the u. With indiana jones ivnot scheduled to start shooting til june, actor harrison ford has time to squeeze in a film project beforehand. Despite the name, crossing over is not about that guy who pretends to speak to dead people in infomercials. Nov 12, 2008 finally the original trailer of the upcoming crossing over starring harrison ford, jim sturgess, ashley judd, alice braga, alice eve and ray liotta. In crossing over, writerdirector wayne kramer explores the allure of the american dream, and the reality that immigrants findand createin 21st century l. Dale robinette multicharacter drama about the illegal immigrant experience in. Harrison ford is an american actor best known for playing the roles of han solo in the original star wars trilogy and indiana jones. Variety says its about the illegal alien situation. Whereas crash wove together stories that focused on racial. Although most bluray movies play on any bluray player, it.
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