crash have a lot of potential . i feel like i can criticize it harshly because i be a cronenberg fan and this be nowhere close to his best work . the theme ( sexual deviance and violence and obsession ) that cronenberg be explore be very relevant to today post modern society . however and this film do not get the message across . supposedly the book by james ballard deal more with our obsession with fame and celebrity while that be not dealt with in the film and it should have be . it would have result in a more coherent piece of art . a you watch the movie and you feel like a kid watch late night tv and stumble upon something dirty that you know you aren not suppose to see . that about it . a an adult and you know that there be suppose to be symbolism and an underlying metaphor or allegory and but the viewer be never really let in on the secret . instead and we see a lot of strange sex scene and car crash and empty dialogue . i want to like this film and but it be bore and a little pretentious and and leave me want more substance . 4 out of 10 .