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The Crash Reel

  • 2013
  • 1h 48m
IMDb RATING
8.2/10
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The Crash Reel (2013)
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Fifteen years of verite footage show the epic rivalry between half-pipe legends Shaun White and Kevin Pearce, childhood friends who become number one and two in the world leading up to the V... Read allFifteen years of verite footage show the epic rivalry between half-pipe legends Shaun White and Kevin Pearce, childhood friends who become number one and two in the world leading up to the Vancouver Winter Olympics, pushing one another to ever more dangerous tricks, until Kevin c... Read allFifteen years of verite footage show the epic rivalry between half-pipe legends Shaun White and Kevin Pearce, childhood friends who become number one and two in the world leading up to the Vancouver Winter Olympics, pushing one another to ever more dangerous tricks, until Kevin crashes on a Park City half-pipe, barely surviving. As Kevin recovers from his injury, Shau... Read all

  • Director
    • Lucy Walker
  • Writers
    • Pedro Kos
    • Lucy Walker
  • Stars
    • Kevin Pearce
    • Shaun White
    • Mason Aguirre
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  • IMDb RATING
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    • Director
      • Lucy Walker
    • Writers
      • Pedro Kos
      • Lucy Walker
    • Stars
      • Kevin Pearce
      • Shaun White
      • Mason Aguirre
    • 14User reviews
    • 38Critic reviews
    • 79Metascore
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      • 13 wins & 8 nominations

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    • Trivia
      The film also premiered at the X Games on January 23, 2013 in Aspen as the first ever movie to play as a featured part of the event.
    • Soundtracks
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      Written by Benjamin John Duffy, Andrew Derek Cocup, Tom Findlay (as Thomas Charles Findlay), Becky Jones & Sam Stubbings

      Performed by Groove Armada

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    8/10
    An essential documentary for the year.
    The Crash Reel is one mountain of an emotional journey. It starts as one thing and it blossoms, changing its mind frequently but touching all possible ground for its subject. At first, it's a montage documentary from sports footage about a rivalry nearly worthy to be this year's Senna. Then it becomes a film about recovery, then a comeback film, then a film that spreads awareness about the incidents of extreme sports, but then it results in a film fittingly about accepting who you are. Despite shifting focus in a stream-of-consciousness way, it's still a very human story and it's told so elegantly and coherently that it's almost difficult to believe some shots are real because it's so ideal for the scene. Director Lucy Walker has a great sense for capturing the drama. It's the tragedy of someone not being able to do their life's passion that is truly felt even if the unfortunately true arrogant attitude of snowboarders lead me to struggle to sympathise with some of them at times. Perhaps if the documentary was framed with hindsight of Kevin Pearce's ultimate change at the start of the film then it wouldn't feel so unfocused but nevertheless, it never diminishes its emotional power as it tells us the physical and psychological expense athletes of extreme sports go through. An essential documentary for the year with vibrant visuals, kinetic editing and great soundtrack too.

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    • Release date
      • October 4, 2013 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
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    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Priča o padu
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      1 hour 48 minutes
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