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<i>The Crash Reel</i>

The Crash Reel

2013 American film

The Crash Reel is a documentary film directed by Lucy Walker which premiered as the Opening Night Gala film on 19 January 2013 at the Sundance Film Festival.

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Through 20 years of sports and verite footage, The Crash Reel chronicles the rivalry between Kevin Pearce and Shaun White which culminates in Kevin's life-changing crash and later comeback. The film also showcases the Pearce family, including Kevin's father glass-blower Simon Pearce and Kevin's brother David C. Pearce who describes his struggle to accept his Down syndrome.

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.[citation needed] The movie received critical acclaim from critics and audiences.

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 96% of 46 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.9/10. The website's consensus reads: "Smart, compassionate, and moving, The Crash Reel uses the familiar sport-doc formula to subvert expectations and ask challenging questions about ambition and achievement."[1] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 79 out of 100, based on 15 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.[2]

Soundtrack

Transcribed from the ending credits.

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References

  1. [1]
    "The Crash Reel". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 29 January 2024. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. [2]
    "The Crash Reel". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
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