Critic Reviews
38
Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
positive
6(19%)
mixed
15(48%)
negative
10(32%)
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67
Crossing Over is so eager to go for the emotional jugular that it never quite forges an enlightening point of view.
67
Tied together with endless, flattening shots of L.A.’s cloverleaf freeways, Crossing Over is often simplistic and occasionally lugubrious, but it's rarely boring.
63
Enough things in Crossing Over work to keep the film from becoming a bore, but this is a definite step down from Kramer's past efforts, "The Cooler" and "Running Scared."
63
Kramer takes on a hot, unwieldy topic in Crossing Over -- the dream that immigrants have of U.S. citizenship and the nightmare of achieving it, especially with shortcuts. I'm sure Kramer will be picked to pieces for trying something while Hollywood crap climbs the box office ladder. There are all kinds of nightmares.
63
Some of these stories are fascinating and some are heartbreaking, but together they seem too contrived.
63
Harrison Ford - in his best role in years - and Cliff Curtis are the main reasons to see the film.
58
Crossing Over is not a success but make no mistake: There is great drama to be found in these streets.
50
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.
50
A disappointing picture that suffers from all manner of ills: Both the direction and the dialogue are stiff and awkward, and Kramer -- who also wrote the script -- crams too many not-believable-enough subplots into the movie's "Crash"-style construction. Yet Crossing Over is an interesting failure.
50
The controversial subject matter will undoubtedly hit close to home for many people, but a few genuinely uncomfortable scenes will either provoke the audience into serious thought or just cause them to leave the theater angry.
