Crush (2009 film)

Crush
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Directed by	Jeffrey Gerritsen John V. Soto
Produced by	Michael Favelle Deidre Kitcher Ray Meadowcroft Andrew Morgan
Written by	John V. Soto
Starring	Chris Egan Emma Lung Brooke Harman Christian Clark
Music by	Jamie Blanks
Cinematography	Richard Malins
Distributed by	Phase 4 Films
Release date(s)	April 2009 (2009-04)
Running time	82 minutes
Country	Australia
Language	English

Crush is a 2009 Australian thriller film directed by Jeffrey Gerritsen and John V. Soto. It stars Christopher Egan as Julian, an American martial arts champ house sitting a luxury home in Perth. Julian's life unravels when he cheats on his girlfriend, Clare (Brooke Harman) with Anna (Emma Lung). It was released in Australia in April 2009. It was released on DVD in North America on 14 July 2010.^[1]

Plot

An international architecture student at University of Western Australia and martial arts champ, Julian finds work as a house sitter for the wealthy owners of a luxury home in Perth. His new job causes friction with his girlfriend Clare, who he was supposed to live with. The house and wealth it exudes opens up a realm of opportunities for Julian, and he is seduced by the mysterious and attractive Anna. Subsequently, his relationship with Clare falls apart, and he struggles to regain momentum in a martial arts championship. His academic life is threatened when his final university assignment disappears. He begins to connect Anna with this series of catastrophes and struggles to end their relationship, when he does the consequences are lethal.^[2]

Cast

• Christopher Egan as Julian
• Emma Lung as Anna
• Brooke Harmon as Clare
• Christian Clark as Wesley
• Jenna Lind as Logan
• Kane Manera as Phil
• Elwyn Edwards as Professor

Production

It was filmed in Western Australia, primarily in Perth. The area offered financial incentives according to the producer. Filming locations included South Perth, Perry Lakes Reserve, University of Western Australia and West Perth.^[3]

Soundtrack

• Silverchair - Waiting All Day
• Kristen Barry - Ordinary Life
• The Sleepy Jackson - Vampire Racecourse
• Something for Kate - Cigarettes and Suitcases
• Ravior - Animal, I'm Carrying
• Papa Roach - Last Resort
• Little Birdy - Bodies
• Cordrazine - Crazy
• Shihad - Everything

Reception

The film received a generally positive reaction from Australian cinema magazine, Filmink. "Crush delivers most of what it sets out to do. A busy soundtrack enhances the experience (itself a rarity), while muscular production and the eye candy appeal of Egan and Lung (the film's biggest asset) push proceedings a notch or two above similar movies." (..) "it's all handled with enough flair to make the popcorn experience worthwhile."^[4] However, the film has a current rating of 3/10 on IMDB.com

See also

• Cinema of Australia

References

1. ^ Sexy Australian Thriller Comes to North American Shores July 13th 28 Days Later Analysis. 9 June 2010
2. ^ CRUSH (Australia - 2009) Urban Cine File. Retrieved on 3 July 2010
3. ^ New movie Crush filmed in WA Perth Now. 4 January 2008
4. ^ Film reviews Filmink. April 2009 issue

External links

• Official website
• Crush at the Internet Movie Database