Crush is a 2022 American coming-of-ageromantic comedy film directed by Sammi Cohen (in her feature directorial debut) and written by Kirsten King and Casey Rackham. The film stars Rowan Blanchard and Auliʻi Cravalho in a story about a teenage girl joining her high-school track team to get closer to her crush, only to discover she is getting closer to another teammate. Crush was released digitally on April 29, 2022, on Hulu.
Paige Evans is a student at Miller High School who has a passion for art and hopes to study at a summer program at her dream school, CalArts. She struggles with the prompt which is to describe her happiest moment; she considers her unrequited long-time crush on popular student Gabby Campos as a possible topic. Further complicating matters is ‘KingPun’, an anonymous artist who vandalizes the school with pun-based graffiti. Paige is widely suspected by students and school administration of being the culprit due to her interest in art. In order to avoid suspension, she agrees to join the track team while also discovering who the real KingPun is.
With no other athletic aptitude to speak of, Paige is placed in the 4x100 relay along with Gabby and her sister AJ, with AJ tasked with training her. She goes to a house party that she believes KingPun is also attending, and recruits AJ to help her investigation. While staging a stakeout at the school, Paige and Gabby share an awkward kiss, Paige's first. Paige's friend Dillon suggests that the kiss was uncomfortable because Paige's crush has passed, and she and AJ gradually become closer. The track team travels for a meet; at a party, members of the team play seven minutes in heaven. Paige and AJ are paired together and share a kiss, which AJ believes is the first for both of them. Later, Paige meets Gabby in the hotel hallway and Gabby attempts to kiss her, which Paige rebuffs.
At the track meet, Miller High places second in the relay. After the race, Gabby approaches Paige to apologize for the previous night, inadvertently revealing to AJ that the two previously kissed. AJ is heartbroken, and reveals that she was KingPun all along. In an effort to protect AJ, Paige attempts to confess to being KingPun, only to find out that AJ has already confessed and been suspended. With Gabby's help, Paige stages an apology at a school assembly, creating a large mural of moments the two shared together, which Paige submits to CalArts for her prompt. They reconcile, and AJ's suspension is reversed, with the two sharing another kiss.
CastEdit
Rowan Blanchard as Paige Evans, a budding artist striving to find her place in the world
Auliʻi Cravalho as AJ Campos, Gabriela's twin and co-captain of Miller High School's track team
Isabella Ferreira as Gabriela Campos, Paige's crush since childhood, AJ's twin sister, and co-captain of Miller High School's track team
Tyler Alvarez as Dillon, Paige's platonic best friend and Stacey's boyfriend
Addie Weyrich as Chantal, a wiccan with a seeming crush on Paige, given how she keeps stalking Paige and AJ
Jes Tom as Aya, an influencer and Gabriela's on-and-off partner
Catherine McCafferty as Erin Billings, who is obsessed with horses
ProductionEdit
By July 2021, Kirsten King and Casey Rackham had written a script based on their own life experiences, telling an LGBTQ story that would show more queer joy growing up rather than the tales typically told simply about coming out. Sammi Cohen identified with the project, initially called Love in Color, and signed on to direct.[1]Rowan Blanchard and Auliʻi Cravalho were cast as the leads shortly afterward,[2] and shooting began in the Syracuse area of New York that summer.[3] In March 2022, the final title was set as Crush with a release date set for April 29, 2022, on Hulu.[4]
ReceptionEdit
Audience viewershipEdit
According to Whip Media, Crush was the 3rd most streamed film across all platforms in the United States during the week of April 29, 2022.[5]
Critical receptionEdit
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 78% of 36 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.2/10. The website's consensus reads: "Some of the writing is stilted and the execution is occasionally uneven, but Crush's central love story is easy to fall for."[6] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 56 out of 100 based on seven critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[7]
Tomris Laffly of Variety praised the diversity and inclusivity within the cast compared to other teen romantic comedy films, and stated that Rowan Blanchard and Auli'i Cravalho's performances successfully establish chemistry between their characters, but found the movie too fearful to take a more plausible approach on the characters and their personas.[8] Monita Mohan of Collider praised the film for focusing on coming of age more than coming out and for creating well-rounded characters, and complimented how the movie depicts same-sex relationships and gender identity as accepted in a modern society.[9] Christy Lemire of RogerEbert.com rated the movie 3 out of 4 stars, praised the idea of depicting same-sex relationships as conventional in a contemporary society, and complimented the cast's performance, especially Megan Mullally's portrayal of her character.[10] Jude Dry of IndieWire gave the film a B− rating, stated that the movie stands out delivering a fresh approach on queer teen films due to its trope and humor, while saying it also manages to keep a love story and happy ending which can appeal to a broad audience.[11]
^Jackson, Angelique (July 22, 2021). "American High, Animal Pictures and Depth of Field Partner for Hulu Movie Love in Color". Variety. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
^Galuppo, Mia (August 10, 2021). "Rowan Blanchard, Auliʻi Cravalho to Lead Hulu Coming-of-Age Romance Feature". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
^Herbert, Geoff (March 30, 2022). "Crush movie: First look at American High's queer teen rom-com shot in Syracuse". Syracuse.com. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
^Grobar, Matt (March 30, 2022). "Sammi Cohen's Hulu Romance Starring Rowan Blanchard & Auliʻi Cravalho Gets Title, Premiere Date, First-Look Photos". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
^Prange, Stephanie (May 4, 2022). "'The Batman,' 'Moon Knight' Again Top Weekly Whip Media Streaming Charts". Media Play News. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
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Crush is a 2022 American coming of age romantic comedy film directed by Sammi Cohen in her feature directorial debut and written by Kirsten King and Casey Rackham The film stars Rowan Blanchard and Auliʻi Cravalho in a story about a teenage girl joining her high school track team to get closer to her crush only to discover she is getting closer to another teammate Crush was released digitally on April 29 2022 on Hulu CrushOfficial release posterDirected bySammi CohenWritten byKirsten King Casey RackhamProduced byBritta Rowings Katie Newman Natasha Lyonne Maya Rudolph Andrew Miano Danielle Renefrew Behrens Mickey Liddell Pete Shilaimon Jeremy Garelick Will Phelps Ryan Bennett Paul Weitz Chris WeitzStarringRowan Blanchard Auliʻi Cravalho Isabella FerreiraCinematographyMatthew WiseEdited byMelissa Remenarich AperloMusic bySt PantherProductioncompaniesAnimal PicturesAmerican HighDepth of Field Productions3 Arts EntertainmentLD EntertainmentDistributed byHuluRelease dateApril 29 2022 2022 04 29 Running time92 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 4 Reception 4 1 Audience viewership 4 2 Critical reception 4 3 Accolades 5 References 6 External linksPlot EditPaige Evans is a student at Miller High School who has a passion for art and hopes to study at a summer program at her dream school CalArts She struggles with the prompt which is to describe her happiest moment she considers her unrequited long time crush on popular student Gabby Campos as a possible topic Further complicating matters is KingPun an anonymous artist who vandalizes the school with pun based graffiti Paige is widely suspected by students and school administration of being the culprit due to her interest in art In order to avoid suspension she agrees to join the track team while also discovering who the real KingPun is With no other athletic aptitude to speak of Paige is placed in the 4x100 relay along with Gabby and her sister AJ with AJ tasked with training her She goes to a house party that she believes KingPun is also attending and recruits AJ to help her investigation While staging a stakeout at the school Paige and Gabby share an awkward kiss Paige s first Paige s friend Dillon suggests that the kiss was uncomfortable because Paige s crush has passed and she and AJ gradually become closer The track team travels for a meet at a party members of the team play seven minutes in heaven Paige and AJ are paired together and share a kiss which AJ believes is the first for both of them Later Paige meets Gabby in the hotel hallway and Gabby attempts to kiss her which Paige rebuffs At the track meet Miller High places second in the relay After the race Gabby approaches Paige to apologize for the previous night inadvertently revealing to AJ that the two previously kissed AJ is heartbroken and reveals that she was KingPun all along In an effort to protect AJ Paige attempts to confess to being KingPun only to find out that AJ has already confessed and been suspended With Gabby s help Paige stages an apology at a school assembly creating a large mural of moments the two shared together which Paige submits to CalArts for her prompt They reconcile and AJ s suspension is reversed with the two sharing another kiss Cast EditRowan Blanchard as Paige Evans a budding artist striving to find her place in the world Auliʻi Cravalho as AJ Campos Gabriela s twin and co captain of Miller High School s track team Isabella Ferreira as Gabriela Campos Paige s crush since childhood AJ s twin sister and co captain of Miller High School s track team Tyler Alvarez as Dillon Paige s platonic best friend and Stacey s boyfriend Teala Dunn as Stacey Clark Dillon s girlfriend Rico Paris as Tim a student who is sure that Paige is KingPun Aasif Mandvi as Coach Murray Miller High School s track coach Michelle Buteau as Principal Collins Megan Mullally as Angie Evans Paige s mother Addie Weyrich as Chantal a wiccan with a seeming crush on Paige given how she keeps stalking Paige and AJ Jes Tom as Aya an influencer and Gabriela s on and off partner Catherine McCafferty as Erin Billings who is obsessed with horsesProduction EditBy July 2021 Kirsten King and Casey Rackham had written a script based on their own life experiences telling an LGBTQ story that would show more queer joy growing up rather than the tales typically told simply about coming out Sammi Cohen identified with the project initially called Love in Color and signed on to direct 1 Rowan Blanchard and Auliʻi Cravalho were cast as the leads shortly afterward 2 and shooting began in the Syracuse area of New York that summer 3 In March 2022 the final title was set as Crush with a release date set for April 29 2022 on Hulu 4 Reception EditAudience viewership Edit According to Whip Media Crush was the 3rd most streamed film across all platforms in the United States during the week of April 29 2022 5 Critical reception Edit On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes 78 of 36 critics reviews are positive with an average rating of 6 2 10 The website s consensus reads Some of the writing is stilted and the execution is occasionally uneven but Crush s central love story is easy to fall for 6 On Metacritic the film has a weighted average score of 56 out of 100 based on seven critics indicating mixed or average reviews 7 Tomris Laffly of Variety praised the diversity and inclusivity within the cast compared to other teen romantic comedy films and stated that Rowan Blanchard and Auli i Cravalho s performances successfully establish chemistry between their characters but found the movie too fearful to take a more plausible approach on the characters and their personas 8 Monita Mohan of Collider praised the film for focusing on coming of age more than coming out and for creating well rounded characters and complimented how the movie depicts same sex relationships and gender identity as accepted in a modern society 9 Christy Lemire of RogerEbert com rated the movie 3 out of 4 stars praised the idea of depicting same sex relationships as conventional in a contemporary society and complimented the cast s performance especially Megan Mullally s portrayal of her character 10 Jude Dry of IndieWire gave the film a B rating stated that the movie stands out delivering a fresh approach on queer teen films due to its trope and humor while saying it also manages to keep a love story and happy ending which can appeal to a broad audience 11 Accolades Edit The film was nominated for Outstanding Film Streaming or TV at the 34th GLAAD Media Awards 12 13 References Edit Jackson Angelique July 22 2021 American High Animal Pictures and Depth of Field Partner for Hulu Movie Love in Color Variety Retrieved April 29 2022 Galuppo Mia August 10 2021 Rowan Blanchard Auliʻi Cravalho to Lead Hulu Coming of Age Romance Feature The Hollywood Reporter Retrieved April 29 2022 Herbert Geoff March 30 2022 Crush movie First look at American High s queer teen rom com shot in Syracuse Syracuse com Retrieved April 29 2022 Grobar Matt March 30 2022 Sammi Cohen s Hulu Romance Starring Rowan Blanchard amp Auliʻi Cravalho Gets Title Premiere Date First Look Photos Deadline Hollywood Retrieved April 29 2022 Prange Stephanie May 4 2022 The Batman Moon Knight Again Top Weekly Whip Media Streaming Charts Media Play News Retrieved October 29 2022 Crush Rotten Tomatoes Fandango Media Retrieved June 26 2022 Crush Metacritic Fandom Inc Retrieved April 29 2022 Laffly Tomris April 29 2022 Crush Review Hulu s Teen Centric Queer Rom Com Plays It Too Safe Variety Retrieved April 29 2022 The Beauty of Crush Is That It s a Coming of Age Story Not a Coming Out Story Collider April 29 2022 Retrieved April 30 2022 Lemire Christy Crush movie review amp film summary 2022 RogerEbert com Retrieved April 29 2022 Dry Jude April 29 2022 Crush Review Everyone s a Little Bit Queer in Hulu s Cutesy Gen Z Rom Com IndieWire Retrieved April 29 2022 Complex Valerie January 18 2023 GLAAD Announces Nominees For The 34th Annual GLAAD Media Awards Deadline Retrieved February 8 2023 The Nominees for the 34th Annual GLAAD Media Awards GLAAD January 17 2023 Retrieved February 8 2023 External links EditCrush on Hulu nbsp Crush at IMDb nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Crush 2022 film amp oldid 1177305224, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
