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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.

Crush
Official release poster
Directed by	Sammi Cohen
Written by	Kirsten King Casey Rackham
Produced by	Britta Rowings Katie Newman Natasha Lyonne Maya Rudolph Andrew Miano Danielle Renefrew Behrens Mickey Liddell Pete Shilaimon Jeremy Garelick Will Phelps Ryan Bennett
Starring	Rowan Blanchard Auliʻi Cravalho Isabella Ferreira
Cinematography	Matthew Wise
Edited by	Melissa Remenarich-Aperlo
Music by	St. Panther
Production companies	Animal Pictures American High Depth of Field Productions 3 Arts Entertainment LD Entertainment
Distributed by	Hulu
Release date	April 29, 2022 (2022-04-29)
Running time	92 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

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.

Cast

• 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
• Teala Dunn as Stacey Clark, Dillon's girlfriend
• Rico Paris as Tim, 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 an seeming crush on Paige, given how she keeps to stalk the latter and AJ
• Jes Tom as Aya, an influencer Gabriela's on-and-off partner
• Catherine McCafferty as Erin Billings, obsessed with horses

Production

By July 2021, Kirsten King and Casey Rackham had written a script based on their own life experiences, telling a 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

Audience viewership

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

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 76% of 34 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 Carvalho'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] The film review podcast Mouth Grab gave the film a generally negative review, with the hosts critiquing the film's bland characters and illogical plot, while simultaneously praising the cinematography.[12]

References

External links

• Crush on Hulu
• Crush at IMDb 

На других языках

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- [en] Crush (2022 film)

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[es] Crush (película de 2022)

Crush es una película estadounidense de coming-of-age de 2022 dirigida por Sammi Cohen y escrita por Kirsten King y Casey Rackham. La película está protagonizada por Rowan Blanchard y Auli'i Cravalho en una historia sobre una adolescente que se une al equipo de atletismo de su escuela secundaria para acercarse a su crush, solo para descubrir que se está acercando a otra compañera de equipo. Crush se estrenó digitalmente el 29 de abril de 2022 en Hulu.

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[it] Crush (film 2022)

Crush è un film del 2022 diretto da Sammi Cohen.

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