It is a film that embodies the American economy when it is on the brink of another huge financial crisis. The film follows a team of white collar criminals, as they enter a new experience by being recruited by the federal government. These people are trying to thwart a cyber attack that threatens to bankrupt the United States of America.
What is The Crash about? First off, it's about Mr. Rappaport's ability to get his film produced, and hats off to him for that, since it couldn't have made much sense on paper and hasn't grown in coherence on screen.
The more Rappaport tries to pull urgency out of thin air, the harder the movie flounders, finding its title more descriptive of production ambition than dramatic content.
Several respectable actors offer dicey performances here, but Rappaport's screenplay is the real villain, expecting thin references to real-world financial peril to paper over gaping holes in credibility and plain-old drama.
