Some of Chow's funniest touches, like casting a hulking man with a dubbed-in voice as an awkwardly large little girl, might cause parents more confusion than children, but they'll both end up charmed in the end.

While Crash's life follows the standard biopic arc, Grossman plays down Behind the Music dramatics in favor of an adoring portrait of an artist masterminding his own demise.

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