More guilty fun than a firkin full of extremely inebriated simians -- if you let it drag you to its level, something it does with the charm of an accomplished sociopath.
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09/06/06
Crank (2006)
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Reviews Counted:86
Fresh:52
Rotten:34
Average Rating:6/10
Consensus: It's a film about a guy injected with Speed... wait, there's no bus. It's a film about a guy who has to kick a bunch of squirmy butt to stay alive... wait, no snakes or planes here. But it is a film about doing lots of drugs and pulling lots of punches, and it entertains accordingly.
Theatrical Release:01-09-2006
Synopsis: Screenwriters and directors Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor make their feature-film debut in this fast-paced action film. Freelance hitman Chev Chelios (Jason Statham) wakes up with a big problem;... [More]
Starring: Jason Statham, Dwight Yoakam, Efren Ramirez, Jose Pablo Cantillo
Director: Mark Neveldine, Brian Taylor
Reviews for Crank
Why establish yourself as a martial arts star and then make a movie around the Chinese mob with no martial arts fights?
09/05/06
Jason Stratham rampages through Los Angeles in this retread of Speed, but for a movie premised on unrelenting action, Crank proves fatally turgid.
09/05/06
Top CriticA somewhat entertaining movie of the politically-incorrect, testosterone-laden brainless pure action variety.
09/04/06
It boils down to 83 minutes of Chev journeying through LA's ethnic 'hoods dispatching minorities. Granted the movie can't be taken seriously, its cavalier racism is shocking.
09/04/06
A video game of a movie that's better than most video games.
09/04/06
At times, Crank's everything-including-the-kitchen-sink-and-then-some approach feels more like a cartoon than anything else.
09/03/06
But as the body count mounts up, the story runs out of ideas, and it goes from crank to crummy.
09/03/06
Is it possible that a movie so utterly without redemptive value, so completely, pointlessly uncalled for, can also be, you know, kinda fun?
09/03/06
Crank could raise the dead! I loved it! Lionsgate should get behind this movie! It has guts.
09/02/06
Its original concept does not save this pic from becoming just another silly video game.
09/02/06
For those who take delight from movie junk fare, Crank is your just dessert.
09/02/06
A reckless, relentless rush that goes nowhere in an exhausting 83 minutes.
09/02/06
tears up the screen like a muscle car on fire – a brash, sinfully stupid joyride.
09/02/06
An instant cult classic. Pure, hardcore moviemaking backed by an inane plot, unrelenting action and zero pretensions.
09/02/06
The movie is cranked up somewhere between stylish and proudly stupid.
09/02/06
Crank is still an atrocity of visual design, acting, and fundamental storytelling that, at times, scarily resembles an especially smelly YouTube submission.
09/02/06
Like any adrenaline rush, Crank becomes more wearying than exciting the longer it goes.
09/01/06
Borrows pages from Quentin Tarantino, the Atari 2600 game console, and, most of all, British action junkie Guy Ritchie, in a deliciously absurd, rollicking rampage through Los Angeles.
09/01/06
While Crank has its moments, the line stringing them together isn't wound taut enough.
09/01/06
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April 15, 2009:
Exclusive: Bullets and Babes on the Crank High Voltage Set
In this week's super-charged sequel to the 2006 sleeper hit, Crank (60%), the writing-directing team of Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor (known simply as "Neveldine + Taylor")... More...
September 26, 2008:
Exclusive: David Carradine Cameo in Crank 2 says Statham
It's not just Death Race that boasts a cameo from legend David Carradine. According to star Jason Statham, speaking to RT this week ahead of the UK release of Death Race, the... More...
September 26, 2008:
RT Interview: Jason Statham Chats Death Race, Crank 2 and The Sweeney
RT catches up with Jason Statham to learn more about the Death Race and grill him on upcoming turns in Crank 2, Transporter 3 and the possibility of an appearance in Nick Love's... More...
October 30, 2007:
Crank 2 Details Revealed
Not long ago, we discussed Jason Statham's plans to reprise his role as hitman Chev Chelios in a sequel to Crank. Now, thanks to Variety, we know how the filmmakers intend to... More...
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