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List Price: $14.98 | | Label: Lions Gate Films
Salesrank: 7855
Released: January 9, 2007 |
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MPAA Rating: R (Restricted)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
A professional hit man (Jason Statham) is poisoned and has only hours to live. He has some big tasks to accomplish before the grim reaper arrives.System Requirements:Running Time: 87 MinsFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: ACTION/ADVENTURE Rating: R UPC: 031398206927 Manufacturer No: 20692
Description of Crank (Widescreen Edition):
Action anti-hero Jason Statham is competing with himself to make the most relentless, non-stop action flick imaginable. In Crank, Statham stars as a hit man named Chev Chelios who's been poisoned by some Chinese toxin; the only way to stave it off is to keep his adrenalin flowing, which requires him to drive at top speeds through crowded traffic, start fights in bars, and run pell-mell down hospital corridors while wearing one of those humiliating smocks that tie in the back. In other words, Crank is high-end pop-trash, filled with many preposterous/ingenious stunts and over-the-top performances (Dwight Yoakam, Sling Blade, is downright droll as a doctor offering Chev assistance), marred by an unpleasant attitude towards women (Amy Smart, Outside Providence, will not look back on this as one of her signature roles). This is a movie for the audience who enjoyed Transporter and Transporter 2 but wanted Statham's perpetual scowl to become a kind of theatrical mask, a perpetual signifier of intensity that begs--nay, demands--that everything around it rise to a mutual level of absurdity. Fans of Luc Besson (Leon/The Professional, District 13) will find Crank to be simpatico. --Bret Fetzer
Crank (Widescreen Edition) Reviews:
Great premise for an action flick 
2008-10-04 - Jason Statham plays Chev Chelios, a hit man injected with a lethal Chinese poison that will kill him in one hour. The only way Chelios can slow down the poison is with adrenalin. If he ever slows down and relaxes, he dies. Since the film runs 87 minutes, Chelios obviously finds many ways to get adrenalin pumping through his body. The writers make the most of this plot premise and keep the action going non-stop.
For action film buffs, you'll want Crank in your library.
The Shopkeeper
The Shut Mouth Society
Crank Fires on All Cylinders
2008-10-02 - Statham's Crank is a fast paced, frequently violent, often hilarious action flick that even manages, once or twice, to be deadly serious.
Keeping to the successful formula of the Transporter movies, Crank follows the less-than-saintly 'good guy' Statham as he brutally crams his revenge down the throats of his enemies. The fact that his heart will explode unless he manages to keep himself 'cranked' adds a ticking-bomb kind of urgency to the mayhem, which includes multiple vehicle chases, shootouts, and fistfights all set to a head banging metal soundtrack.
Amy Smart co-stars as Statham's scantily clad girlfriend, who, aside from being cute as a button, is understandably confused by her boyfriend's odd behavior. That doesn't stop her from consenting to raucous sex in the middle of china-town, but hey, different strokes for different folks, eh?
DVD includes a 'crank'd out mode', which provides context based special footage as the movie runs, with ongoing audio commentary. Dolby Digital & Digital 5.1 audio available.
Clever Non-Stop Action
2008-09-13 - I found this movie surprisingly entertaining despite my admittedly low expectations. The plot is far-fetched and silly, but where the movie works is the non-stop action from the first scene. Crank has fairly clever dialogue and is well-acted by Jason Statham. Sometimes people worry too much about the plot and fail to let themselves be entertained. This movie is just fun to watch and I recommend it to Jason Statham fans and action film fans alike.
Get Crank'd! If you like action,than this is the movie for you! 
2008-08-16 - If you want a film with oodles of action,than Crank delivers! It's kinda like the film noir classic DOA but with lots more action,sex,and violence!!! It's rated R and for adults,NOT the kiddies!It's available on BOTH Blu Ray(preffered),and standard DVD.And it stars action star Jason Statham and Amy Smart. If you like the Transporter movies than you'll probably like this one as well!!! It's actoin packed baby!!! Recommended!!! A must for action fans!!! Two thumbs up! A+
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2008-07-27 -
The public sex sence was outrageously funny good movie loved it..........
