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A cool non-stop action movie in keeping with such movies of the late 80s. Very cool. The public sex scene with Jason Statham & Amy Smart was hilarious. Good if you take it for what it is: a good, romp of a movie. Visually, it's directed in a...
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A cool non-stop action movie in keeping with such movies of the late 80s. Very cool. The public sex scene with Jason Statham & Amy Smart was hilarious. Good if you take it for what it is: a good, romp of a movie. Visually, it's directed in a cool sort of way.

I just watched it again a while ago and I guess I sort of forgot how, if you wanted you could see Crank as a drug movie...but it just happens to be part of the absurdity of the '80s/early '90s crazy storyline...but it's still awesome and has a kind of neat soundtrack because of all of quick-paced action scenes.

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Posted nov 13, 2008 11:21 am pt

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a great movie! I can't wait until the sequel!

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Posted oct 2, 2008 2:18 am pt

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Im pretty happy with the movie. Despite being only an hour and 20 minutes long it delivers a constant flow of adrenaline throughout. Crank, unlike most movies, starts immediately into the action right after the opening credits and doesn't stop...
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Im pretty happy with the movie. Despite being only an hour and 20 minutes long it delivers a constant flow of adrenaline throughout. Crank, unlike most movies, starts immediately into the action right after the opening credits and doesn't stop until the very end which I thought was pretty impressive. For those who don't know the plot, its based around Jason Statham's character of "Chev Chelios" who is a professional hitman who finds himself living his last day after being injected with a Chinese cocktail that will kill him unless his adrenaline stays up. Throughout the movie Chev finds many different and creative ways to get his heart pumping which added a lot of comedy to go with the action, unfortunately the movie would have been a bit better if the storyline was a bit more creative itself. Don't get me wrong though - the whole Chinese cocktail and adrenaline thing was great but after that was established the action and comedy definitely saves the movie rather than the rest of the plot which I wont go into to save the details for those who haven't seen it yet.

Overall, the movie was action packed, had lots of laughs and in general was a really good time. Some drawbacks included the severely lacking plot, sometimes weird but unique directing, and of course it's length.

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Posted jul 5, 2008 3:34 pm pt

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What can I say about Crank? On the one hand it's a frantically paced, horribly edited, badly acted, action film with an incredibly ludicrous plot. On the other hand, knowing it was a bad movie, I actually enjoyed parts of the film, and even...
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What can I say about Crank? On the one hand it's a frantically paced, horribly edited, badly acted, action film with an incredibly ludicrous plot. On the other hand, knowing it was a bad movie, I actually enjoyed parts of the film, and even laughed out loud more than a few times. Jason Statham plays the same character he does in every movie he's in. He plods through the movie with the same blank, stoic stare he always has. Granted, he's good in actions scenes which there are plenty of, but the man has the acting range of a loaf of bread. Anyway, he plays a hitman who's been given the "Beijing cocktail," a fictional drug that will cause him to die unless he can keep his adrenaline pumping. So the movie is pretty much him trying to stay alive long enough to kill the people who injected him. The movie has some pretty entertaining moments, and some decent action scenes. However, the quick editing makes the scenes feel very jumpy so you never really know what's going on.

Anyway, it's a very mediocre film with both good & bad parts.

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Posted jul 4, 2008 1:14 pm pt

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Very unrealistic = -
Vulgar language, but with good jokes = +
Pretty good action = +

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Posted jun 12, 2008 3:42 am pt

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Crank is a kick ass action flick. It is has a very 'interesting' story to it. Jason Statham is a kick ass action actor. Defiantly would say buy this movie. it's that damn good

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Posted feb 24, 2008 5:05 pm pt

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Crank is a kick ass action flick. It is has a very 'interesting' story to it. Jason Statham is a kick ass action actor. Defiantly would say buy this movie. it's that damn good

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Posted feb 24, 2008 5:04 pm pt

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Good movie! I like it!

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Posted oct 21, 2007 6:18 pm pt

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The video equivalent of crack: instant rush and roller-coaster thrill ride; fun while it lasts, but you may not respect yourself in the morning. What you see is what you get with this flick; I happen to be a Jason Statham fan, so I didn't expect...
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The video equivalent of crack: instant rush and roller-coaster thrill ride; fun while it lasts, but you may not respect yourself in the morning. What you see is what you get with this flick; I happen to be a Jason Statham fan, so I didn't expect Citizen Kane. I did expect rollicking action sequences, implausible but enjoyable stunts, gritty dark humor and an utterly escapist 90 minutes or so of entertainment. This one delivers on all of the above.

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Posted jul 22, 2007 2:36 pm pt

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Now a movie action packed and humor added into it was just what I was expecting from Crank, and that is exactly what you get in this movie. You can actually feel his adrenaline in you as he has to stay alive otherwise he dies....
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Now a movie action packed and humor added into it was just what I was expecting from Crank, and that is exactly what you get in this movie. You can actually feel his adrenaline in you as he has to stay alive otherwise he dies. Comedy/Action/Erotic. It was so good. I enjoyed it!

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Posted may 30, 2007 2:11 am pt

• [+] Empire
  
  80
  A Saw for the action crowd, this is an intense, stripped-down ride that goes places you'd never expect. Edgy and outrageous, it should get the fearless Statham some deserved attention.

  by Nick De Semlyen | Read Full Review »
• [+] LA Weekly
  
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  First-time feature directors Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor play with speed and sound to effectively recreate the buzz of an over-caffeinated all-nighter, delivering one of the year's best pure junk-food entertainments.

  by Luke Y. Thompson | Read Full Review »
• [+] Boston Globe
  
  75
  Crank is an efficient, witty, junkyard dog of an action movie for its first hour. Unfortunately, the script runs out of gas before the hero does. While it's cooking, though, it's violently preposterous fun.

  by Ty Burr | Read Full Review »
• [+] Philadelphia Inquirer
  
  75
  If you can stomach the hard-R rating, this is a smart, sexy and funny sprint.

  by David Hiltbrand | Read Full Review »
• [+] Washington Post
  
  70
  Crank" is "D.O.A" on methamphetamines.

  by Stephen Hunter | Read Full Review »
• [+] Los Angeles Times
  
  70
  Neveldine and Taylor empty their handbasket of cinematic tricks. They display visual wit, have fun with pop songs, and shoot much of the film in slightly choppy fast-motion ("under-cranked," get it?).

  by Michael Ordona | Read Full Review »
• [+] The Hollywood Reporter
  
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  The 2006 summer movie season went out with a reasonable bang courtesy of Crank, a jacked-up, unapologetically mindless bit of ADD-prescribed escapism that more or less delivers on a nifty premise.

  by Michael Rechtshaffen | Read Full Review »
• [+] Chicago Reader
  
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  This is one of those movies whose empty-headed premise is so pure it's witty: with his insatiable need for excitement, the hero is a perfect stand-in for the fanboys in the audience.

  by J.R. Jones | Read Full Review »
• [+] Entertainment Weekly
  
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  The movie is cranked up somewhere between stylish and proudly stupid, dusted with sunniness from Amy Smart (as Chev's sleepy girlfriend) -- and guaranteed to be out of your system by the time the lights come up.

  by Owen Gleiberman | Read Full Review »
• [+] Austin Chronicle
  
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  It's a sympathomimetic monoamine that stimulates the central nervous system! Hooray epinephrine! And that's all I'm going to say about Crank.

  by Marc Savlov | Read Full Review »
• [+] ReelViews
  
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  One could argue that Crank works best as a comedy. It's occasionally funny, and some times VERY funny.

  by James Berardinelli | Read Full Review »
• [+] The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
  
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  So blatantly contrived it could be called The Fast and the Spurious, Crank has the small saving grace of being intentionally ridiculous. The action sequences are more notable for their outrageousness than their visceral power.

  by Liam Lacey | Read Full Review »
• [+] Variety
  
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  Videogamers who've been itching for "Grand Theft Auto: The Movie" can tide themselves over in the meantime with Crank, a down-and-dirty actioner that follows a rugged antihero trying to outrun death by keeping his adrenaline flowing.

  by Justin Chang | Read Full Review »
• [+] The Onion (A.V. Club)
  
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  Its a stupid thrill for a while, but the high wears off, and the anything-goes approach gets headache-inducing.

  by Keith Phipps | Read Full Review »
• [+] San Francisco Chronicle
  
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  It's all about the dumb thrill, baby. Leave it alone, or leave your brain and pocket change at the gate, strap yourself in and just enjoy the ride.

  by Neva Chonin | Read Full Review »