IslandGuru Who payed the critics

GrimPrecise I'll tell you why so serious

Myron Clemons A film of deceptively outspoken contemporary relevance, this is cinema at its most alert, alarming and alive.

Francene Odetta It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.

chimera3 My title for this review pretty much says it all. I don't know how I became acquainted with this gritty gem, but I must say that I am glad that I got to knowing it. When I first got into this, I really didn't know what to make of it because I was not that used to many of Jason Statham's movies. The movies of his that I did watch before this ("Ghosts of Mars" and "War," just to name a couple) were not anything to write home about. This, on the other hand, is.In my opinion, this is like a lost episode of "Mission Impossible." Why? Well, the home movie that Chev Chelios views contains details about what happened to him. Then he consults his doctor friend to figure out how to stay alive. Throughout the movie, he keeps in close contact with the doctor all the while fighting off the villains and spending some time with his girlfriend. As stated, it almost reads like "Mission Impossible" in some unique way not known to man.Let's not forget some of the dialogue that gets thrown around. When my brother and I first watched this, we were rolling on the floor laughing. The one-liners are memorable. Granted this movie would never get any awards (most action movies almost never do), it is definitely good for a barrel of laughs. Jason's reputation as an action junkie definitely shows here and it is definitely something to write home about. If you're having a bad day and feel like punching something, watch this movie for a bit of inspiration.

Davis P Crank is nothing but a big excuse to pump a bunch of stupid testosterone pumping scenes together. This movie is the stereotypical man's dream, graphic nonstop action and violence, nude women, and the ogling of females private parts 24/7. I will say that I think Jason Statham is a pretty good actor, which is why I have no idea why he would choose to star in such a stupid movie! Seriously the plot to this movie is just testosterone, that's all that is. I mean scene after scene after scene shows Jason Statham either killing people or screwing his girlfriend in public why bystanders cheer on. I really hated this movie because there was nothing that convinced me to keep watching, there was nothing interesting AT ALL. First of all, I'm not a prude OK, I can take a lot and I'm pretty liberal about what I watch, but the violence and sex in this movie is just degrading and exploitative. I was seriously just sitting there watching this crap unfold asking myself what the heck am I watching. And to all the men out there who like this movie: why is this such a typical "guy movie"?? I mean what is so appealing? Is it the constant ANTI-GAY sentiment (uses of f****t). Is it seeing women have no purpose but something to screw when you need adrenaline?? Or seeing a guy's hand get sliced off?? This movie is so low its sad. I'm so disappointed that Amy smart did this movie, she plays such an idiot and there's no purpose to her role other than something to have sex with. The plot is sooo stupid, it's just an excuse for a bunch of crazy insane events to happen. Crank is a piece of GARBADGE! For people who say this is a great movie for men, that's sad, and it makes me ashamed to be a male. This is not a "guy" movie, it's a BAD movie. 1/10. Is zero an option??

Scott LeBrun In this amped up action movie, Jason Statham plays Chev Chelios, an underworld hit-man who is given a powerful poison that could conceivably kill him within an hour. All he can do, according to his doctor (Dwight Yoakam), is keep his adrenaline level very high. Chev embarks on a high speed chase to get back at the gangsters who put him in his position, while being forced to reveal to his air headed girlfriend Eve (Amy Smart) that he's been lying from day one about what he does for a living."Crank" is patently over the top nonsense. Writing & directing team Mark Neveldine & Brian Taylor style their movie like an all out assault on your senses, with a LOT of quick cutting, sped up action, visual tricks, and hyperactive camera work. Sometimes this gets annoying, but when the filmmakers are able to reign themselves in a bit, they succeed at creating an entertaining, gimmicky thrill ride. It's ridiculous from the word go, but at least it's never boring. The pacing is frequently frantic, there's violence aplenty, and the movie even has an offbeat sense of humour. (An aggressive bout of love making is played for laughs.)Statham never has been a truly great actor, but he does have an undeniable screen presence. The gorgeous Smart is appealing as the girlfriend. The villains are a loud, stereotypical, cartoon like bunch: Jose Pablo Cantillo as Verona, Carlos Sanz as Carlito, Jay Xcala as Alex. Country singer Yoakam does a typically solid job as the doctor who's obliged to talk Chev through his situation long distance.This is 88 minutes worth of insanity, never stopping for much of a breather. The pacing helps keep a viewers' attention from wandering, right up to and including the groan inducing final sequence.Seven out of 10.

xphenomx4 This movie is unrealistic, but it has some new original ideas. It cannot be taken seriously, but it's not boring, it's entertaining and worth watching. Russians don't produce such movies.The moment when a killer tries to shoot his girl and she doesn't notice anything is funny and odd. Liked this moment.It looks sure like GTA series.People who like risk should like it. There are people who like risk and I am one of them.The main actor good fits the role. I think they could make a serious movie, which would have success.The script looks like amateur one, the direction and acting looks professional like we see in Hollywood films.