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Crank (2006)

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Reviews Counted: 86 Fresh: 52  Rotten:34 Average Rating: 5.9/10
 
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.
 

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Runtime: 87 mins

Theatrical Release: Sep 1, 2006 Wide

Box Office: $27,771,239

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; a DVD left in his apartment by smalltime gangster Ricky Vanero (Jose Pablo Cantillo) tells... 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; a DVD left in his apartment by smalltime gangster Ricky Vanero (Jose Pablo Cantillo) tells him that he has only one hour to live. While Chev was asleep, Vanero injected him with a deadly synthetic drug from China--known as the Beijing Cocktail--as payback for Chev's last hit. Now, Chev's only hope to stay alive is to keep his adrenalin pumping. Dead set on revenge against Vanero, Chev also has to keep his girlfriend, Eve (Amy Smart), out of the mob's hands. To complicate matters, naïve, sweet Eve has no idea that her charming British boyfriend is a hitman. Even worse, Chev's boss, Carlito (Carlos Sanz) has no intention of helping his favorite freelancer. Luckily, Chev's friend Doc Miles (Dwight Yoakam) can offer some temporary lifesaving advice; his drugged pal has to keep moving. Downing cans of Red Bull and popping over-the-counter energy pills, Chev is a crazed man on a mission. He has to exact revenge on Vanero, save his girlfriend, and find an antidote, all while keeping his slowing heart pumping. Fear, sex and violence are the best way to keep adrenalin flowing, and there's no shortage of any of them in this nonstop action flick. Extreme chase scenes, shootouts, and romance abound, along with plenty of clipped dialogue and just enough dark humor. Statham plays Chev with a perfect combination of steely determination and utter insanity--a guy who is finally trying to do the right thing, even if it means killing lots of people along the way. Cantillo's Vanero is a little fish playing in a very big pond, but not quite the player he thinks he is. [More]

Genre: Action/Adventure

Starring: Jason Statham, Dwight Yoakam, Efren Ramirez, Jose Pablo Cantillo, Amy Smart

Director: Mark Neveldine, Brian Taylor
Screenwriter: Brian Taylor
Producer: Michael Davis, Gary Lucchesi, Tom Rosenberg, Richard Wright
Composer: Paul Haslinger

DVD Info

Release:

Jan 9, 2007

[DVD Details]

Blu-ray Disc Features:

  • Blue BD Case
  • Widescreen

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital Surround Sound 5.1 - English
  • Dolby Digital Surround Sound 2.0 - English
  • Subtitles - English, Spanish - Optional
  • Closed Captioned - English - Optional

Additional Release Material:

  • Alternate Audio Track - Deleted Expletives
  • Featurettes - 1. "Crank'd Out Mode" - Experience Running Commentary, Behind-the-Scenes, Making-of Insights, Gags, and More

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02/01/08
JoBlo
JoBlo's Movie Emporium
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Sure, Crank is totally ridiculous, unbelievable, exhausting, and pretty much just plain stupid, but that's what makes it fun.

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03/24/07
Brian Tallerico
UGO
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Ranks among the most mindless action films ever made, but scores as a helluva video game.

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03/01/07
Bruce Feld
Film Journal International
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2.5/4

The super-concentrated silt at the bottom of a chemistry experiment that has no possible purpose to it but to deliver whatever limited jolt of which it's capable.

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02/08/07
Walter Chaw
Film Freak Central
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C

Its freneticism ... futilely tries to cover up the ludicrousness of every decision made by its dim characters.

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01/24/07
Nick Schager
Lessons of Darkness
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6/10

In many ways, Crank serves as a frightening harbinger of things to come. As more and more members of the ADD generation step behind the camera, expect the movie's approach to be replicated. Until then, enjoy the novelty.

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01/11/07
Jeff Otto
cinemaobsession.com
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4/4

Assaults the senses tirelessly with wave after wave of momentum-building intensity, with Jason Statham enjoying his best role since The Transporter.

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01/05/07
Kam Williams
BlackFilm.com
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You might just want to catch a matinee or wait for the DVD. This is definitely not worth your 10 bucks.

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12/30/06
Kamal 'The Diva' Larsuel
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3/5

Adrenalina é de uma idiotice contagiante.

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11/30/06
Pablo Villaca
Cinema em Cena
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Some of the directing touches are fun, but the Grand Theft Auto overdrive wears thin quick.

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11/22/06
Mark Palermo
Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia)
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Safety advice: remember to breathe when you're watching this movie.

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11/10/06
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10/21/06
Sydney Morning Herald
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The most fun I've had at the movies all year.

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10/02/06
Michael W. Phillips, Jr.
Goatdog's Movies
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2/4

There are times the film threatens to turn into a good "bad movie."

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10/01/06
Jeff Vice
Deseret News, Salt Lake City
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2.5/4

'D.O.A.' for the 'Grand Theft Auto' generation, 'Crank' is too scattershot to hone in on the cult masterpiece waiting within its brilliant exploitation premise.

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09/29/06
John Beifuss
Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN)
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It's a promising concept, but instead of expending effort on, say, a coherent script, the filmmakers lazily rely on cheap editing tricks and gleefully relentless sadism.

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09/23/06
Elizabeth Weitzman
New York Daily News
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A cheerily lunatic slice of B-movie heaven.

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09/23/06
Marc Savlov
Austin Chronicle
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2/4

Leave it alone, or leave your brain and pocket change at the gate, strap yourself in and just enjoy the ride.

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09/23/06
Neva Chonin
San Francisco Chronicle
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At times, Crank is loads of fun and threatens to enter that golden territory of so-bad-it's-good, but the violence grows far too ugly and is so unrelenting that it becomes tiresome.

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09/23/06
Pam Grady
Reel.com
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