Crank has been inspired by the film noir D.O.A that has been blended with Keanu Reeves action vehicle Speed.
Chev Chelios (Jason Statham) is a hitman who wakes and discovers that a rival hoodlum has injected him with a lethal 'Beijing cocktail' that will kill him.
Chev needs to keep his adrenaline pumping long enough to stay alive and also hunt down the man who did this to him before he dies.
Crank has a kinetic energy with its constant fast moving camerawork. There is plenty of violence. It is an absurd and ridiculous action film.
It also has its share of bad taste with its many ethnic stereotypes. At one point Chev has sex with his girlfriend in the middle of the chinatown to keep his heart pumping.
Despite the vulgarity it is stupidly entertaining as long as you switch off your brain cells.
Chev Chelios (Jason Statham) is a hitman who wakes and discovers that a rival hoodlum has injected him with a lethal 'Beijing cocktail' that will kill him.
Chev needs to keep his adrenaline pumping long enough to stay alive and also hunt down the man who did this to him before he dies.
Crank has a kinetic energy with its constant fast moving camerawork. There is plenty of violence. It is an absurd and ridiculous action film.
It also has its share of bad taste with its many ethnic stereotypes. At one point Chev has sex with his girlfriend in the middle of the chinatown to keep his heart pumping.
Despite the vulgarity it is stupidly entertaining as long as you switch off your brain cells.