Crank | 
| Directors: Brian Taylor, Mark Neveldine
Actors: Jason Statham, Amy Smart, Carlos Sanz, Jose Pablo Cantillo, Efren Ramirez
Studio: Lions Gate Films
Category: DVD
Buy New: $91.00
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Rating:  201 reviews
Sales Rank: 290192
Format: NTSC
Languages: English (Original Language), Korean (Original Language), Spanish (Original Language), German (Subtitles For The Hearing Impaired), English (Subtitled)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1
Running Time: 87 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4.4
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: 88697005749
UPC: 886970057493
EAN: 0886970057493
ASIN: B000LMQ3EE
Theatrical Release Date: September 1, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Amazon.com
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
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 Wha..? March 8, 2010
Dennis J. Macapagal (Montreal, Canada)
I bought this because a friend recommended it. He described it as totally insane. It is pretty much Grand Theft Auto in live action. A simple story line where Stratham runs around to stay alive. I say Crank 2 is better, but not by much... and oh my friend forgot to tell me that it was only worth renting.
 Crazy! March 6, 2010
M. Prigmore
Three words for this one. Action! Action! Action! It is one wild movie but don't take it too seriously. It's just fun and it does not stop. If you like action movies, then this one is for you. Two thumbs up!
 Over the top action sequences February 17, 2010
V. Leonelli
Fantastic action, albeit cartoonish fight scenes. Jason Stetham's acting and casting is superb for this role. The ultimate bad*ss, witty, the edgy personality, extreme athleticism that rival Jackie Chan. Great plot concept, Stetham backs out of a contract hit for underworld bosses, who retaliate in kind. He comes out of a trance, and discovers he's been injected with a lethal cocktail that keeps his body's from producing adrenaline. His doctor friend informs him his short life will only be prolonged by insane activity that creates adrenaline pumping through his veins. Insane physical activities ensue, buying him time to find his employers who poisoned him and to seek revenge before he keels over. Great handheld digital cam action sequences in inner city Chinatown. Amy Smart plays the airy, sexy neurotic girlfriend role perfect.
Absurd, But "Yes!" February 15, 2010
Willy D. Reviewer (San Francisco,CA)
Another one of those action movies that you have to leave your brains at the door.
Even so, it is very funny and enjoyable.
Buy it?
 Dorky February 12, 2010
Reviewer1 (Chicago)
It's a constant stream of scummy teenager-like, foul-mouthed dorkiness. Some intelligence would have been helpful. Nothing even remotely praiseworthy.
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