Crank [Blu-ray]

Lions Gate Films - Lions Gate Films

Release date: 2007-01-09
Blu-ray
Director:Brian Taylor
Actors: Jason Statham, Amy Smart, Carlos Sanz, Jose Pablo Cantillo, Efren Ramirez

Action, Action / Adventure, Action Thriller, Action/Adventure, Adventure, Color, Drama, Drug Content, English, Feature, Feature Film-action/Adventure, Frantic, Hired Killers, Movie, Nudity, Profanity, Race Against Time, Sexual Situations, Stylized, USA


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Jason Statham is on top form here. This is great entertainment, full of surprises, great (& some very funny) scenes as well as a lot of surprising ideas, for when Statham's hitman has to keep his pulse well up to prevent himself from dying of poison.

A surprisingly enjoyable film - top stuff!

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I had no idea what to expect from this movie. My husband had seen reviews, but all I knew was that it had Jason Statham in it--which is an excellent selling point.

From the very beginning, it was a bit "artsy." Quick cuts, odd camera angles, speeding up, slowing down. Sometimes this works, sometimes it's just annoying. This time, it worked.

Chev Chelios (Jason Statham) is an assassin, and his rival has injected him with a poison. The only thing keeping him alive is keeping his heart rate up--Chev figures this out on his own, by the way, which I liked, and it was confirmed later by his doc friend.

So he's on a quest to 1) save himself, if possible, 2) protect his girlfriend, and 3) get back at the rival who's killing him.

It's fast-moving, extremely violent, and surprisingly funny in spots. The... (I need to learn some film vocabulary--maybe take a beginning film class or something to learn the words for various effects) cinematic effects kept the tension high, and showed visually how the character was feeling.

In addition, the soundtrack was amazing. It was loaded with pop songs from a variety of musical genres and eras, and every single song fit its scene perfectly. I know music is supposed to be a part of a film, to help evoke moods, but this soundtrack was practically a character in itself.

And of course, you have Jason Statham, who's perfect in the role--cold-blooded killer, patient and sweet with his girlfriend (Amy Smart, who was nicely subtle as a woman whose boyfriend has just told her he's an assassin--she wasn't the bimbo I'd have expected, nor did she steal her scenes).

It's kind of like... Kill Bill meets Speed. Stylized violence, comic effects, and non-stop action. The premise is a little hard to swallow, but I didn't have any time to dwell on it before I got yanked into the action.

One thing it's not, is for kids. Way too much violence. It earned its R rating.

The DVD is make a good addition to our collection.

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First of all lets get one thing out of the way, Crank surely entertains. Here Jason Statham's performance doesn't disappoint playing hitman Chev Chelios whos being poisined by an injected with a virus known as "The Beijing Cocktail" that will explode his heart if its rate drops too low. Amy Smart is good too in a minimalist role. His movie is fast paced and very entertaining from start to finnish with plenty of scenes which are quite enjoyable. Statham brings back his talent which was demonstrated in the Transport.

The direction and stunts to this action classic have been done terrifically. However this film won't be everyone's cup of tea and will be criticized by many by being too unrealistic and plain stupid. I quite enjoyed this film and really is a hardcore action classic which truly delivers in its genre.

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