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6.6/10 • 3.7K

2006-08-311h 28m

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There are a thousand ways to raise your adrenaline. Today, Chev Chelios will need every single one.

Chev Chelios, a hit man wanting to go straight, lets his latest target slip away. Then he awakes the next morning to a phone call that informs him he has been poisoned and has only an hour to live unless he keeps adrenaline coursing through his body while he searches for an antidote.

Directors
Brian Taylor, Mark Neveldine
Editors
Brian Berdan

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Jason Statham

    Jason Statham

    Chev Chelios

  2. Amy Smart

    Amy Smart

    Eve

  3. Jose Pablo Cantillo

    Jose Pablo Cantillo

    Ricky Verona

  4. Efren Ramirez

    Efren Ramirez

    Kaylo

  5. Dwight Yoakam

    Dwight Yoakam

    Doc Miles

  6. Carlos Sanz

    Carlos Sanz

    Carlito

  7. Reno Wilson

    Reno Wilson

    Orlando

  8. Edi Gathegi

    Edi Gathegi

    Haitian Cabbie

  9. Glenn Howerton

    Glenn Howerton

    Doctor

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John Chard

Dec 24, 2013

8/10

A violent and vulgar distraction. Indeed, British magazine Radio Times reviewed Crank and called it a violent and vulgar distraction, maybe so if you be a little prudish and timid of stomach for high octane thrills. Crank is utterly bonkers fun, and it knows it, star Jason Statham knows it, directors Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor know it, and quite frankly any action movie junkie fan knows it. The tongue is planted so firmly into cheek it is in danger of breaking skin, it's a film that lives to take you on a most improbable thrill ride and succeeds admirably in doing so. Plot is kind of incidental, but Statham has been injected with a Chinese drug that will kill him if his adrenalin levels drop. So off he goes in search of vengeance and maybe an antidote? He runs, he jumps, he snorts drugs, has sex with Amy Smart in public, rides a motorbike like Evel Knievel, flashes his arse a lot and gets a major league erection. He, much like the film, never pauses for breath, it's all very breakneck and kinetic. The makers are guilty of acting like kids locked in a sweet shop, with all the flashy tricks of the action movie trade used wherever possible, but so what? Sit back with a good drink and some movie snacks and enjoy one of the best action movie rides of 2006. 8/10

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$12,000,000.00
Revenue
$42,900,000.00
Keywords
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