Crank (2006)

Directors:

Mark Neveldine
Brian Taylor

Writers:

Mark Neveldine (written by) &
Brian Taylor (written by)

Release Date:

1 September 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

Poison in his veins. Vengeance in his heart.

Plot:

Professional assassin Chev Chelios learns his rival has injected him with a poison that will kill him if his heart rate drops.

Plot Keywords:

Heart | Poison | Doctor | Revenge | Skyline

Cast

Jason Statham	...	Chev Chelios
Amy Smart	...	Eve
Jose Pablo Cantillo	...	Verona
Efren Ramirez	...	Kaylo
Dwight Yoakam	...	Doc Miles
Carlos Sanz	...	Carlito
Reno Wilson	...	Orlando
Edi Gathegi	...	Haitian Cabbie
Glenn Howerton	...	Doctor
Jay Xcala	...	Alex
Keone Young	...	Don Kim
Valarie Rae Miller	...	Chocolate
Yousuf Azami	...	Arab Cabbie
Laurent Schwaar	...	Man in Garage (as Laurent Schwar)
David Brown	...	Sin City Brother
Dorian Kingi	...	Convenience Store Clerk
Med Abrous	...	Verona Crew #1
Daniel Stevens	...	Verona Crew #2
Wally Lozano	...	Verona Crew #3
David T. Green	...	Hightower
Eve Loseth	...	Restaurant Waitress
Allen Bloomfield	...	Pharmacy Man
Stephanie Mace	...	Pharmacist
Chester Bennington	...	Pharmacy Stoner
Michael McLafferty	...	Hospital Cop
Earl Carroll	...	Stretcher Patient
Brian Swibel	...	Hospital Tech #1
Don Smith	...	Hospital Tech #2 (as Donnie Smith)
Sean Graham	...	Motorcycle Cop
Dan Callahan	...	TV Store Guy
Noel Gugliemi	...	Warehouse Rooftop Hood (as Noel Guglielmi)
Daniel Venegas	...	Warehouse Window Hood
Francis Capra	...	Warehouse Hood Leader
Frank Blake	...	Warehouse Hood #1
Michael J. Gonzalez	...	Warehouse Hood #2
Ken Moreno	...	Hood #3
Troy Robinson	...	Hood #4
Eddie Perez	...	Hood #5
Justin Riemer	...	Hood #6
Peter Choi	...	Shirt Factory Supervisor
Elizabeth Jayne Hong	...	Bus Girl
Toshi Toda	...	Japanese Businessman
Sam Witwer	...	Shootout Henchman #1
Jai Stefan	...	Shootout Henchman #2
Jacki R. Chan	...	Cocoon Girl (as Jaclyn Chan)
Rick Shuster	...	Helicopter Pilot
Ted Garcia	...	TV Reporter
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Candice A. Buenrostro	...	Bikini Girl (uncredited)
Guillaume DeLouche	...	Hooded Terrorist (uncredited)
Klaudia Gajek	...	Cocoon Girl (uncredited)
Richard T. Henry	...	SWAT Officer (uncredited)
Nina Kaze	...	Freaky Club Memeber (uncredited)
India King	...	Nurse (uncredited)
Jerome Villaluz	...	Gangster (uncredited)

Directed by
Mark Neveldine		(as Neveldine)
Brian Taylor		(as Taylor)

Writing credits
Mark Neveldine		(written by) (as Neveldine) &
Brian Taylor		(written by) (as Taylor)

Produced by
Peter Block	....	executive producer
Michael Davis	....	producer
Gary Lucchesi	....	producer
Michael Paseornek	....	executive producer
Eric Reid	....	executive producer
Tom Rosenberg	....	producer
David Rubin	....	executive producer (as David Scott Rubin)
Skip Williamson	....	producer
Richard S. Wright	....	producer (as Richard Wright)

Original Music by
Paul Haslinger

Cinematography by
Adam Biddle		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Brian Berdan

Casting by
Deborah Aquila
Jennifer L. Smith		(as Jennifer Smith)
Mary Tricia Wood		(as Trisha Wood)

Production Design by
Jerry Fleming

Art Direction by
Chris Cornwell

Set Decoration by
Betty Berberian

Costume Design by
Christopher Lawrence

Makeup Department
Yvonne Depatis-Kupka	....	hair stylist (as Yvonne Depatis Kupka)
Rosie Duprat Fort	....	makeup artist
Elisabeth Fry	....	makeup department head
Guy Himber	....	makeup effects supervisor: Tatopoulos Studios
Annette Lorant	....	makeup artist
Candy L. Walken	....	additional hair stylist
Kenneth Walker	....	hair department head
Ray Shaffer	....	special makeup effects crew (uncredited)

Production Management
Ted Gidlow	....	production supervisor
Mark McCoy	....	post-production manager
Adam Park	....	post-production supervisor
David Rubin	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Velvet Andrews-Smith	....	second assistant director (as Velvet L. Andrews Smith)
William Paul Clark	....	first assistant director
Yor-El Francis	....	second second assistant director
Renee Hill	....	second second assistant director (as Renee Hill-Sweet)

Art Department
Kieran Brown	....	scenic
Bob Carmody	....	props
Steven Allen Clark	....	props
William DeBiasio	....	buyer
Guillaume DeLouche	....	property master
Jeff Errico	....	storyboard artist
Bruce Fuselier	....	leadman
Curtis Geise	....	props
Brett Hernandez	....	props
Kurt V. Hulett	....	leadman
Wendy Jerde	....	scenic painter
Mark Kelly	....	assistant property master
Jay Koiwai	....	stand-by painter
Jess McLeod	....	props
Wendy Means	....	art department coordinator (as Wendy Stanton)
James P. Meehan	....	assistant property master
Barbara Mesney	....	set designer
Mark Moretti	....	storyboard artist
Alejandro Poli	....	co-decorator
Alejandro Poli	....	painter
Roger Prater	....	greensmen
Frank Ramirez	....	co-decorator
Frank Ramirez	....	painter
Eric Reichardt	....	lead scenic
Patrick Reyes	....	labor foreman
Jason Silber	....	construction gangboss
Mical Silber	....	toolman
Wayne Springfield	....	construction coordinator
Shad Thompson	....	art department production assistant
Michael Van Dyke	....	construction foreman
Robert Van Dyke	....	props
Brian Vogelgesang	....	on-set dresser
Larry J. White II	....	leadman
Trey Shaffer	....	graphic designer (uncredited)

Sound Department
Nancy Barker	....	first assistant sound editor
Josh Bower	....	boom operator
William R. Dean	....	sound effects editor (as Bill R. Dean)
Matthew T. Duncan	....	sound recordist
Ezra Dweck	....	sound re-recording mixer
Julia Evershade	....	supervising adr editor
Anthony Faust	....	adr mixer
Stephanie Flack	....	dialogue editor
Shawn Kennelly	....	supervising foley editor
Mark Larry	....	supervising sound editor
Eric Lindemann	....	sound designer (as Eric Warren Lindemann)
Laura Macias	....	foley artist
Travis MacKay	....	adr recordist
Steven Morrow	....	sound mixer
Chris Navarro	....	adr recordist
Vince Nicastro	....	foley artist
Ken S. Polk	....	sound re-recording mixer
Jacob Riehle	....	assistant sound editor
Robert Sharman	....	utility sound technician
Eric Thompson	....	adr mixer
Bryan O. Watkins	....	sound effects editor
Nathan Whitehead	....	assistant sound editor
Richard E. Yawn	....	sound effects editor

Special Effects by
Bret Barrett	....	special effects technician (as Brett Barrett)
Julia Bogdan-Rollo	....	production accountant: Tatopoulos Studios
Jon Dawe	....	key mechanic: Tatopoulos Studios
Jon Dawe	....	special mechanical effects designer: Tatopoulos Studios Inc.
Matt DiSarro	....	special effects technician
Michael Duenas	....	special effects technician
Cleve Gunderman	....	special mechanical effects assistant: Tatopoulos Studios Inc.
Guy Himber	....	special mechanical effects supervisor: Tatopoulos Studios Inc.
Allison Klein	....	assistant to designer: Tatopoulos Studios
Matt Kutcher	....	special effects supervisor
Andrew J. Loprino	....	special effects technician
L.A. McConnell	....	special effects foreman (as Lee Alan McConnell)
Anshuman Prasad	....	purchasing agent: Tatopoulos Studios
Jennifer M. Sheppard	....	special effects technician
Christie Sumner	....	special effects technician (as Christy Sumner)
Shannon J. Thompson	....	on-set special effects technician (as Shannon Thompson)
Kenneth Van Order	....	special effects
Dennis Yeager II	....	on-set special effects technician
Dennis Yeager II	....	special effects foreman

Visual Effects by
Travis Baumann	....	digital compositor: Digital Film Tree
Travis Baumann	....	visual effects designer: Digital Film Tree
Travis Baumann	....	visual effects supervisor
Gary E. Beach	....	lead compositor: Sub/Par Pix
Dylan Chudzynski	....	digital compositor
David Cole	....	digital intermediate colourist
Lakan De Leon	....	junior compositor: Digital Film Tree
Lakan De Leon	....	visual effects editor: Digital Film Tree
Vicki Galloway-Weimer	....	visual effects executive producer: CafeFX (as Vicki Galloway Weimer)
Sazeer Kader	....	CGI artist: Digital Film Tree
Ramy Katrib	....	executive producer: Digital Film Tree
Donna Madrigal	....	rotoscope artist
Donna Madrigal	....	visual effects lineup
James McQuaide	....	executive producer: Sub/Par Pix
Gary Oldroyd	....	digital artist: Sub/Par Pix
Steve Robinson	....	lead cgi artist
Steve Robinson	....	systems administrator: Digital Film Tree
Ron South	....	visual effects editor
Craig Sylvester	....	freelance CG artist
Thomas Tannenberger	....	digital compositor
Olcun Tan	....	assistant CG artist
Brian Taylor	....	animator: titles
Nick Theodorakis	....	digital imaging engineer
Danny Torres	....	systems administrator
Diane Wright	....	digital asset manager: Laser Pacific

Stunts
Hank Amos	....	utility stunts
Camilla Ball	....	stunts (as Millie Ball)
Lena Baran	....	stunts
Melissa Barker	....	stunts
Jeffrey G. Barnett	....	stunts
Randy Beckman	....	stunt rigger
Sandy Berumen	....	stunts (as Sandra Brumen)
Chino Binamo	....	stunts
Frank Blake	....	stunts
Dan Bradley	....	stunts
Jon Braver	....	stunt double
Bob Brown	....	stunts
Troy Brown	....	stunt performer
Steve Chang	....	stunts
Jacki R. Chan	....	stunt performer
Fernando Chien	....	stunts
Ilram Choi	....	stunt performer
Clay Cullen	....	stunts
Jeffrey J. Dashnaw	....	stunts
Tim A. Davison	....	stunts
Annie Ellis	....	stunts
Jon H. Epstein	....	stunts
Debbie Evans	....	stunts
Eddie J. Fernandez	....	stunts
Jeremy Fitzgerald	....	stunts
Ted Garcia	....	stunts
Meegan Godfrey	....	utility stunts
Laura Grady	....	stunts
Sean Graham	....	stunts
David T. Green	....	stunts
Bonnie Happy	....	stunts
Jim Hart	....	stunts
John Hateley	....	stunts
Alisa Hensley	....	stunt performer
Freddie Hice	....	stunts
Jeff Imada	....	stunts
Kathy Jarvis	....	stunt performer
Julie Ann Johnson	....	stunts
Mike Justus	....	stunts
Tracy Keehn-Dashnaw	....	stunts
Bret Kiene	....	utility stunts
David Kilde	....	stunt performer
Dorian Kingi	....	stunts
Dayan Kodua	....	stunts
Tony Lazzara	....	stunt performer
Scott Leva	....	stunt safety
Wally Lozano	....	stunts
Dina L. Margolin	....	stunt performer
Dailyn Matthews	....	stunt performer
John Moio	....	stunts
Anthony Molinari	....	stunt performer
Michael Nicely	....	stunt performer
Joe Ordaz	....	stunts
Chris Palermo	....	stunts
Mark Panasuk	....	stunts
Eddie Perez	....	stunt performer
Darrin Prescott	....	stunt coordinator
Rex Reddick	....	stunts
Suzanne Reed	....	stunts
Justin Riemer	....	stunts
Troy Robinson	....	stunts
Tracey Ruggiero	....	stunt actor
Michael Runyard	....	stunts
Felipe Savahge	....	stunt driver
Kevin Scott	....	stunt driver
Rick Shuster	....	stunts
Craig Silva	....	stunt double: Efren Ramirez
Craig Silva	....	stunt double: Jose Pablo Cantillo
Daniel Stevens	....	stunt performer
Nicole Surels	....	stunt performer
Nicole Surels	....	stunts
Brian Takahashi	....	stunts
Steve Terada	....	stunts
Tim Trella	....	stunts
Christopher J. Tuck	....	stunts
Michael 'Spike' Van Briesen	....	stunts
Garrett Warren	....	stunt performer
Sam Witwer	....	stunts
Elliott Woo	....	stunt driver
Scott Workman	....	stunts
Scott Workman	....	utility stunts
Mark Huzi Wu	....	stunt double
Danny Wynands	....	stunts
Boni Yanagisawa	....	stunts
Rocky Abou-Sakher	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Gavin Alcott	....	first assistant camera
Ron Batzdorff	....	still photographer
Hans Bjerno	....	aerial director of photography
Patrick Brennan	....	electrician
Jeff Caples	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Henry Coccetti Jr.	....	chief lighting technician
Loren Corl	....	key grip
Bill Daimant	....	camera grip (as William Daimant)
Dhamarata Dhiensuwana	....	rigging key grip
Larry Edwards	....	best boy grip
Jamie Felz	....	assistant camera
Grant Goza	....	grip
Barry Gross	....	set lighting technician
Geoffrey Haley	....	Steadicam operator
Billy Heath	....	grip
Rick Hopper	....	best boy lighting technician: rigging
Thomas Hurn	....	rigging lighting technician (as Thomas G. Hurn)
Aaron Knoke	....	grip
Steve Koster	....	aerial director of photography
Carlos Lopez Calleja	....	first assistant camera
John Loveall	....	grip
Chris Lum	....	video assist operator
Joseph M. Lyons	....	lighting technician
Adam Meltzer	....	balloon technician
Keith Morgan	....	rigging gaffer
Mark Neveldine	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Pat O'Mara	....	key rigging grip
David Parker	....	grip
Joel Potter	....	lighting technician
Ryan Rayner	....	second assistant camera
Wally Rowell	....	electrician
Brian Taylor	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Nick Theodorakis	....	digital imaging technician
Manning Tillman	....	second assistant camera
Jeff Tomhave	....	grip
Teague Uva	....	grip
James Viera	....	grip
L.W. Walman	....	lighting technician

Casting Department
Barbara Harris	....	adr voice casting
Kelly Hunt	....	extras casting
Rich King	....	extras casting
Cathy Weiner	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Liz Donovan	....	set costumer
Gloria Fonseca	....	set costumer
Janet Stirner Ingram	....	costume supervisor
Brittany Trusler	....	costume production assistant

Editorial Department
David Cole	....	digital film colorist
Bill Missett	....	nitris conform editor
Gary Oldroyd	....	post-production coordinator
Deidre Panziera	....	post-production assistant
Michael Pasqualone	....	apprentice editor
Chris Regan	....	color timer
Keegan Wilcox	....	post-production assistant
Jackson Yu	....	first assistant editor

Music Department
Tony Austin	....	additional score programming
Jesus Castanon	....	assistant music editor
Colin Fraser	....	music designer
Paul Haslinger	....	score producer
David Iscove	....	score production coordinator
Robin Lynn	....	additional score programming
Brian McNelis	....	music supervisor
Brian Richards	....	music editor
Diego Stocco	....	music designer
Robb Williamson	....	additional score programming

Transportation Department
Mike Belt	....	mechanic
Neil Chisholm	....	driver: honeywagon
David Christenson	....	driver
J. Armin Garza II	....	driver: camera car
Kirk Huston	....	transportation captain
Jay Krueger	....	driver
Jim Oge Jr.	....	driver: construction department
Tim Schau	....	driver
Chris Stephens	....	driver

Other crew
Nellie Adami	....	production coordinator
John Albrecht	....	first assistant accountant
Teresa Alvis	....	post-production accountant
Daniel Applegate	....	HD utility
Aleyda Arias	....	cook
Lillian Awa	....	production assistant
Cassandra Barbour	....	rights and clearances
Alfonso Barrientos	....	cook
Thomas Beatty	....	assistant: Mr. Williamson
Enrique Bonilla	....	cook
Kelly Bowen	....	assistant: Mr. Statham
Muffett Brinkman	....	production assistant
Christine Brown	....	assistant: Mr. Neveldine and Mr. Taylor
Sarah Clifford	....	animal supplier
Sarah Clifford	....	bird wrangler
Dawn Darfus	....	production accountant
Guillaume DeLouche	....	weapons master
Timothy J. Dodge	....	stand-in: Jason Statham
Jennifer Dunne	....	location manager
Stacy Foot	....	assistant production coordinator
Rob Gomes	....	production assistant
Grant Grabowski	....	assistant: Mr. Wright
Michael J. Harker	....	completion bond representative
Janet Harold	....	assistant location manager
Scott Herbst	....	assistant: Mr. Lucchesi
Trish Herremans	....	assistant: CLT
Philip Hoang	....	production secretary
Andre Hoogeveen	....	production assistant
Bryan Iler	....	assistant: Mr. Rubin
Dave Kasubowski	....	craft service
Gloria Kirkwood	....	payroll accountant
Ashley Kravitz	....	clearance coordinator
Abigail Lufkin	....	production assistant
Oliver Mancebo	....	assistant: DIT
Laura Michl	....	production assistant
Zack Milan	....	stand-in
Leslie A. Morrow	....	assistant location manager
Scott Mosher	....	assistant location manager
Dillon Neaman	....	production assistant
Scooter Perrotta	....	key production assistant
Scott Peterson	....	script supervisor
Christopher Regan	....	publicist
Shane Sankey	....	production assistant
Kate Schriver	....	assistant: Mr. Rosenberg
Laura Sevier	....	rights and clearances
Joni Smith	....	production assistant
Nathan Stein	....	assistant location manager
Miguel Sternberg	....	pixel artist
Erin Stern	....	production assistant
Keegan Wilcox	....	production assistant
Paul Wittenberger	....	production assistant

Production Companies

• Lakeshore Entertainment
• Lions Gate Films
• Radical Media
• GreeneStreet Films

Distributors

• Lions Gate International (2006) (non-USA) (all media)
• Lakeshore International (2006) (non-USA) (all media)
• Alfa Films (2007) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Aurum Producciones (2006) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Hoyts Distribution (2006) (Australia) (theatrical)
• Lions Gate Films (2006) (USA) (theatrical)
• Maple Pictures (2006) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Movie-Eye Entertainment (2007) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Pandasia Entertainment (2006) (Taiwan) (theatrical)
• Paradiso Entertainment (2007) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Shaw Organisation (2006) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2006) (UK) (theatrical)
• Universum Film (UFA) (2006) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Viva Films (2006) (Philippines) (theatrical)
• Ascot Elite Entertainment Group (2007) (Switzerland) (DVD)
• Califórnia Home Vídeo (2007) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Eagle Films (2006) (United Arab Emirates) (all media)
• Hollydan Works (2007-2008) (Serbia) (DVD)
• Lionsgate (2007) (USA) (DVD)
• Maple Pictures (2007) (Canada) (DVD)
• Nordisk Film (2007) (Finland) (DVD)
• Paradiso Home Entertainment (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Prorom Media-Trade (2006) (Romania) (all media)
• RTL (2009) (Germany) (TV)
• Toho Company (2007) (Japan) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Tatopoulos Studios (special practical effects: Alex Verona gun hand, sewing machine)
• Digital Filmtree (visual effects)
• Sub/Par Pix (additional visual effects)
• Patrick Tatopoulos Design

Other Companies

• Biolabs Audio  musical sound design
• Carl Zeiss  lenses (as Zeiss)
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  cranes and dollies
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  remote camera systems
• Danetracks  sound design & editorial
• DeLuxe Laboratories  color
• Entertainment Clearances  rights and clearances
• Fisher Technical Services Rentals  camera & performer flying system
• Inter Video  24 frame equipment
• Joan Pearce Research Associates  script clearance
• Lakeshore Records  soundtrack
• Laser Pacific Media  digital intermediate services (as Laserpacific)
• Mayflower Studios  adr recording studio
• Orbit Digital  Avids/HD services
• Pace HD  high definition camera system provided by
• Wilshire Stages, The  ADR recording facility
• Wilshire Stages, The  digital sound re-recording

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence, pervasive language, sexuality, nudity and drug use.

Runtime:

87 min | 93 min (director's cut)

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish | Korean

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

UK:18 | Australia:MA | Ireland:18 | Germany:18 | Canada:18A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Nova Scotia) | USA:R (certificate #42799) | Canada:14A (Ontario) | Singapore:M18 | Philippines:R-13 | Romania:I.M.-18 | New Zealand:R18 | Portugal:M/16 | Argentina:16 | France:-12 | Germany:16 (cut) | Netherlands:16 | Italy:VM14 | South Korea:18 | Malaysia:(Banned) | Japan:R-15 | Finland:K-18 (self applied) | Brazil:16 | Hungary:18 | Iceland:16

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Lakeshore Entertainment

Trivia:

In the restaurant scene, when Jason Statham was explaining to Amy Smart what he did, her hiccups were genuine.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Chev Chelios is projected into the elevator he fires a shot at the police and the slide doesn't return, indicating the magazine is empty. When the shot cuts to another angle of Chev, the gun the slide is returned forward.

Quotes:

Pharmacy Stoner: Nasal Spray.
Chev Chelios: What?
Pharmacy Stoner: The Nasal spray. It's got epinephrine in it. It'll give you a tweak, man.

Movie Connections:

References "Candid Camera" (1953)

Soundtrack:

Is That Too Much to Ask

They probably should have given him more of that Chinese s**t!

If ever a movie was made to get one's heart pumping, Crank is it. It takes a marginally believable and undeniably awesome premise, adds one of the brightest up-and-coming action stars around, stirs in some new ingredients that the genre hasn't really seen before, and bakes until the final product rises beyond all expectations. The catch phrase "a thrill a minute" doesn't really go the distance to describe how ridiculously action packed this film is. A thrill every ten to fifteen seconds is more like it. First time directors Mark Nedveldine and Brian Taylor relentlessly bash you over the head with the action hammer. Their cinematography is manic and the style is reminiscent of that used by Tony Scott in Domino. It fits the pace of the film quite well.

Jason Statham delivers to audiences the only thing he knows how to deliver, and that is pure, distilled ass kicking. That is his job, and he is very, very good at it. Make no mistake, the film is very strongly 'R' rated. There is a bounty of flesh, and a strong smattering of violence, and drug use. Don't be thrown off by Amy Smart's name on the poster. Even though she does a fine job as Statham's on screen girlfriend Eve, hers (and every other) part takes a deliberate and distant backseat to Statham's charismatic portrayal of hit-man Chev Chelios. He also manages to wind more than a few threads of pretty solid humor into the performance. All in all, its Statham's most impressive job in a leading role yet.

In a nutshell the plot revolves around Chev Chelios, poisoned by his employer after a hit went sour with a synthetic Chinese compound that blocks his adrenaline receptors. The only way for him to stay alive is to get pumped up and stay pumped up. Anything he can get his hands on to raise his adrenaline is fair game, from drugs to energy drinks to raunchy public sex and more as he tears a path of carnage and mayhem through the streets of L.A. in search of the man who tried to kill him.

Crank is everything you could feasibly ask it to be and more. The filmmakers take an iffy premise, work their magic (read 'good casting and direction') on it, and produce reel after reel of pure adrenaline on film. It packs over the top action in with incredible stunts, clever and biting humor, a decent story and some above average acting. It's one of the most entertaining films of the year and may well be a career highlight for Statham. It's one of those films that you'll definitely want to go see with a bunch of the guys. What it lacks in depth, it makes up for in pure fun and distilled manliness. A high 8 out of 10.