Crank: High Voltage (2009)

User Rating:

6.9/10   

Directors:

Mark Neveldine
Brian Taylor

Writers (WGA):

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

Release Date:

17 April 2009 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime

Tagline:

He was dead...But he got better

Plot:

Chelios faces a Chinese mobster who has stolen his nearly indestructible heart and replaced it with a battery-powered ticker that requires regular jolts of electricity to keep working. |

Plot Keywords:

Electricity | Heart | Female Nudity | Pole Dance | Nunchuck

Cast

Jason Statham	...	Chev Chelios
Amy Smart	...	Eve Lydon
Dwight Yoakam	...	Doc Miles
Efren Ramirez	...	Venus
Julanne Chidi Hill	...	Dark Chocolate
Reno Wilson	...	Orlando
Keone Young	...	Don Kim
Art Hsu	...	Johnny Vang
Joseph Julian Soria	...	Chico
Ling Bai	...	Ria
Clifton Collins Jr.	...	El Huron
David Carradine	...	Poon Dong
Corey Haim	...	Randy
Geri Halliwell	...	Karen Chelios
Billy Unger	...	Young Chev

Also Known As:

Crank 2 (USA) (alternative title)
Crank 2: High Voltage (USA) (trailer title)

MPAA:

Rated R for frenetic strong bloody violence throughout, crude and graphic sexual content, nudity and pervasive language.

Runtime:

96 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

DTS | SDDS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R (certificate #45101) | Ireland:18 | UK:18 | Philippines:R-13 (MTRCB) | Germany:18 | Singapore:R21 (cut) | Germany:18 (SPIO/JK) (DVD rating) | Iceland:16

Company:

Lionsgate

Trivia:

In the scene where Chelios runs into a mob of porn stars, the "extras" in the movie are real porn stars. One of the stars most recognizable is Jenna Haze, but Peter North and Ron Jeremy make an appearance as well.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Chelios first calls Doc Miles, Doc's hand holding the phone switches from left to right repeatedly.

Quotes:

Chev Chelios: [upon seeing guys using a shock collar on their dog] You pair of sausage nigels! How do you sleep at night?

Movie Connections:

References Snatch. (2000)

Soundtrack:

The Stroke

Oh Jason, how could you sink so low?

Crank 1, though with a plot only just this side of feasible, was nevertheless entertaining, stylishly directed, and laced throughout with black humour. Crank 2, on the other hand, is one of the most sordid and depressing films I have seen. Quite apart from the nonsensical "story" (was there a story?) Jason Statham does nothing more than run around like some sort of mad robot, shooting, punching and swearing at everyone he meets. The men are all mindless violent thugs, the women mindless scantily-clad whores. Should go down a treat with brain-dead 18 year old boys from criminal backgrounds. Anyone else should avoid this pathetic excuse for a movie like the plague.