Summary
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.
Cast
Jason Statham
Chev Chelios
Amy Smart
Eve
Jose Pablo Cantillo
Ricky 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
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
Donnie Smith
Hospital Tech #2
Sean Graham
Motorcycle Cop
Dan Callahan
TV Store Guy
Noel Gugliemi
Warehouse Rooftop Hood
Daniel Venegas
Warehouse Window Hood
Francis Capra
Warehouse Hood Leader
Frank Blake
Warehouse Hood #1
Mike G.
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
Rick Shuster
Helicopter Pilot
Ted Garcia
TV Reporter
Candice A. Buenrostro
Bikini Girl
Nina Kaze
Freaky Club Member
Michael Dane
Traffic Cop
Guillaume DeLouche
Hooded Terrorist
Richard T. Henry
SWAT Officer
Klaudia Ann Jaworski
Cocoon Girl
India King
Nurse
Melissa Barker
Pedestrian (uncredited)
Bai Ling
Girlfriend (uncredited)
Nick Dash
Gangster (uncredited)
Crew
Director, Screenplay
Brian Taylor
Director, Screenplay
Mark Neveldine
Reviews
John Chard
December 24, 2013
8
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
Media
Status:
Released
Original Language:
English
Budget:
$12,000,000.00
Revenue:
$42,900,000.00
Keywords
Recommendations
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The Transporter
In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale
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Chaos
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Grandma's Boy
Shoot 'Em Up
Scary Movie
My Super Ex-Girlfriend
Mission to Mars
Romper Stomper
Intruders
London
Xtreme
The Pirates of Somalia
The Message
