Crank (2006)

User Rating:

7.1/10   

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

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:

Jason Statham did all of his own fight and car stunts.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Chelios is driving the police motorbike on the bridge/freeway, you can clearly see a bright sky with shiny weather, moments later it's very cloudy. The change is visible several times.

Quotes:

Chev Chelios: I know what I'm going to have to do.
Orlando: What's that?
Chev Chelios: I'm going to have to kick some black ass.

Movie Connections:

References Pulp Fiction (1994)

Soundtrack:

Aziza

Fast paced action and funny

This movie really is fully packed with action and humor. it has everything that can keep your heart pumping for the whole movie. A hit-man chasing and killing bad guys with guns knives and everything he can find. there is a lot of gunfight and explosives. But the movie really is funny too. the whole crowd in the theater were laughing out loud here at the "avant-première" in Montreal. during the opening sequence, some dizziness begin to overwhelm you because of a shaky and blurred camera but i guess this is exactly what the director was expecting. This "shaky hand" camera effect is reused throughout the movie adding to the perspective and helps one get plunged in the movie. The special effects are mainly car crashes and explosions, but are really well executed and very inventive. And the story, well, the story isn't really what you seek when choosing to go see this kind of movies, but in crank, the storyline is actually pretty good. It could probably be resumed in half a page though :) I would say that it is one of the most balanced humor/action movie i've seen in the past years.