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2006
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1.5
And once the spirit turns mean in a bloody final act, the headache just gets bigger.
Av Club
4.5
Itd be silly to call Crank: High Voltage over the top: The top is so far below that it isnt even visible.
Av Club
3.0
type Movie Current Status In Season mpaa R Wide Release Date 09/01/06 performer Amy Smart, Jason Statham director Mark Neveldine, Brian Taylor distrib ..
EW
2.0
The movie is cranked up somewhere between stylish and proudly stupid, dusted with sunniness from Amy Smart (as Chevs sleepy girlfriend) and guaranteed ..
EW
3.0
Borrowing its slim storyline from the 1950 film noir D.O.A. (starring Edmond OBrien), CRANK follows the life and death situation of hitman Chev ( Jaso ..
Common Sense Media
2.5
The clock ticking premise keeps the pace going nicely, although a sympathetic hero would make this more compelling.
Time Out
1.5
The film doesnt offer thedestructive mayhem that a bigger budget project might have, relying instead on snazzily shot car, bike and foot chases and ph ..
Screen Daily
1.5
The sequel, whose tone recalls cheesy Asian martial arts movies and seventies B pictures, relies more on bare breasted babes, lavish gunplay (often in ..
Screen Daily
1.5
This nonstop splatter punk actioner will freak many people out, it will offend still more, but if youve got a jaundiced sense of humor like I do, you ..
Collider
3.0
What can you say about a film like Crank.The title is already more succinct, accurate, and witty than anything I or anyone else in my profession is li ..
1.5
The only true throughline is that its premise and central character barely exist.
Paste Magazine
3.5
Call it stupid if you like (and it kinda is), but Crank sure as hell isnt boring.
E Film Critic
2.5
Looking for some kind of nuanced meaning in this movie is as absurd as pondering the hermeneutics of a roller coaster.Its all about the dumb thrill, b ..
San Francisco Chronicle
1.0
You can imagine the result.At times, the film borders on parody with its plot holes and ridiculous set pieces.
Cinema Blend
4.0
Thanks to everyone involved with this film for putting some creativity back into the action genre!.Now do I look like I have cunt written on my forehe ..
JoBlo
3.5
As Ive said, plenty of non stop action with some of it played intentionally for laughs.
Screen Rant
1.5
For those who take delight from movie junk fare, Crank is your just dessert.
Sover
3.1
For those who enjoy this brand of wholly mindless entertainment, Crank delivers.
ReelViews
3.5
Writers and directors Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor keep everything moving at top speed, with playful little visual tricks and all kinds of colorful ..
Combust Ible Celluloid
3.1
Crank establishes itself as an in your face, gleefully mindless popcorn flick right from the get go, as Neveldine and Taylor consistently emphasize ex ..
Reel Film Reviews
3.0
I dont think this movie takes itself seriously.It is almost cartoonish in its action sequences and it has its share of humorous moments.
Lariat
2.0
A zealously absurd action film, and one that doesnt take itself too seriously.
Eric Ds Nider
4.0
It revels in its crazed B movie vibe, and as a result we cant help but enjoy every ludicrous minute.
Shadows On The Wall
3.0
Smart proves surprisingly game with her underwritten role and theres good support from Jose Cantillo as Chevs nemesis.In short, this is an enjoyably t ..
View London
3.5
Crank ranks among the most mindless action films ever made, but scores as a helluva video game.
Film Journal International ..
2.5
The plentiful action sequences and occasional bits of comedy both intentional and unintentional add up to make the film almost delightfully trashy.The ..
Deseret News (Salt Lake Ci ..
2.5
Only action diehards will make it to the final credits satisfied, though.
Boston
4.0
Its also more guilty fun than a firkin full of extremely inebriated simians at least it is if you let the movie drag you down to its level, something ..
Mountain X
4.5
Is it possible that a movie so utterly without redemptive value, so completely, pointlessly uncalled for, can also be, you know, kinda fun
3.8
Rosie DiManno: Sometimes, the truth simply will never be known Last week we learned that we likely will never learn the cause of two spectacular myste ..
Toronto Star
2.0
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Emanuellevy
2.0
They got the title right but this frenetic crime flick falls into the category of superficially exciting, ultimately numbing experiences.
Reel Talk Reviews
4.0
If he doesnt keep upping his adrenaline, his heart will freeze; from that point on, theres barely a moment devoid of action until the final bone crunc ..
Empire
2.0
The gangsters behave badly, the violence is fast and deadly, while Eve (Amy Smart) is the films heart, through whom Chev finds peace.But not without a ..
3.0
Yes, Its Totally Dumb: But you wont be bored during one of its 83 minutes.
Movies
3.0
So runs the tagline for Crank, an amped up race against time thriller which plays like Speed without the bus.
Bbc
3.1
The end result is thrilling and funny in an over the top way, but also sobering and a little empty once its thankfully uncompromising finale rears its ..
The Movie Boy
2.0
Fast edits, blurred stills and onscreen dialogue aside, Crank still manages to entertain as a B movie joy ride with late night material written all ov ..
Bullz-Eye
3.1
The question isnt whether Jason Statham knows how to Crank things up. The question is whether or not youre willing to go with him on yet another highl ..
Hollywood
3.5
After a series of impressive stunts, the ending might not be so satisfying, but you have to give the filmmakers props for taking such a daring risk.
4.4
Its more entertaining than most of the Summer blockbusters that came before it this year.
Three Movie Buffs
3.0
Former stunt co ordinator Mark Neveldine and his co writer and co director Brian Taylor have made a film which is very noisy, severe on the eyes, ludi ..
Raidió Teilifís Éireann
3.0
Cheerfully moronic ... While most action flicks these days require their audience to turn their brains off, this movie somehow actually does it for yo ..
The Stranger
5.0
Theres pain for him and pleasure for us and relatively guilt free, at that.
Straight
2.0
A bloody romp full of rich characters and performances. Writer Jason Smilovic and director Paul McGuigan have created a great homage to film noir.
Bowling Green Daily News
3.1
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Movie Eye
3.0
While its brazen, indiscriminate offensiveness is in tune with its crazed Loony Tunes action (and accompanying tongue in cheek humor), its freneticism ..
Nicks Chager
4.5
Crank Crank may seem like an offensive, gimmicky insult but give it a chance.It knows what its doing and its awesome.
Can Mag
2.0
On a certain level Jason Statham has created his own genre of action movie.
Film Critic 1963 Typepad
3.5
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Film Force Ign
2.5
Grant Delpit climbed into the family car thinking he was going on a weekend vacation to Memphis.Most of the family thought the same.
2 The Advocate
5.0
Assaults the senses tirelessly with wave after wave of momentum building intensity, with Jason Statham enjoying his best role since The Transporter.
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