Review of Crank: High Voltage (2009) by Stevenm — 08 May 2009

Amazing film which spits on other film's sensibility. Crank 2 aims to be ridiculous and it doesn't disappoint. Best viewed as a comedy rather than an action film.

This review of Crank: High Voltage (2009) was written by Stevenm on 08 May 2009.

Crank: High Voltage has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Clifford W (32) on 20 Jun 2015

Horrible. Normally love Jason Stratham fliks as good escapism, but this was soft porn with only enough action to be able to call it an action film…

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It has a reason to have Jason Statham shock himself in the nipples with a car battery for no reason. What else is there to like…

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