Review of Crank: High Voltage (2009) by Kevin M — 23 Apr 2012

Totally insane, fast paced entertainment. Jason Statham is back, going full-throttle. I'm glad all of the original cast returned including Amy Smart and Dwight Yoakam. There is this one scene that's kind of dumb: it's Chelios vs.

this Chinese guy who carries his heart in a red cooler. Instead of using the actual actors, the scene changes into a Godzilla type of fight with two fake look-alike dummies on a fake set. I get the Godzilla reference, but it was still a little pointless.

And another dumb scene is at the end, when we see a guy's head in a water tank being supported by tubes to keep him alive. Not only is this completely impossible, it looks totally fake and ridiculous.

While Crank 2 may not be as original as the first, it's funnier and perhaps a little more entertaining than the first. If you can get past the unrealistic aspects of it, you'll really have fun with it like I did.

Bring on Crank 3.