Truvativ Touro Left Hand Crank

Advantages: It's under 90-minutes
Disadvantages: Pooly Directed and Edited, Incredibly Dumb

...Jason Statham seems to have developed a habit for making movies that should be direct to video yet the majority of them have received theatrical releases. Now I'm not averse to Mr Statham, after all he has roots in Norfolk and has done well for himself, not only that but he's managed to keep some cred while trying to sell kit kats. That aside I can safely say that Crank is absolutely terrible in every way and that's despite having a plot which on paper actually sounds pretty good. Statham plays the absurdly named Chev Chelios, an English professional hitman in LA. After giving some crime lord the nark, he finds himself knocked out and injected with a Chinese cocktail of drugs. With his heart close to giving up his beat, Chev must keep his adrenaline up to keep alive. What ensues is about an hour of crash bang wallop car chases... Read review

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Advantages: Good action sequences, good special effects, Jason Statham is good
Disadvantages: A silly plot

...I was at work at the library the other evening and fancied another film to watch, so had a little browse of the great selection available. I have managed to pick some truly awful films lately, so I was a bit unsure of what to go for but when I saw "Crank" on the shelf, I thought it sounded good, because I do like Jason Statham films! I showed it to my other half when I got home but he didn't want to watch it as he thought it might be a bit violent, so I sat down the other evening to watch it. Chev Chelios is a professional hitman and is about to wake up and find out he is rather a lot of trouble. Chev has been targeted by another assassin who has injected him with a Chinese poison intended to kill him within the hour. But Chev is determined not to let the poison kill him and realising adrenaline keeps the poison at bay, he sets off... Read review

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Advantages: Outstanding Action/Thiller/Comedy
Disadvantages: None

...Media: DVD - Action/Adventure/Comedy Actors: Jason Statham, Amy Smart, Jose Pablo Cantillo, Dwight Yeokam, Efren Ramirez Director: Brian Taylor, Mark Neveldine Format: PAL Anamorphic Language: English Region: Region 2 Classification: 18 and over Studio: Universal Pictures Video Release Date: 26 December 2006 Running Time: 84 Minutes Price: Varied Crank is an incredibly funny and intense film, with lots of exciting action. The film is about a guy named, Chev Chelios, (Jason Statham) he wakes up from a poison injection, giving to him by this Japanese gangster (Jose Pablo Cantillo) who he tells him he hasn't got long to live, one hour to be precise. Chev Chelios has to been on the move all the time, otherwise his pulse rate will slow down, and his heart will stop, causing him to die. Chev was running... Read review

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