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Crank
2006 88 min United States of America R 18+
★6.8
Action, Thriller, Crime
Director: Mark Neveldine, Brian Taylor
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Description
Chev Chelios, a hit man wanting to go straight, lets his latest target slip away. Then he awakes the next morning to a phone call that informs him he has been poisoned and has only an hour to live unless he keeps adrenaline coursing through his body while he searches for an antidote.
Budget:
$12M
US Gross:
$27.84M
Worldwide:
$42.9M
Starring
Jason Statham
Actor
Amy Smart
Actor
Carlos Sanz
Actor
Awards
2 wins & 2 nominations total
Key opinion
Crank is widely celebrated as a kinetic, high-octane action spectacle that thrives on its absurd, nonstop premise. While a small minority finds the writing shallow or juvenile, the majority views Jason Statham’s charismatic performance and the film's relentless, rule-breaking energy as a landmark in the action genre.
| Acting | Jason Statham delivers an irreplaceable, masterful lead performance that serves as the essential anchor for the film’s chaotic energy. | |
| Cinematography | The film utilizes an aggressive, hyper-stylized visual language and shaky-cam technique to successfully sustain a sense of constant, high-stakes urgency. | |
| Pacing | The relentless, high-speed pacing successfully immerses viewers in the protagonist’s fight for survival, though it leaves no room for traditional character development. | |
| Screenplay | The screenplay is viewed by some as a brilliant, ironic subversion of action tropes, while others dismiss it as intellectually vapid and needlessly vulgar. |