Hospital Scene from Crank

Added: Jun 28, 2008

From: LairdKeir

Duration: 10:26

Many of the criticisms levelled at this movie come from those who apparently can't accept a movie that never intended to take itself seriously. This film was certainly a pleasant surprise. I had only seen 'The bank Job' the week earlier which I quite enjoyed, and the prospect of another Statham movie was obviously an appealing prospect. My main concern was that leaving for England after an eight-year absence during which time a diet of Stathamesque movies provided an unremittingly dismal view of the country now, but as this is set in the Excited States, my worries were groundless. The action is completely over the top, plot ridiculous (although living in Beijing, this is the ideal location to pick up a lethal disease), stereotypes out in force, lack of any characters to identify with where odd eccentricities tried to cover up what effort on character development lacked, and blatant rip-offs of Pulp Fiction (fathers sticking family heirlooms up arses, etc) and other genre films could not overcome the adrenalin and enjoyment. Often I found myself literally on the edge of my seat, looking at my mate in incredulity. I cannot remember the last film I saw which made me want to devote a chunk of my salary to drinking all the Red Bull I could in an hour and seeing the results. Apart from completely unbelievable deus ex machinas which demand too much of a suspension of belief, and an idiotic girlfriend thrown in that, while initially succeeding in providing a laugh, soon becomes annoying and slows the pace, this is a film I'd watch again. www.lairdkeir.spaces.live.com

Channel: Film

Tags: action  crank  gangster  jasan  statham 

Rating: 5.00 (10 ratings)    Views: 1084' favoriteCount='13    Comments: 7

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