Hitman Chev Chelios (Jason Statham) launches himself on an electrifying chase through Los Angeles in pursuit of the Chinese mobster who has stolen his near indestructible heart.
'Crank 2', in an unlikely Dickensian parallel, may come to represent the type of film made during the best and the worst of times for Hollywood. On the plus side there's action, pace and humour, on the other hand: its vulgar, self indulgent and nonsensical (even more so than 'Crank 1'). Directors Brian Taylor and Mark Neveldin continue to wring out the demented misadventures of Chev Chelios (Jason Statham) who, having survived a helicopter fall at the end of 'Crank', is revived only to discover that 'Triads' have removed his heart and replaced it with an electrical ticker that needs massive jolts of power to keep going. Hilariously, the mob's real prize was the appropriation of Chev's enviable appendage, news of which prompts our scowling anti-hero to embark upon an adrenaline-fuelled, 90-minute rampage. Now whereas 'Crank' was essentially 'Speed' without the bus: 'Crank 2', though astutely aware of its own absurdity, makes absolutely no attempt to remain plausible, in fact, it appears that the directors have used this movie as a testing ground for ideas explored in their little seen, surrealist action satire; 'Gamer'. Even Statham's laconic one-liners can't save this disjointed, soulless and OTT sequel: Amy Smart gets naked again (I'm told she can act too), Hong Kong Film award winner Bai Ling sets her race back a 100 years whilst the late / great David Carradine makes a cringe worthy cameo as an old Chinese criminal (complete with Fu-Manchu beard and protruding false teeth) in the kind of racial parody that went stale over half a century ago. Fans of Mike Judge's underrated 'Idiocracy' (2005) may recall a scene where in the dumbed down future; America's most popular TV programme is a sitcom called 'Oww, My Balls' a show that consists entirely of a man being repeatedly kicked in his scrotum, and whilst 'Crank 2' hasn't quite descended to that level of stupidity, it certainly paves the way. I can't recommend this film to anyone, granted, its not 'Lesbian Vampire Killers' bad (few films are) but they're no redeeming features either: 'Crank 2', even at 91 minutes, feels like a slog. Jason Statham deserves better and so do we, or as it's hoped for demographic might put it: Epic fail.
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play. Crank 2: High Voltage is the follow up to Crank's electrifying success, keeping alive hitman Chev Chelios as he launches himself on an electrifying chase through Los Angeles in pursuit of the Chinese mobster who has stolen his nearly indestructible heart. Actors Jason Statham, Amy Smart, Dwight Yoakam, Efren Ramirez, Julanne Chidi Hill, Reno Wilson, Keone Young, Art Hsu, Joseph Julian Soria, Ling Bai, Clifton Collins Jr., David Carradine, Corey Haim, Geri Halliwell & Billy Unger Director Mark Neveldine & Brian Taylor Certificate 18 years and over Year 2009 Screen Widescreen Languages English Region Region 2 - Will only play on European Region 2 or multi-region DVD players.
Jason Statham reprises his role as hitman Chev Chelios in this high-octane action thriller sequel. Picking up immediately after Chelios hits the ground after falling out of the helicopter at the end of the first film, this instalment follows him as he is kidnapped by a gang of Chinese medics who steal his practically indestructible heart and replace it with a fake battery-powered one, which requires regular jolts of electricity to keep working.
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