I really like music in movies and the first "Crank" opens with Quiet Riot's "Metal Health," a song that rocks and is also heard in "The Wrestler." I figured that was a good omen about 'Crank' and it was; the movie is awesome, and, I thought, much better than the second, which usually seems to be the case.
The movie opens with our favorite hitman Chev Chelios (Jason Statham) waking up and realizing he has been poisoned by a Bejing Cocktail, which blocks your natural adrenaline and eventually stops your heart. Chev's doctor-friend warns him that Chelios must keep his heart rate up to survive. Just like in the second film, Chev must do wild things to keep his adrenaline up, and he wants revenge on the guys who poisoned him.
This movie is much better than the second. The characters are cooler and more developed, and the action is more exciting, and not quite as contrived as the second film. The music fits really well, and just little aspects of this film make it overall that much more fun to watch. I really liked it; I just wished the second one had lived up to this ones standard.
"Crank" is rated R for much of the same things you'll find in the second one: violence, language, drug use, sexuality, etc. 7 out of 10 stars, and highly recommended.
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