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Sep. 3rd, 2006
We're just back from watching Crank at the cinema. Mmm... Jason Statham.
What a fantastic film! It's sharp, funny, fast-paced, loud, and stylish. Not too stylish, just the right amount. Think Goldilocks and the third bowl of porridge's brand of just right and you're there. There isn't much of a plot, but the plot is not the point here. Neither is the action, to be honest. The point is to portray how trippy and fucked-up this* situation is and the director does a great job with it.
If you're expecting a very clean-cut Jason Statham a la The Transporter, then you probably shouldn't bother with this film. I expect that it'll become a cult movie in a few years. If only for the scene in Chinatown....
Thoroughly enjoyable. I rated it 8/10 on IMDB.
* I won't be giving away much when I tell you that Statham is a hit-man who has been poisoned and has to keep his body fuelled with adrenaline to stave off dying. That's the premise the trailer gives us and it doesn't stray far from this point.
What a fantastic film! It's sharp, funny, fast-paced, loud, and stylish. Not too stylish, just the right amount. Think Goldilocks and the third bowl of porridge's brand of just right and you're there. There isn't much of a plot, but the plot is not the point here. Neither is the action, to be honest. The point is to portray how trippy and fucked-up this* situation is and the director does a great job with it.
If you're expecting a very clean-cut Jason Statham a la The Transporter, then you probably shouldn't bother with this film. I expect that it'll become a cult movie in a few years. If only for the scene in Chinatown....
Thoroughly enjoyable. I rated it 8/10 on IMDB.
* I won't be giving away much when I tell you that Statham is a hit-man who has been poisoned and has to keep his body fuelled with adrenaline to stave off dying. That's the premise the trailer gives us and it doesn't stray far from this point.
