Crank

Yes, I am well aware that this isn't a recent film. But me and Mark watched it the other night in bed and I absolutely loved it.
Normally I am not a fan of action based films, but this film had the balance just right. The comedy is absolutely brilliant. Tongue in cheek humour that everyone loves. And Jason Statham is a top actor, so no complaints there!

Crank was released in 2006 and didn't really have an all-star cast really. Statham is the only "big" actor in the entire film. Surprisingly, it didn't seem to do that well. The films budget of $12,000,000 was soon made back on opening weekend which brought in nearly $13,000,000. But overall, the gross revenue of the film was only $27,000,000. I thought the film was really good, so it shocked me to see that apparently not many people hold a similar opinion!


The film follows Chev Chelios (Statham) who is a professional assassin who is injected with some weird poison that stops his adrenal receptors working, meaning if he stops moving/doing anything that will give him an adrenaline rush, he dies. Whilst trying to do this, and giving the audience a few laughs, he aims to save his (dumbass) girlfriend and kill the man who poisoned him. All in a days work! 

I honestly really loved this film. And it is quite rare for me to enjoy a film the amount that I enjoyed this. The lighting is solid throughout. Yes, there are a few goofs and scenes were you can see members of the crew...but every film has a few mistakes! The camera angles are genius. At the beginning of the film, there is a first person view...but it has the feel of a video game. It's quite strange. Adequate amounts of close ups and wide shots mean that we as an audience get to follow the story along perfectly and witness all the carnage unfold =D

As I said, I really do like this film. I'm not too sure what genre to class it in as I don't think it even exists singularly yet! You know, if a film is a romance and a comedy then it is a rom-com? Yeah, that sort of thing. What is it called for action and comedy? No idea. But that is what this film is. Not too much action that you feel like you are in a Die Hard film, but not so much comedy that it takes away from the seriousness of the plot and the action aspects of the film. A perfect balance! 

So yes. If you are looking for a geniunely good film to watch with a group of mates then this is a good'n! (Wouldn't recommend watching this with your mum, the public sex scene may make things a little awkward)

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