Crank: High Voltage (2009)

Ultimately this is not as good as Crank, but it still delivers on action, gunfights, general violence, sex and nudity. The hand-held camera still proves to be the right format for this making the action more believable and the pace faster. There is even a cameo for The Dean of Mean, Keith Jardine and the plot is still pretty much non-existent which allows for more action and violence.

However, some of the scenes are verging on stupid rather then just funny which doesn't always work and the ending is stupid. It leaves the feeling that the directors couldn't work out a ridiculous way to kill him off this time whilst still being able to carry on the now franchise.

The action scenes pull it through though and Jason Statham is brilliantly cast in this. It is perhaps the likeability of the character which makes the Crank series stand out from other action films.

Although I did end up enjoying this, I'm not looking forward to watching the third Crank instalment as much as i was looking forward to this film.

The Colonel can only give Crank: High Voltage 3.1 out of 5.

Nipples?

The diet had gone to far

Crank (2006)

Pleasantly surprised to find that this is actually quite good. It is an action film and it does what it says on the tin, there are fights, chases and crashes galore mixed in with some fine bullets! It is also interspersed with some giggles and well timed wit coupled with a pinch of sex and nudity.

What more do you want! Because of this it has avoided the Colonel's Gash-o-meter and can be graded normally. Crank receives a well deserved 3.75 out of 5. (Realise I've gone decimal here but felt it was needed).

Crank...rhymes with wank