Jason Statham, a former Olympic diver, made his name as an action hero (with a British accent) in the Transporter series. Amy Smart is best known for her role in the Butterfly Effect and for playing romantic parts. Together, the actors are dynamite.
You have to have a special appetite for Crank: High Voltage. You have to possess LOTS of suspension of disbelief. You have to appreciate humor in an action film that does not purport to be too closely associated with reality. You have to laugh at blood, and sometimes smile at stupidity.
No spoiler, but our hero has a special medical issue: he is the bearer of an artificial heart...and he needs lots of electrical charges to keep that ticker going. How and where he gets those electrical boosts forms the essence of the comedy. He makes use of batteries, transformers, and high wires. One way he generates heat is by being passionate, in public, of course, with his girlfriend Amy Smart.
Get the idea? Enter the realm of the ridiculous and enjoy!
If you like action, and you're up for some bizarre tongue-in-cheek humor, try watching this very unique, and very engaging, thriller.
B grade for Blissfully mindless entertainment.
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