Crank: High Voltage
Lionsgate | Release Date: April 17, 2009 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Mixed or average reviews based on 15 Critic Reviews
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91
The A.V. ClubJosh Modell
It'd be silly to call Crank: High Voltage over the top: The top is so far below that it isn't even visible. But at this mostly unexplored altitude--only 2007's inferior "Shoot 'Em Up" comes close. Read full review
75
Entertainment WeeklyAdam Markovitz
The result, an eye-popping strobe of flesh and blood, is as visually stunning as it is absurdly offensive, sure to thrill some while leaving others in a state of outrage-induced catatonia. Read full review
75
TV Guide MagazineJeremy Wheeler
This time, the adrenalized formula is even more unpredictable, with twists, turns, curves, and splurges taking the viewer on a rollercoaster ride unlike any other. Read full review
63
ReelViewsJames Berardinelli
Crank 2: High Voltage is the freak show act at a carnival. It's so over-the-top that the phrase ceases to have meaning in this context. It's a bizarre concoction of testosterone, adrenaline, and psychedelics. It seeks not only to top its predecessor, "Crank," but to outdo itself at every turn. Read full review
60
EmpireHelen O'Hara
Proof that you can make good movies based on video games, as long as you don't bother making a video game first. Juice us up for Crank 3D. Read full review
60
Los Angeles TimesSam Adams
The movie thrives on absurdity and outrage, calculating that at some point you'll give in to its gonzo energies and go along for the ride. Read full review
50
The Hollywood ReporterFrank Scheck
Follows the same formula as the first, with one difference: They've managed to ramp up the action and vulgarity beyond the insane heights of the original. Read full review
50
PremiereRob Calvert
If you have a propensity for motion sickness you would be best served staying away. This movie is Tarantino on speed, and without focus and style. It is in-your-face and proud of it with no apologies. Read full review
40
Austin ChronicleMarc Savlov
Laughably and knowingly preposterous, cheerfully un-PC, and violent in a way that makes the myriad slaphappy deaths of Wile E. Coyote seem downright dull in comparison. Read full review
38
Boston GlobeTy Burr
Imagine some very smart people setting out to make a very naughty action film and shooting themselves in the foot. Voila: Crank: High Voltage. Read full review
30
SalonStephanie Zacharek
In Crank: High Voltage, Statham just looks miserable, as if appearing in this lousy picture just sucked all the heart right out of him. Read full review
25
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Liam Lacey
The movie feels like a form of aversion therapy designed to take the fun out of dumb. Read full review
20
The New York TimesJeannette Catsoulis
Boorish, bigoted and borderline pornographic. Read full review
10
VarietyRob Nelson
Benefits of the first film's ancillary gross-out will jolt "Voltage" like a speedball shot to the groin, until word of mouth spreads like an STD. Read full review
10
L.A. WeeklyJim Ridley
The diminishing returns of shock value are the movie's built-in joke, and it would be a lot funnier without the directors' unforgivably bratty postsexist/postracist/posthuman showboating. Read full review
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