Amateur Movie Review: Crank 2: High Voltage

Viewed 04/17/09. Premiered 04/17/09. From time to time, I take my mom to watch a movie or two. Now the kind of movies she likes to watch are the kind where the lead character/good guy/hero beats the living snot out of the bad guys – especially his minions – through the copious, liberal use of martial arts. Going way back in the 80s, my mom became a fan of the various cheesy kung fu movies that came out since the mid-70s along with Van Damme and Steven Segal movies. In the late 90s it was the various Jackie Chan reissues and the newer, American made Jet Li flicks. Today her favorite ass-kicker do jour is Jason Statham of the cult “Transporter” franchise. Previously seen as a supporting character in various movies such as “The Italian Job,” “The One,” as well as a slew of other films, Statham has managed to keep himself from being known for the one character he’s widely known by so far: that of Transporter Frank Martin. By playing and personifying the character of Chev Chelios, he hopes to be remembered for roles other than Frank Martin long after he’s past his prime. The Movie on the other hand is a ludicrous, leave-your-logic-at-the-door circus freak show that was fun to watch albeit made you shake your head at the impossibility of the plot. Many of the characters from the first Crank movie are back and picks up where the last movie left off; taking the lunacy of the plot up a notch. Great popcorn movie for those who enjoy slightly over-the-top juvenile humor; but for the rest of the movie going public, better wait for it to come out as DVD rental. Movie earned two stars.