Crank

“A Saw for the action crowd, this is an intense, stripped-down ride that goes places you’d never expect. Edgy and outrageous, it should get the fearless Statham some deserved attention.”

Nick De Semlyen, Empire · 80

“First-time feature directors Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor play with speed and sound to effectively recreate the buzz of an over-caffeinated all-nighter, delivering one of the year’s best pure junk-food entertainments.”

Luke Y. Thompson, L.A. Weekly · 80

“Crank is an efficient, witty, junkyard dog of an action movie for its first hour. Unfortunately, the script runs out of gas before the hero does. While it's cooking, though, it's violently preposterous fun.”

Ty Burr, Boston Globe · 75

“If you can stomach the hard-R rating, this is a smart, sexy and funny sprint.”

David Hiltbrand, Philadelphia Inquirer · 75

“Neveldine and Taylor empty their handbasket of cinematic tricks. They display visual wit, have fun with pop songs, and shoot much of the film in slightly choppy fast-motion ("under-cranked," get it?).”

Michael Ordona, Los Angeles Times · 70