Chev Chelios (Jason Statham) improbably survives the fall from a helicopter, only to have his heart nicked by triads and an artificial one shoved in it place. It runs on a battery that regularly needs charges of power and isn’t designed for long term or strenuous use. So Chelios needs to find ways to keep himself ticking while he gets his heart back and some revenge.
In the first film Chelios having to keep his heart rate up worked very well. It was high octane and he did some crazy things to keep it pumping. This time around doesn’t work quite as well.
It sounds strange but its mainly because of inconsistencies. Sometimes a giant charge will keep him going for about a minute, others something small keeps him going for ages. Its all over the bloody place. It’s a weird complaint for a film like this as its absolutely nuts in every way, but I’d probably have enjoyed it a lot more if they’d kept that consistent.
It’s not quite as much fun as the first one either. It wasn’t that long ago that I watched it but it felt to me that this one was dialled down a bit rather than ratcheted up. There’s still a fair amount of crazy action, and he does a few insane things to keep going, but electrical charges don’t have the same mad potential that normal adrenaline did.
Its pretty much been established now that Chev Chelios is some kind of improbable superhuman who can take a ridiculous amount of punishment and keep rocking. I’m fine with that. I’m not sure what they’ll use as a Macguffin if they make a Crank 3, they’ve possibly made a mistake by switching off the originals to a different one, but if they can come up with a good idea I’ll be there.
Hell, I’ll probably be there anyway. I like Statham films, he’s like an Arnie that speaks English.
This doesn’t suck, but its pretty much for fans of the original. There’s plenty of continuity, things pick up right after the first one finished, but there are flashbacks if you want to skip to number 2. I’d recommend watching the first one over this though.
Next up: The Castle
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