Back in 2006 the film Crank was unleashed upon the world. Starring (the strangely awesome) Jason Statham as Chev Chelios it told the rather bizarre story of man who has to keep his heart rate or die due to be injected with a mysterious deadly poison.
He of course decides to do this by going on a rampage of retribution against those who have wronged him. Now the seemingly was a crass B-movie with the highest of high concepts and all the brains removed. So colour us surprised when it turns out to be a thoroughly enjoyable raucous ride of a movie not afraid of finding time to gently mock and play with the conventions of action movies.
Now it seemed to be a perfectly self contained film since, well, our lead character seemed not to avoid his inevitable fate (although he did successfully wreak his revenge and have some rather public relations) falling out of a helicopter at films end.
But now it seems the team behind the film have been inspired and come up with an even more implausible and ridiculous was to repeat the mayhem. A bionic metal heart for Chev. A bionic metal heart that needs constant jolts of electricity to keep going.
So once again Chev has to find who has done him wrong and do them wrong whilst this time having to constantly find ways of jump starting his heart. Just one look at the trailer and it's clear that it's been decided to dial up the crazy to "11" and I suspect things will be all the more entertaining for it. Whatever happens it's probably safe to say there won't be another film quite like it out this year.
Cast your eyes over the trailer below and get ready to crank it up to level two...
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