
Chev Chelios survives a fall from the sky, sort of. He's in an unknown location, sedated, while various Chinese are harvesting his organs. His heart is gone, in an ice chest; a temporary in its place. Chev escapes, knowing only the name of the guy with the ice chest. He calls Doc Miles, an unlicensed cardiologist, who tells him there's only an hour's life in the artificial heart: keep it charged. Chev needs to find his own heart and get to Doc for a transplant. He starts his ... (Full plot summary below)
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Chev Chelios survives a fall from the sky, sort of. He's in an unknown location, sedated, while various Chinese are harvesting his organs. His heart is gone, in an ice chest; a temporary in its place. Chev escapes, knowing only the name of the guy with the ice chest. He calls Doc Miles, an unlicensed cardiologist, who tells him there's only an hour's life in the artificial heart: keep it charged. Chev needs to find his own heart and get to Doc for a transplant. He starts his time-limited pursuit of shadowy figures, the ice chest, and his heart aided by Eve, Rei, and Venus - a stripper, a prostitute, and a pal with Tourette's - constantly needing an electric charge to keep going.
Leave your thoughts about Crank: High Voltage.
| MSNBCAlonso DuraldeImagine a gonzo collaboration between Jean-Luc Godard, Michael Bay and Tex Avery on a weekend meth binge, and you begin to get an idea of what writer-directors Mark Neveldine and Brad Taylor have up their sleeves. |
| The A.V. ClubJosh ModellIt'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. |
| SFX MagazineLeah HolmesCrank: High Voltage is a real celebration of the phrase "Why not?". It's big, loud and brainless - and it's all the more glorious for it. |
| St. Paul Pioneer PressChris Hewitt (St. Paul)They've cranked it up another couple notches for Crank: High Voltage, with mixed results. |
| St. Paul Pioneer PressChris HewittThey've cranked it up another couple notches for Crank: High Voltage, with mixed results. |
| Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)Ken HankeWhat you really get here is the same movie all over again -- only more so. |
| Daily Mirror (UK)David EdwardsIt's a hyperactive, relentlessly violent and po-faced mean S.O.B. - and I guarantee you'll 3/4 every minute. |
| Sky CinemaElliott NobleStick two fingers up at the moral majority... then shove them in the High Voltage socket and get ready to have your socks blown off. |
| CinemaBlendJoshua TylerCrank: High Voltage promises something outrageous and then over-delivers, permanently deflowering and deforming the mind of anyone lucky enough to be in the audience. |
| Entertainment WeeklyAdam MarkovitzThe 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. |