Needing a jolt for his artificial heart, Chev takes Doc Miles' advice and tries to create static electricity by rubbing up against other people. I loved the first film and have been looking forward to the sequel. Chev uses a tazer to shock his own clothed crotch. Your privacy is important to us. We see a flashback to Randy riding in a car with a cleavage-revealing women who states that he has a "big ass d*ck for a white boy." We hear that Chev never knew his dad. He leaps from one part of a parking garage to the next and so on to continue the pursuit, and eventually lands on the hood of their car. are present. Two men talk about the number of organs that could be harvested from a man, they look at a diagram and one makes a circle around a line drawing of male genitals. I'm glad all of the original cast returned including Amy Smart and Dwight Yoakam. the first crank was ok but this was just stupid. JUMP SCENES To jolt his artificial heart, Chev licks his finger and sticks it into a cigarette lighter inside a limo. One of those women is Eve, who does some sexy stage dancing in just small shorts (that show part of her bare butt) while having Xs made of tape across her nipples. are present. A wounded and unconscious man is picked up off the street and loaded into a van. Become a member of our premium site for just $2/month & access advance reviews, without any ads, not a single one, ever. The crotch of a man's pants are bloody after Ria repeatedly strikes him there. There is this one scene that's kind of dumb: it's Chelios vs. this Chinese guy who carries his heart in a red cooler. Yet, he must repeatedly find ways to shock his artificial heart back into action, all while striving to get his original ticker back from an old mobster, Poon Dong (DAVID CARRADINE), who's enjoying his new and invigorated lease on life. While we read all emails & try to reply we do not always manage to do so; be assured that we will not share your e-mail address. We are a totally independent website with no connections to political, religious or other groups & we neither solicit nor choose advertisers. with updates on movies, TV shows, Rotten Tomatoes podcast and more. Moments later, doctors comment on what else is to be removed from Chev (after his heart), and a sketch of his body shows a large penis that one of the surgeons circles (while one of them looks under the sheet to check out the size -- we don't see anything). Sexual Content: El Huron repeatedly flogs Chev's back, bloodying him. No longer restrained by that collar, the large dog attacks a policeman who has arrived. Along the way, he has run-ins with a varied assortment of characters, including hooker Ria (LING BAI), thug Chico (JOSEPH JULIAN SORIA) and Venus (EFREN RAMIREZ) who suffers from "full body Tourette's." CRANK High Voltage Opened on Friday nationwide. This is art. If you chose to provide an email address, it will only be used to contact you about your comment. Disrespectful/Bad Attitude Stay up-to-date on all the latest Rotten Tomatoes news! See "Violence" for details. Johnny is suddenly shot in the head, with very bloody results. Violence: - Frequent and prolonged portrayals of graphic violence with detailed images. Your Ticket Confirmation # is located under the header in your email that reads "Your Ticket Reservation Details". Music(Scary/Tense) When Doc Miles asks a woman if she's found the donor, she playfully replies, "Like you got a boner.". People who abduct others to harvest their organs. "Fuzz" (cops), "Nigger" (said by a black man), "Wanker," ""Bloody hell," "Homo," and "Confucius says karma's a bitch." We see Chev being tortured and have brief views of what appears to be his scrotum (in close-up) exposed during that. OUR WORD TO PARENTS: He eventually settles on doing that behind an older woman who doesn't know quite what to make of that. Jason Statham is back, going full-throttle. SEX/NUDITY Chev accidentally farts while receiving a jolt from a dog's shock collar. Coming Soon. Do you think movies have gotten more violent over the years? He later pummels another person, bloodying his face. Please click the link below to receive your verification email. Common Sense Media's unbiased ratings are created by expert reviewers and aren't influenced by the product's creators or by any of our funders, affiliates, or partners. Chev comes across a protest featuring pornography performers on strike who carry signs with sexual phrases on them (including the "f" word), while one chants, "No dough, no blow." No longer restrained by that collar, the large dog attacks a policeman who has arrived (those with a fear of dogs might not like that scene). LANGUAGE 10 - About 144 F-words and its derivatives (spoken and written), 5 obscene hand gestures, 13 sexual references, 17 scatological terms, 34 anatomical terms, 18 mild obscenities, 3 derogatory terms for homosexuals, 2 derogatory terms for Hispanics, 2 derogatory term for Asians, name-calling (chicken fat, freak, fat, freak, sick), 8 religious exclamations. He then hits and shocks many cops before driving off in one of their police cars. Asian gang members scoop him up and replace his heart with a mechanical one so they can harvest his organs. We briefly see the side of Doc Miles' bare butt as he sits on the toilet. Coming Soon. In addition, various Asian characters are played as exaggerated stereotypes that might be offensive to some viewers. All of the villains obviously have bad attitudes. The two then accidentally fall over a short wall and down onto a horse race track where they passionately kiss, and she continues the thrusting while on top of him. Needing to jolt his artificial heart, Chev uses jumper cables attached to his nipple and tongue to shock himself. People talk about a man's lewd and lurid behavior. IMITATIVE BEHAVIOR They won't be able to see your review if you only submit your rating. Even though he took a lickin' in Crank, Chev Chelios (Jason Statham) is still tickin'. We then see a parody of the old Godzilla movies, where Chev and Johnny are portrayed as big, lumbering monsters that fight each other amongst tall electrical towers that they crash into and smash into each other, ending when Chev hits Johnny back with two fists to the chest. We hear that Chev never knew his dad. A man on an operating table is semi-lucid and looks around the room while a man removes his beating heart from his chest (we hear squishing, we see blood, tissue and the beating heart); another man in the room flicks cigarette ash in the open cavity in the mans' chest and then spits in it. During this, one of the performers compares a cop's weapon to the one in his pants (referring to his unseen penis). - Some sexual violence Chico urinates off the back of a moving boat (we see the stream). See our, I love the first one, but the second one is even better. OUR WORD TO PARENTS: The following is a brief summary of the content found in this R-rated action film. In the closing credits, we see the old woman from before reacting to Chev rubbing up and down against her by saying she's never had it that way before. About her patient discussing his fear of guns after Chev held his on that man, the therapist states, "I would have sh*t myself." Get the freshest reviews, news, and more delivered right to your inbox! Eve repeatedly poses as a bad girl during her arrest photo session. The following disparaging racist, misogynistic and homophobic terms are used toward/about others at various points in the film: "F*cking Cantonese," "You slanty-eyed f*ck," "Chinese sh*t," "Slut," "Whore," "You're a pair of sausage Nigels," "Okay chow-mein," "Fag(got)," "Get off your fat ass," "Did I drop some change or did I hear a chink?" Waking up three months later, Chev finds that his nearly indestructible heart has been replaced with a battery-operated device that requires regular jolts of electricity or it will fail. Chev slides down a railing on his feet, but slips and lands on his crotch, causing him pain. SMOKING Topics ToTalk About - Frequent use of profanities, including scatological slang, blasphemy and vulgar expressions. She tells them that he should go out and visit a "t*tty bar;" have some "smelly sn*tch" rubbed in his face; "dip his wick;" and that he should "f*ck a whore" (referring to herself). movie totally blew though, the first was steezey. Eve punches another woman who was coming onto her. In this high-octane sequel, hit man Chev Chelios (Statham) launches himself on an electrifying chase through Los Angeles in pursuit of the Chinese mobster who has stolen his nearly indestructible heart. In the closing credits, we see footage of a man running in the opposite direction of the camera, and there's either a blood or fecal stain on the back of his underwear (which is all he's wearing). All rights reserved. Tap "Sign me up" below to receive our weekly newsletter Crank: High Voltage (2009) R 04/16/2009 (US) Action , Thriller , Crime 1h 36m User Score Play Trailer Stay Charged, Stay Alive! A large gun battle breaks out in a strip club where various people are shot (with machine guns and handguns) with bloody results. We see a flashback to Chev as a boy on a TV talk show where he talks about stealing various things, and he also gives someone "the finger." Parent reviews for Crank: High Voltage. Crank: High Voltage delivers on its promises: a fast-paced, exciting thrill ride that doesn't take itself too seriously. Lots of topless women throughout and a not too surprising amount of "f--ks". There is also a 7 to 10 minute long sex scene that was done for laughs, but it still is sex. A man punches Johnny (whose face is bloody), and whacks the chair he's in with a machete to intimidate him. Scenes listed under "Violence" and/or "Blood/Gore" may be unsettling and/or suspenseful to younger viewers and/or those with low tolerance levels for such material. We welcome suggestions & criticisms -- and we will accept compliments too. Venus gives Chev a ride on his motorbike, but they end up wiping out and crashing onto the street. The action and other behavior/material (lots of tattoos, piercings, etc.) Jason is superb as Chev Chelios again and had me laughing my ass off with his cockney slang and his superb stunts. Jason Statham is back as Chev Chelios - this time to retrieve his stolen heart (that's right, he's running on battery power). And that's where Amy comes in. the Terms and Policies, and to receive email from Rotten Tomatoes. A car strikes a woman, she is thrown high into the air (her shoes fall to the ground) and we see her later and she appears OK (she has a bit of blood on her nose). He had assumed that the directors merely forgot to call him and showed up on set. Jason Statham returns as Chev Chelios, who was seen at the end of the original film falling out of a helicopter presumably to his death. Chev Chelios is back for more mayhem and violence in Crank: High Voltage. - Some visually explicit portrayals of violence. A man has multiple facial piercings and others have body tattoos. TOPICS TO TALK ABOUT Considering the speed at which the following occurs and often simultaneously overlaps with other categories, the following should be considered a bare minimum: This is without a doubt one of the most insane films I have ever seen. We see an X-ray of a human pelvis and rib cage in a hospital room. Crank - High Voltage is rated R by the MPAA for frenetic strong bloody violence throughout, crude and graphic sexual content, nudity and pervasive language. Eve repeatedly poses as a bad girl during her arrest photo session. A man pulls another man's pants down, dips the barrel of a shotgun in tar, and shoves it in his rectum (we hear crunching and the man moans in pain); the man keeps pushing the shotgun, while asking questions. Exciting heist film has action violence, profanity. A man pulls another man's pants down (we see his bare buttocks). The film was popular enough to earn a sequel, Crank: High Voltage, yet that 2009 film didn't turn much of a profit to score a third film, despite fan interest. Many people are thrown through windows and out of a house, and others run out of the house. You're almost there! It'd be silly to call Crank: High Voltage over the top: The top is so far below that it isn't even visible. A man and a woman kiss passionately in a few scenes. The film is a chaotic mess, and there's no time to get to know or care about the characters. A man driving a car crashes into a cement barricade and is thrown through the windshield and onto the street (he moans and has a bit of blood on his face, but is otherwise OK). No where near as good as the first one. Once you select Rent you'll have 14 days to start watching the movie and 48 hours to finish it. A man is shown wearing only jockey underwear that appears to be soiled. Please reference Error Code 2121 when contacting customer service. Two men, who look like giant puppets, fight in a high voltage area: one is zapped, the two men continue to fight and throw each other back and into more of the electrical equipment, one man punches the other in the face repeatedly (we see his bloody mouth), and he then lifts a box over the man's head to strike him once. "CRANK: HIGH VOLTAGE" (Note: The "Our Take" review of this title examines the film's artistic merits and does not take into account any of the possibly objectionable material listed below). Blood/Gore Escaping from there but then realizing his power source is running out of juice, he uses a car's electrical system to jolt his mechanical heart back into proper order. Crank - High Voltage is directed by Mark Neveldine, Brian Taylor and stars Jason Statham, Amy Smart, Corey Haim. A neon silhouette display in a strip club shows a woman's figure with bare breasts. Written and directed by Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor; director of photography, Brandon Trost; edited by Fernando Villena; music by Mike. Ria shows cleavage in her hooker outfit, while we see other hookers fleeing a house, some dressed in bras and panties, while others are bare-breasted. A hit man has his heart stolen by a Chinese gangster in this high-octane action thriller. Needing a heart charge, Chev climbs up an electric pole and shocks himself. Chev punches and strikes various cops, who then get the upper-hand and club him. Later, when that tank breaks, Chev picks up the head, spits into the face, and then punts the head into a pool. And you will be helping support our website & our efforts. - Pervasive use of the sexual expletive and variations (sometimes in a sexual content). Chelios faces a Chinese mobster who has stolen his nearly indestructible heart and replaced it with a battery-powered ticker which requires regular jolts of electricity to keep working. And that's why I love it, crank 2 is better than the first one, it's got more crazy action and it's much more ridiculous, and there's also some funny moments in it too, mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor are such awesome directors lol. Common Sense is the nation's leading nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the lives of all kids and families by providing the trustworthy information, education, and independent voice they need to thrive in the 21st century. High-octane and truly electrifying! Crank: High Voltage ACTION You can't keep a good man down! Ria ends up blasted out through a door and down some steps, with Chev showing up and striking the responsible man, before going inside and apparently hitting many others, some of whom fly out through doors, windows and even walls. Be aware that while we do our best to avoid spoilers it is impossible to disguise all details and some may reveal crucial plot elements. 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