Awwww, c’mon, I really wanna see this one.
Jason Statham’s latest bone-breaking adventure, “Crank: High Voltage,” won’t be screened for critics. It’s opening cold, in official movie speak. It hits theaters April 17.
Have you seen the trailer? It could jump start two dozen stalled cars. See for yourself:
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I can’t blame them for opening it cold. They know that most critics, even if they secretly enjoyed it, would feel it necessary to slam it to keep their “cool kids” card among the cinéastes.
I enjoyed the first one for what it was: an attempt at a live-action video game. This one looks like they are going to take every cartoonish moment and wrench it up another notch. Should be fun.
Some critics will surprise you, though … but overall you’re right. It’s hardly Oscar catnip, and stuffy movie critics will likely run from the theaters.
I can’t wait to see it, though.
I agree with Synner_man. Looks like a lot of fun at the movies. Why bother opening it up to critics when it will be word-of-mouth, and Statham fans, that will drive box office.
Speaking of Statham, isn’t he one of the most underrated action movie stars around? He’s a very compelling screen presence for the genre — charismatic, good looking, intense, funny. Put him in a tux and he could be James Bond (if Daniel Craig wasn’t already doing a good job with that role).
Am i crazy? Why does the next “Arnold” have to live in America? And Statham can actually act a little bit. His performance in The Bank Job that took a lot of reviewers by surprise for its nuance.
Christian! Weigh in, please.
I don’t think Statham could be Bond because Statham’s main appeal is that he is working class. The blue-collar attitude is the reason I think he is so interesting as an action star. He got his start in “Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels” because he was a real street hustler in his youth and Guy Ritchie knew that he bring that to the role. If you said in a film that Daniel Craig was an Oxford professor, you could believe it. If you said Statham was doing that job, you would wonder why he was doing undercover work there.
Statham is the best action hero we have, but in today’s Hollywood he isn’t required. The ’80s would have made him a superstar. Instead, he toils under the A-list, making smaller budgeted actioners that delight crowds and make tidy profits. But they rarely have anyone noteworthy in the cast save him, and they rarely get the kind of promotion a blockbuster gets. He just keeps on keeping on, and he’s always compelling and fun to watch.
And, yeah, he can act, too.