Took in the movie Crank "High Voltage" last night. This is the sequel to the 2006 movie Crank. The original while not Oscar material, managed to hold your attention with the action. The sequel should be at least as good.......right? Here's the movie's premise.
A man falls from an airplane and lands on the streets of downtown Los Angeles. Somehow he survives and is shovelled into a mysterious van. He awakens months later to discover that his heart has been replaced by a battery powered transplant, and his frantic scramble to find his real heart places him in the middle of a power struggle between Chinese and Latino crime syndicates.
The movie is all downhill after the opening scene. I don't know what the director was trying to prove, but if it was to "use and abuse" the audience, he suceeded........wildly! It's a cross between "Grindhouse" and the "Blair Witch Project" with Godzilla thrown in for effect. Sometimes a movie can be so bad, it's good.......well, this piece of dog excrement ain't that. You could call it a "B" movie, but it would be an insult to "B" movies to call this dog that!
After the movie ended, I looked around the theatre to check on the audience reaction. Shock, disbelief and blank stares were common with some patrons visibly upset. To make matters worse, just when you think the movie has ended and the house lights come up, it continues for another 5 minutes.............Rather than waste $7.50 to see this movie, if you feel the need to torture yourself, the next time you're in North Bay grab a Burger at Harvey's. Food poisoning would be preferable.
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