Crank: High Voltage

At the risk of repeating myself, again, this sequel is not as good as the original. Jason Statham is back as Chev Chelios, the seemingly superhuman tough guy who survives everything. This time he is back from the dead.

This movie goes from the ridiculous to silly to almost plausible. It will certainly appeal to the younger male crowd and it earns a very hard R-rating. The entire story could have been told in 30 minutes, but with all the unnecessary and sometimes bizarre scenes, it goes on for 3 times that amount.

Country music's Dwight Yoakam returns as the good doctor who keeps the main character alive. There are several other kinds of stars here too. Porn stars, UFC stars, rock stars, and real gang stars. Over 300 hours of HD digital time was shot. If this 96 minutes was the best of the lot, it was probably a lot of fun, but a huge waste of time.

Watch this movie only if you don't expect much and don't mind soft-core porn, gang-related violence, and outrageous unrelated scenes.