Crank: high voltage

Statham has an artificial heart implanted and must get it charged with electricity every few minutes.

Statham has an artificial heart implanted and must get it charged with electricity every few minutes.

Nobody was likely to doze off during the first Crank film, but its successor makes that deranged romp look like a Merchant Ivory production. Sadly, it’s just a bit too chaotic for its own good.

Donald Clarke

Donald Clarke

Donald Clarke, a contributor to The Irish Times, is Chief Film Correspondent and a regular columnist