60 - Crank 2: High Voltage

    I went in expecting it to not be as good as Crank.  And it was actually worse than I expected.  The premise was actually decent: this time, he has an artificial heart, and he has to periodically get some electricity to recharge it.

    But the movie doesn't work.  It starts off acceptably, but it gradually moves toward a sensibility that detracts from the tone of the movie.  There are too many efforts to repeat the successes of the first movie, but they lose the atmosphere.  As as result, I actually felt a bit bored during this one.

    They also did a little bit more character development, but they really screwed that up.  I shouldn't come out of it thinking that the hero is more of a jerk.