BY MICHAEL GOODPASTER
This movie just looks like a lot of fun. It looks like one of those old throw back 80’s action movies. Somewhere in the area of Van Damm, Arnold, or Chuck Norris. The one guy that I think actually carries this tradition properly is Jason Statham. Crank and Crank 2 are awesome movies. Statham IS the current action star, it’s just that kind of action movie isn’t as popular as it used to be. Regardless, these movies are fun. He is a low level DEA agent who gets mixed up with an evil meth kingpin played by James Franco! Yes, James Franco! I think he’s trying to take over the roles that Dennis Hopper would take. He’s everywhere and in everything. No genre or medium is safe. The idea that he’s playing the over the top bad guy to fight Statham is really entertaining. Then the cast is rounded out by Winona Ryder, Kate Bosworth, Mishca Barton, and Vincent D’Onofrio. That’s a really solid cast for a silly action movie so it makes me automatically think there’s going to be more this movie. I’m for the fun, but there is a chance this could be pretty damn surprising.
RELEASE DATE - 11/27/13
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