There are a thousand ways to raise your adrenaline. Today, Chev Chelios will need every single one.|Aug. 31, 2006|USA|88 Min.|R
Genre: Action;Crime;Thriller
Description: Chev Chelios, an English hitman based in Los Angeles, works for a crime syndicate led by Don “Carlito” Carlos. Carlito tasks Chelios with eliminating mafia boss Don Kim, as the Triads have been interfering with Carlito’s operations. Chelios executes the job and seemingly kills Don Kim. However, small-time criminal Ricky Verona seizes the opportunity to conspire with Carlito against Chelios. Verona plans to eliminate Chelios to prevent retaliation from the Triads and take his place as Carlito’s new enforcer.
The next morning, while Chelios is asleep in his apartment, Verona, his brother Alex, and their henchmen break in and inject Chelios with a synthetic Chinese drug that slows the heart by blocking adrenaline, leading to eventual death. Chelios wakes up to find a recording left by Verona explaining what has happened. Enraged, Chelios destroys his TV and sets out for revenge.
Chelios contacts a Mafia surgeon, Doc Miles, who informs him that the only way to survive is to keep his adrenaline levels high by engaging in dangerous and thrilling activities. Unsure if an antidote exists, Chelios resorts to extreme measures to stay alive, including fighting gangsters, reckless driving, taking drugs, and even public encounters with his girlfriend, Eve.
Chelios confronts Carlito at his penthouse, demanding help to find an antidote and eliminate Verona. Carlito admits there is no antidote and confirms his alliance with Verona, intending to use Chelios’s death as a scapegoat against the Chinese. Fueled by anger, Chelios leaves to hunt down Verona.
Through a street contact named Kaylo, Chelios locates Alex at a restaurant. After a failed interrogation, Chelios kills Alex and uses his phone to contact Verona, warning him of his brother’s death. In retaliation, Verona sends thugs after Eve. Chelios rushes to save her, revealing his true profession and his plans to retire and spend more time with her.
Cast director: Brian Taylor
Cast actor: Jason Statham, Amy Smart, José Pablo Cantillo, Efren Ramirez, Dwight Yoakam, Carlos Sanz, Reno Wilson, Edi Gathegi, Glenn Howerton, Jay Xcala
Original name: Crank