Crank: High Voltage (R)
Not reviewed
Who’s in it: JASON FREAKING STATHAM!
What it’s about: Get THIS! The AWESOME Jason Statham DIED in the first ADRENALINE-CHARGED “Crank,” but he gets an ELECTRIFYING heart transplant and LIVES AGAIN!!!!
Worth watching? Why didn’t Lionsgate screen it for critics anywhere? The studio did not give us OFFICIAL COMMENT so WE DON’T KNOW!!
DAVID FRESE, THE KANSAS CITY STAR
American Violet (PG-13)
!!!
Who’s in it: Nicole Beharie, Michael O’Keefe, Alfre Woodard, Tim Blake Nelson
What it’s about: Innocent Texas mother Regina Kelly (Beharie) takes DA Calvin Beckett (O’Keefe) to court rather than cop a plea to fabricated drug charges.
Worth watching? “Nicole Beharie gives a boldly engaging performance as a single mother unjustly accused and unwilling to take it.”
JOHN ANDERSON, NEWSDAY
Sugar (R)
!!! 1/2
Who’s in it: Algenis Perez Soto, Jaime Tirelli, Richard Bull
What it’s about: Dominican baseball prodigy pitches his way to the States, gets hit with metaphorical beanball.
Worth watching? “Honest, touching take on the American game, and the American Dream.”
JOHN ANDERSON, NEWSDAY
