10 Movies That Worked Despite Their Absurd Premise

10. Crank: High Voltage

The duology of Crank movies have never purported to be high art. Directors Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor instead conceived of a premise perfect for facilitating non-stop, high-octane action. The first movie saw Statham's Chev injected with a drug that slowed his adrenaline to a crawl. On his vengeful tirade, he was forced to keep his adrenaline up by doing things such as getting into fights with policemen and having intercourse in public.

The sequel is where the writers swung for the fences, though. Waking up in a daze following the previous movie's climax, Chev discovers that his heart has been replaced with an artificial one. He soon finds out he must keep this new organ charged while he hunts for those who took his original beat-maker. How does he do this? Jumper cables attached to a car battery, live wires atop a utility pole and yes, having intercourse on a racetrack to generate static energy. Look, when the movie features characters such as Poon Dong and Dark Chocolate, it's best to leave your critic's cap at the door.

After a climax that has to be seen to be believed, Crank: High Voltage cements itself as a deliriously silly movie that just wants the audience to have fun. And it succeeds.