Directed by:
David KoeppCinematography:
Mitchell AmundsenComposer:
David SardyCast:
Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Jamie Chung, Michael Shannon, Wolé Parks, Dania Ramirez, Aasif Mandvi, Jennifer Butler, Brian Koppelman, Aaron Tveit (more)VOD (1)
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Dodging speeding cars, crazed cabbies and eight million cranky pedestrians is all in a day's work for Wilee (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), the best of New York's agile and aggressive bicycle messengers. It takes a special breed to ride the fixie - super lightweight, single-gear bikes with no brakes and riders who are equal part skilled cyclists and nutcases who risk becoming a smear on the pavement every time they head into traffic. But a guy who's used to putting his life on the line is about to get more than even he is used to when his last envelope of the day - a routine "premium rush" run - turns into a life or death chase through the streets of Manhattan. Also starring Michael Shannon, Dania Ramirez and Jamie Chung. For International Only: Dodging speeding cars, crazed cabbies and eight million cranky pedestrians is all in a day's work for Wilee (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), the best of New York's agile and aggressive bicycle messengers. It takes a special breed to ride the fixie bike. Riders who are equal part skilled cyclists and nutcases who risk becoming a smear on the pavement every time they head into traffic. But a guy who puts his life on the line everyday is about to get more than even he is used to when his last envelope of the day - a routine "premium rush" run - turns into a life or death chase through the streets of Manhattan. Also starring Michael Shannon, Dania Ramirez and Jamie Chung. (official distributor synopsis)
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Premium Rush is a rushed action thriller. Everything is happening really fast, the whole movie is imaginative, effective and original. Plus it feels like Joseph Gordon-Levitt now plays in almost every interesting flick and he is currently on the top of my imaginary list of the most frequently seen actors. Nevertheless, this nice guy really pleased me even in this movie. I think the whole movie deserves three stars, it’s a classic. If you get used to the fact that in this movie the story is not as interesting as the way it is made in, you will have fun. For me, that was enough for those 91 minutes.
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Among the movie's positives, the standout is definitely the cast — especially Michael Shannon, who was born to play disturbed government agents and corrupt police officers, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt, who is also among my favorite actors. However, the main issue I had was with the story itself. It should have stirred some emotions in me, but it fell flat in that regard. Aside from the bike rides, it didn't feel very original. It also made me remember why I don't typically watch the Tour de France — it tends to bore me. The film didn't quite reach that level of tedium, but the potential was there. / Lesson learned: Haste makes waste.
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Straightforward action fun, but surprisingly well made. Gordon-Levitt is good as always, but he’s overshadowed by Michael Shannon, who delivers the cutest antagonist of the year. And it’s mostly him (and the already referred to perfect direction and cinematography) that makes Premium Rush worth watching, even though the script is by no means great.
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Naïve, but nice. The retrospective uncovering of who, what and why is well thought out in the first half of the film and the feats of cycling in the second half are even faster and more intense, with more obstacles. The probability of such a “chance” encounter in Manhattan is vanishingly small and chasing a bicycle with a car through New York’s congested streets is unrealistic, but the film doesn’t take itself seriously, so that’s okay. The girls are pretty, Joseph Gordon-Levitt is likable and bad guy Michael Shannon is eccentrically unhinged in a way that would be suitable for an action comedy. The cyclists go all out and the action is spectacularly shot and edited.
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A brisk, simple, and a hell of a thrilling and entertaining action spectacle, and I will definitely see it more than once. The protagonist's bike has no brakes and the movie about him likewise. Wonderfully shot scenes, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, who I didn't dislike, and Michael Shannon as the uncontrollable villain all made for a more than good experience, but I honestly almost didn't have time to focus on the other characters as Premium Rush kept speeding forward. The second, third or fourth time I see I'll catch everything. And I'm sure it'll still be the same amount of fun.
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