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Rush (1991)

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70

Average Rating: 5.6/10
Critic Reviews: 10
Fresh: 7 | Rotten: 3

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audience

68

liked it
Average Rating: 3.4/5
User Ratings: 8,048

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Movie Info

Based on a gritty, semi-autobiographical novel by author Kim Wozencraft, this crime thriller was adapted for the screen by noir novelist Pete Dexter and marked the directorial debut of producer Lili Fini Zanuck. Jennifer Jason Leigh stars as Kristen Cates, a rookie police officer recruited to partner with Jim Raynor (Jason Patric), an undercover Texas cop trying to infiltrate the criminal ring of major drug dealer Will Gaines (Gregg Allman) in the 1970s. What Kristen isn't told is that, as part

Dec 3, 2002

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All Critics (29) | Top Critics (11) | Fresh (20) | Rotten (8) | DVD (3)

Head-swiveling directorial debut of Lili Fini Zanuck lays out a tough masculine scenario [based on Kim Wozencraft's book] in a way that is always emotionally riveting.

April 9, 2008 Full Review Source: Variety
Variety
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Leigh is effective as always, but has little to chew on; Patric has even less.

April 9, 2008 Full Review Source: Chicago Reader
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Zanuck's debut feature fails to keep its dramatic sightlines clear.

June 24, 2006 Full Review Source: Time Out
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Mr. Patric and Ms. Leigh are able to make Jim and Kristen as grimly memorable as the drug culture that threatens to engulf them both.

May 20, 2003 Full Review Source: New York Times
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Despite the false notes and grinding bleakness, the film's insider savvy makes for pungent drama.

May 12, 2001
Rolling Stone
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The movie depends on two strong performances for its effects, and gets them from Jason Patric and Jennifer Jason Leigh.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Chicago Sun-Times
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Though well-acted, well-written and well-directed, it's still an unpleasant watch that never gets beyond being routine.

July 6, 2012 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews
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Neither glamorising nor moralising, Rush deserves plaudits for its gritty, no-holds-barred take on drugs. The intelligent performances are the icing on the cake.

April 9, 2008 Full Review Source: Film4
Film4

To be really powerful or tragic they need to be a lot less hackneyed and directed with more inspiration than this merely adequate effort.

April 9, 2008 Full Review Source: Empire Magazine
Empire Magazine

A melodramatic, if gritty, Hollywood muddle.

April 9, 2008 Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide
TV Guide's Movie Guide

A gritty look at drug addiction, moral consequences and ethically questionable scenarios from the perspective of a couple of undercover cops in the deep south of Texas.

April 12, 2002 Full Review Source: Apollo Guide
Apollo Guide

All of this is bolstered by solid performances, especially impressive since the characters are woefully underwritten.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Deseret News, Salt Lake City
Deseret News, Salt Lake City

It rings true.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle
Austin Chronicle

Audience Reviews for Rush

I liked this film when it came out in '91, and it holds up.
Jason Patric and Jennifer Jason Leigh star in this tale of two undercover cops(narcotics agents) who get caught up in the lifestyle as they are in pursuit of a shady bar owner who may very well be the biggest drug pusher in the area, as well as other dealers with the help of a friend and user.
The performances by Patric and Leigh are brilliant in this dim film based on true events of two narcotics agents in 1974 rural Texas who literally take their work home with them which is clearly nothing but trouble in many ways. Eric Clapton's bluesy score adds to the time and tone of the film as well.
November 20, 2009
yona71

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[font=Century Gothic]"Rush" takes place in 1975. Vice cop, Jim Raynor(Jason Patric), recruits rookie policewoman, Kristen Cates(Jennifer Jason Leigh, great as always), to go undercover with him to buy drugs to be used in evidence against drug dealers in Katterly, Texas. Needless to say, they get in over their heads as the line is crossed...[/font]
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[font=Century Gothic]"Rush" is a quietly suspenseful and completely believable film that casts a very skeptical eye on the war on drugs. Max Perlich nearly steals the movie playing a minor drug dealer with a penchant for grand theft auto. And Gregg Allman has a very commanding presence.[/font]
October 20, 2005
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