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Rush (1991)

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Average Rating: 6/10
Critic Reviews: 9
Fresh: 7 | Rotten: 2

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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 (28) | Top Critics (10) | Fresh (19) | 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 | Comment
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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 | Comment
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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 | Comment
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Despite the false notes and grinding bleakness, the film's insider savvy makes for pungent drama.

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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 | Comment
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It peaks way before the movie's over. You're caught in a slow but steady decline, an unwanted comedown.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Washington Post | Comment
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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 | Comment

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 | Comment
Empire Magazine

A melodramatic, if gritty, Hollywood muddle.

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

Zanuck's debut feature fails to keep its dramatic sightlines clear.

June 24, 2006 Full Review Source: Time Out | Comment
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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

November 20, 2009
yona71

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"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

October 20, 2005
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