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Premium Rush (2012)

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Average Rating: 6.4/10
Reviews Counted: 151
Fresh: 115 | Rotten: 36

It's built out of familiar parts, but no matter how formulaic Premium Rush's storyline might seem, it's elevated by high-octane action and enjoyable performances.

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Average Rating: 6.8/10
Critic Reviews: 39
Fresh: 32 | Rotten: 7

It's built out of familiar parts, but no matter how formulaic Premium Rush's storyline might seem, it's elevated by high-octane action and enjoyable performances.

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Average Rating: 3.5/5
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Dodging speeding cars, crazed cabbies, open doors, 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 suicidal 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

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Drama, Action & Adventure, Mystery & Suspense

David Koepp, John Kamps

Dec 21, 2012

$20.3M

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Critic Reviews for Premium Rush

All Critics (151) | Top Critics (39) | Fresh (118) | Rotten (36) | DVD (4)

Just a few spokes short of a wheel, guys.

January 8, 2013 Full Review Source: Time Out New York
Keith Uhlich
Time Out New York
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An unpretentious throwback to the kind of action movie that had no need of superheroes, Premium Rush is hardly a classic but fun up to a point.

January 8, 2013 Full Review Source: CNN.com
Tom Charity
CNN.com
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Premium Rush is that rare bird: a chase picture that's just a chase picture - and a dandy one.

January 8, 2013 Full Review Source: New York Magazine
David Edelstein
New York Magazine
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A blast.

September 11, 2012 Full Review Source: Time Out
Cath Clarke
Time Out
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The whole film sizzles with urban aggression.

September 3, 2012 Full Review Source: New Yorker | Comment (1)
Bruce Diones
New Yorker
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Premium Rush isn't mindless mayhem, a thriller for teenage boys bursting with hormonal bloodlust. Koepp's film has a brain...

August 27, 2012 Full Review Source: MSN Movies
Kathleen Murphy
MSN Movies
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Joseph Gordon-Levitt' fixed-wheel bike has a single gear and no brakes, and you could say the same of director David Koepp's film, which is light on character and plot. But, even on two wheels, the action is fast and furious.

March 12, 2013 Full Review Source: Movie Talk
Jason Best
Movie Talk

Want more from a late-summer joyride than slides, wheelies and bunny hops? Get a load of Shannon, dementedly inspired, trying out an oddball accent and Richard Widmark giggle.

January 8, 2013 Full Review Source: Time Out Chicago
A.A. Dowd
Time Out Chicago

Gordon-Levitt is, as usual, a likeable hero, though he's underused in a film that's plainly more interested in kinetics than drama.

January 8, 2013 Full Review Source: Screen International
John Hazelton
Screen International

A fun chase film starring the likable Joseph Gordon-Levitt, with a deliciously over-the-top performance by Michael Shannon as a villainous crooked cop, and some X Games-worthy bike stunts.

January 8, 2013 Full Review Source: Toledo Blade
Kirk Baird
Toledo Blade

David Koepp's Premium Rush is an energetic and creative way to kill an hour and a half without feeling like a complete waste of time.

January 3, 2013 Full Review Source: We Got This Covered
Jeremy Lebens
We Got This Covered

A spry, inventive antidote to American blockbuster bloat.

December 19, 2012 Full Review Source: Slant Magazine
Chuck Bowen
Slant Magazine

This comedy-leavened action flick somehow manages to make the spandex-clad world of NYC bike couriers seem as intense as a Bond movie.

December 17, 2012 Full Review Source: OK! Magazine
Phil Villarreal
OK! Magazine

The kind of low-expectation late-summer film that can all too often fall under the radar but delivers more honestly and forcefully than most of its warm-weather predecessors.

December 17, 2012 Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com
Rob Gonsalves
eFilmCritic.com

I expected "Premium Rush" would be an exciting film, but I didn't think it would be so much fun to watch. It has plenty of thrills, laughs and a plot that is more complicated and interesting than I thought it would be.

December 4, 2012 Full Review Source: Laramie Movie Scope
Robert Roten
Laramie Movie Scope

Maybe the plot's a little thin, but this is end of summer escapism at its best and it guarantees you'll never look at a biker in NYC the same way again.

October 5, 2012 Full Review Source: Spectrum (St. George, Utah)
Bruce Bennett
Spectrum (St. George, Utah)

Eye-popping practical bike work should provide interested viewers with a middle-of-the-road rush that's a bit short of 'premium.'

September 27, 2012 Full Review Source: ScreenRant
Ben Kendrick
ScreenRant

... a lightning-paced, hyper-adrenalized entertainment.

September 26, 2012 Full Review Source: Sacramento News & Review
Jim Lane
Sacramento News & Review

There is also a romance and scenes of what may or may not be human trafficking but unless the action is happening on the back of a Schwinn it pretty much is only hinted at on screen.

September 21, 2012 Full Review Source: MediaMikes
Michael A. Smith
MediaMikes

Even though we see more of New York at street level than you'd ever expect in one thriller, this film is hit by one puncture after another.

September 19, 2012 Full Review Source: Birmingham Post
Graham Young
Birmingham Post

Joseph Gordon-Levitt is an immensely likable hero and the stunt work is astonishing.

September 15, 2012 Full Review Source: Observer [UK]
Philip French
Observer [UK]

This is about the bike, the road and the compulsion to go, go, go.

September 15, 2012 Full Review Source: Guardian [UK]
Henry Barnes
Guardian [UK]

The film is one snappy, fast-paced chase through the streets of Manhattan. Never mind the logic, feel the breeze.

September 14, 2012 Full Review Source: Daily Express
Allan Hunter
Daily Express
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A bunch of annoying cyclists battle bent police in order to help smuggle in illegal immigrants with help from Chinese gangsters. A likable film though surprisingly considering the unpopularity of each of the four groups. Good casting helps and it never goes too over the top either which probably would have damaged the simplicity of the idea. The idea is sound too for the best part, maybe a little contrived towards the end but not to be taken too seriously. I guess it helps if you are interested in bicycles too.
April 19, 2013
SirPant
Anthony Lawrie

Super Reviewer

Premium Rush is David Koepp's action thriller about a cyclist being pursued through New York City by a crooked cop. This film had the potential of being a great picture that should have thrilled you from start to finish. I thought the cycling scenes were entertaining for what they were, but the plot lacked and should have been thought out more. The film had the potential of being much better, and it falls short of being a very good movie and ends up being just a decent one at best. Joseph Gordon-Levitt does what he can with the material and does make this a watchable film. However the film could have been much better and it's a shame because the idea was good, but in the end it just ends up being one of Levitt's most forgettable films. Premium Rush was decent and entertaining, but there were parts where it was a bit too silly for my liking and it's what ruined the film for me. The film tried to have a bit too much humor with its plot, and it just didn't end up being interesting. The promise of what could have been a great film falters with an underdeveloped script that you can simply tell that there was wasted potential and Premium Rush goes from decent to slightly mediocre to decent. I thought it was an amusing watch, but in the long run is pretty forgettable, and it is kind of disappointing to see a great idea fall short most of the time. Luckily the cast is what saves this one from being a total dud. Premium Rush hits and misses, but the cycling scenes are fun and entertaining and more than make up for the paper thin plot.
February 26, 2013
TheDudeLebowski65
Jeff "The Dude" Lebowski

Super Reviewer

Premium Rush Quotes

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    1. Bobby Monday: I'm chasing a bicycle ha he!
    – Submitted by Kevin D (3 months ago)
    1. Wilee: Hold my log. [takes off on his bike]
    – Submitted by Robert D (4 months ago)
    1. Wilee: Who the hell are you?
    2. Bobby Monday: Somebody you don't want to f*** with.
    – Submitted by Augusta M (8 months ago)
    1. Wilee: I almost got killed three times in the last ten minutes!
    – Submitted by Simon S (8 months ago)
    1. Wilee: Suck it, douchebag.
    – Submitted by Louis N (8 months ago)
    1. Raj: Man that thing is like cigarettes and democrats: everyone wants 'em and everyone wants to get rid of 'em!
    – Submitted by Collin E (8 months ago)

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