Premium Rush (2012)
Average Rating: 6.4/10
Reviews Counted: 154
Fresh: 117 | Rotten: 37
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.
Average Rating: 6.7/10
Critic Reviews: 40
Fresh: 32 | Rotten: 8
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
User Ratings: 128,429
Movie Info
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
Cast
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Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Wilee -
Michael Shannon
Bobby Monday -
Dania Ramirez
Vanessa -
Jamie Chung
Nima -
Lauren Ashley Carter
Phoebe -
Sean Kennedy
Marco -
Kimberley Perfetto
Polo -
Anthony Chisholm
Tito -
Ashley Austin Morris
Receptionist -
Wole Parks
Manny -
Kevin Bolger
Squid -
Aasif Mandvi
Raj -
Charles Borland
Campus Guard -
Aaron Tveit
Kyle, Kyle (Student) -
Christopher Place
Bike Cop -
Amy Hohn
Upper West Side Lady -
Doug Williams
Desk Officer -
Sebastian Lacause
Detective -
Nick Damici
Detective -
Kelvin Whui
Dealer -
Henry Kwan
Lin's Pai Gow Player -
Keenan Leung
Lin's Pai Gow Player -
Wally Ng
Lin's Pai Gow Player -
Nancy Eng
Lin's Pai Gow Player -
Zhao Mao Chen
Lin's Pai Gow Player -
Brian Koppelman
Loan Shark -
Lee Hoon
Floor Manager -
Boyce Wong
Mr. Lin -
Jimmy P. Wong
Enormous Asian Man -
Kenny Wong
Second Asian Man -
Jade Wu
Bingo Caller -
Lyman Chen
2nd Floor Manager -
Huang Gian Jin
Basement Pai Gow Pla... -
Tony Cheng
Basement Pai Gow Pla... -
Li Jing Xian
Basement Pai Gow Pla... -
Lam Yung Ting
Basement Pai Gow Pla... -
Hui Yuk Lung
Basement Pai Gow Pla... -
Darlene Violette
Debra -
Henry O
Mr. Leung -
Kin Shing Wong
Sudoku Man -
Jason A. Iannacone
21st Precinct Cop -
Ted Sod
Worker -
Alexis Krauss
Sleigh Bells -
Derek Miller
Sleigh Bells -
Carsey Walker, Jr.
Dread -
Matthew Rauch
Paramedic -
Michael-Leon Wooley
NYPD Tow Truck Drive... -
Victor Chan
Squad Cop -
PJ Sosko
Uniform Cop - Impoun... -
Jerry Walsh
Uniform Cop - Impoun... -
Ruth Zhang
Nima's Mom -
Bojun Wang
Nima's Son -
Richard Hsu
Clipboard Guy (China... -
Mario D'Leon
Moosey -
Kate Manning
Bike Chick -
Fernando Rivera
Cyclehawk Guy -
Djani Johnson
Johnny -
Wai Ching Ho
Sister Chen -
Henry O.
Mr. Leung
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All Critics (154) | Top Critics (40) | Fresh (117) | Rotten (37) | DVD (4)
Just a few spokes short of a wheel, guys.
Top CriticAn 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.
Premium Rush is that rare bird: a chase picture that's just a chase picture - and a dandy one.
A blast.
The whole film sizzles with urban aggression.
Premium Rush isn't mindless mayhem, a thriller for teenage boys bursting with hormonal bloodlust. Koepp's film has a brain...
Satisfying on a basic, fun level, but also stylishly produced and not insulting to the viewer's intelligence.
The movie, idiotic as it is, has its charms, thanks in large part to its two main actors.
Gordon-Levitt proves he's the best actor on two wheels, pedaling furiously to save a grueling ride from becoming more tiresome.
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.
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.
Gordon-Levitt is, as usual, a likeable hero, though he's underused in a film that's plainly more interested in kinetics than drama.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Eye-popping practical bike work should provide interested viewers with a middle-of-the-road rush that's a bit short of 'premium.'
... a lightning-paced, hyper-adrenalized entertainment.
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.
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.
Joseph Gordon-Levitt is an immensely likable hero and the stunt work is astonishing.
This is about the bike, the road and the compulsion to go, go, go.
The film is one snappy, fast-paced chase through the streets of Manhattan. Never mind the logic, feel the breeze.
Audience Reviews for Premium Rush
Super Reviewer
Super Reviewer
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- Bobby Monday: I'm chasing a bicycle ha he!
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- Wilee: Hold my log. [takes off on his bike]
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- Wilee: Who the hell are you?
- Bobby Monday: Somebody you don't want to f*** with.
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- Wilee: I almost got killed three times in the last ten minutes!
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- Wilee: Suck it, douchebag.
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- Raj: Man that thing is like cigarettes and democrats: everyone wants 'em and everyone wants to get rid of 'em!
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