Directed By: David Koepp
Starring: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Michael Shannon, Dania Ramirez, Jamie Chung
Rating:
PG-13 for some violence, intense action sequences and language
Run Time: 1 hour, 31 minutes
Synopsis: Wilee (Gordon-Levitt) is a law-school dropout turned NYC bike messenger
who loves to ride fast on his brakeless bike. One day he gets a call to take an
envelope from a friend (Chung) and deliver it to Chinatown. Shortly after he’s
intercepted by a Detective Monday (Shannon) who needs the package to pay off a
gambling debt. From there and with the help of his ex-girlfriend (Ramirez), it
becomes a race between Wilee, Monday and the clock to get the package to its
destination.
REVIEW
Andrew:
Hello readers! We know it’s been a little bit since our last review and we
thank you for your patience! I’m back from my two-week stint working on
location in the middle of Pennsylvania and now Sarah and I can get back to
seeing movies together on a regular basis.
For the first movie we’re
going to review after my return (and as a new member of The Large Association
of Movie Blogs, what up?!) we saw Premium Rush, the new action film
starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt (The Dark Knight Rises) and Michael Shannon
(Take
Shelter). JGL plays a NYC bike messenger named Wilee (pronounced
“Wiley” like the cartoon coyote) who picks up a parcel that Shannon’s corrupt
NYPD detective needs to intercept so he can pay off some gambling debts.
Sarah, this isn’t a film we
had a chance to preview last week but I’d say it’s one we’ve been looking
forward to because we like JGL. Now that we’ve seen it, what do you think of Premium
Rush?
Sarah:
I’m going to say that I didn’t mind it. I went into it knowing that it was going
to be nothing but bike chase sequences and JGL trying to get this package from
Point A to Point B as fast as he could and insanity would ensue in-between
those points.
