Premium Rush (2012)

Synopsis:  An adrenline-soaked action comedy about the unlucky day of an atypical heroic NYC bike messenger.

Best part(s): Any of the the bike chases especially the car vs. bike chase scenes.

Best line(s): “What is it with this envelope? People love it, they hate it, they gotta have it, they gotta get rid of it. It’s like cigarettes or Democrats.”

Nudity: Nope.

Overall: I know, I know another Joseph Gordon-Levitt film this year. The lad’s in like 11 movies in the past year but trust me, Premium Rush is worth your time. Speaking of time, the running time of Premium Rush is an easy 90 minutes of nothing but fast-paced chases. There’s very little down time and most of the chit-chat is done over blue-tooth while the chases are happening which is great. I said earlier that the plot is weak and a tad odd but once Wilee (Gordon-Levitt) knows of the nefarious act of Shannon’s loose-cannon cop there’s very little care for the actual plot since it has basically nothing to do with Wilee in the first place. One of my favorite aspects of the film, (besides the chases and bike choreography and stunts) is whenever Wilee is riding fast he turns on his sixth sense or “spidey-sense” if you will whenever he foresee’s danger. We see, through his eyes, 2 or 3 possible routes or maneuvers he could make and the outcome of each one, sometimes with deadly or hilarious (or both) results. For a recent release that pretty much failed at the box office this past summer, its very much worth a look-see.

Score: 8 Ran Red Lights (out of 10)