Friday, June 7, 2013

Old Reviews: Premium Rush

The other movie from 2012 that I thought was underrated was David Koepp's "Premium Rush," which stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt as a New York City bike messenger. Sure the dialogue isn't superb and the tone is sometimes off, but this is a really fun and exciting B-Movie. It had me on the edge of my seat throughout its short 90min running time. In fact, I would say it was my favorite screenplay out of all the 2012 movies I saw. The story unfolds in a very simple and efficient manner. I suspect that given the way the movie's arc is structured, the script would have received an "A" in any film school worth its salt. Michael Shannon is also a great "bad guy" who isn't completely one-dimensional.

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