FOR THE LOVE OF ALL THAT IS HOLY, STOP WITH THE BING.ĭo we recommend this movie: I say no, BigJ says meh. Obviously, this movie had major funding from Chase Bank because there are about 1,000 Chase Banks throughout the course of 91 minutes. It's only 91 minutes long but seems to drag and doesn't really go much of anywhere for a movie that travels all over Manhattan!! It focuses on the split-second decisions of the bike messengers to avoid getting hit by cars, to avoid hitting strollers full of babies, and it seems that most of the danger comes from lower Manhattan traffic as opposed to the villain of the story. Make peace with this reality, and you're in for a ride (pardon the pun), with bike sequences that will place you square at the handlebars of Wilee's bike, hoping you'll make it. It's a popcorn movie through and through, made for maximum momentum and white-knuckle thrills. The problem with this movie is that it's executed poorly. Kids say ( 11 ): PREMIUM RUSH won't be mistaken for a complex masterpiece. the Extra-Terrestrial," just dragged out into a 91 minute feature film. It's almost an excuse to shove biking stunts down our throats, and to show that bikes are somehow infinitely better than cars, and to show how bikes can even beat cars in intense chases, and POOF! You've got a movie! In fact, it reminds of us the BMX chase scene in "E.T. It's basically "Getaway," except it's involving street bikes, and not as crappy, plus Aasif Mandvi. We guess it's unique perspective on a "chase" type of film, but this time it involves bike riders/couriers. Obviously, this movie is not Gordon-Levitt's finest work, but he does alright with what he's given. Netflix Netflix (coming soon) HBO Max Amazon Prime Disney+ Apple TV+. It takes a specialbreed to ride the fixie - super lightweight, single-gear bikes with no brakes and riders. It was fine, except that Michael Shannon is a bumbler in general and it's extremely distracting.he always seems to play the same types of character, too, and it gets repetitive. Dodging speeding cars, crazed cabbies 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. ![]() Wilee has to risk his safety and possibly his life in order to deliver Nima's letter safely.įirst of all, there's nothing wrong with the acting in this movie. ![]() On his way out of the university where he picked up the letter, he is accosted by Bobby Monday (Michael Shannon), who is a crooked cop in need of cash to settle gambling debts. He picks up a letter from his girlfriend Vanessa's (Dania Ramirez) roommate Nima (Jamie Chung), who says the letter is extremely important and must be delivered to the recipient ONLY. Once a package leaves the customer's hands and is put into his bag, he does not touch it again until he reaches his drop-off point. Wilee (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) is a bike messenger who delivers packages with the utmost care and security.
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