When I heard about this film and saw a trailer a while back, I kind of wrote it off. After the mess of The Dark Knight Rises, maybe unfairly it was hard for me to look at the actors in that movie the same way. This includes Joseph-Gordon Levitt who actually was not bad in the Batman movie but that movie just left a bad taste in my mouth. Also after watching the trailer for Premium Rush, I was not really much interested in the plot which involves bike messengers in New York City. Once Premium Rush hit the theaters, I saw that the critics loved it so I decided to see it myself. I didn't love this movie but did enjoy it somewhat and I also feel it is a movie that might grow on me as time goes on.
The plot involves a bike messenger named Wilee (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) who is trying to help a girl named Nima get her son to America from China by delivering a package for her which contains an important receipt for her son's freedom. The plot is quite original and not one I will probably ever see again. This movie also has a nice cast all the way around and some of the sets are not bad. It can be hard to follow at times though. It also does not have a very good lead-in for the story and it is missing some things at the end but all in all, it is a very cool plot and movie, and maybe the most original plot from a film in 2012.
What I also liked is how good the villain Bobby (Micheal Shannon) is here. At times, he is not really believable as a cop and his actions seem unrealistic but he can pretty funny and he plays his part pretty well.
Out of all the good actors in this film, I think Joseph Gordon-Levitt gives the best performance. He has kind has a bad-ass side to him that I liked a lot. He is a really likable character and he is also pretty funny too.
I liked the messenger and biking scenes more than I thought I would. They are done pretty well with some good slow motion parts to them. There are also some really good chase scenes though New York City that have some computerized tracking aspects that I liked.
The film also has a lot good little things that make it work better. There is a nice love story involving Joseph Gordon-Levitt and the Dania Ramirez character who is also a bike messenger with the Wole Park character trying to butt in. There are also some good chase scenes with a police officer on a bicycle that provides some good laughs (even though it is not very realistic) and there is some good music in this film. Without all these little things, maybe this film wouldn't have made the cut for me.
Premium Rush is a film with some flaws that I probably won't watch often but it is something fresh and fun and it also shows how film trailers can be wrong sometimes.
3/5
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