Premium Rush (EOTWS)

End Of The Week Shorts #34 extract: Premium Rush (2012)

Premium Rush, whilst it is a bit of a throw-away movie, is a film that feels very fresh. Lightening up the chase, crime-thriller and dumping it on the backs of NYC bike couriers, this film then utilises a dense, multi-layered and intricate plot structure alongside a group of likeable and well-motivated characters to take you on a brisk ride of excitement. This film does very well in masking clear tropes and cliches whilst harnessing their virtues; we've all seen the antagonistic romance, the want-to-be-free main character, the corrupt cop and the ludicrous network of conflicts before in many movies, but this feels distanced enough from other films so that there is that mentioned freshness. 

So, all in all, despite a few minor flaws and a general sense of good-but-not-great, Premium Rush is a fun movie worth seeing.