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By Kathleen Murphy (78) for MSN Movies (470) on 26 Aug 2012

Premium Rush isn't mindless mayhem, a thriller for teenage boys bursting with hormonal bloodlust. Koepp's film has a brain…

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By Dan Lybarger (786) for Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (1,391) on 25 Aug 2012

New York bicycle couriers lead such dangerous lives that it seems it would be possible to make a thrilling movie about them without having…

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By James Berardinelli (4,524) for ReelViews (4,523) on 25 Aug 2012

The movie speeds along crisply, providing just enough exposition to lend a few pounds of emotional weight without bogging down the breakneck pace…

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By Nick Pinkerton (448) for Village Voice (8,525) on 25 Aug 2012

There is a lot of silly bike-is-life philosophy, including Wilee's personal credo of Fixed gear, steel frame, no brakes, none of which I can…

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By Chris Stuckmann (217) for Moviedex (362) on 25 Aug 2012

It's the kinetic energy Koepp injects into the premise that overshadows the predictable plotting and pushes your pulse into the danger zone…

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By Andrea Chase (1,182) for Killer Movie Reviews (1,182) on 24 Aug 2012

The powers that be perfectly understand that they are making an evening's diversion, not an artistic statement, which in itself may be a perfectly…

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By Robin Clifford (1,670) for Reeling Reviews (4,376) on 24 Aug 2012

Techs, especially for the fast-paced chases, are pretty slick and hold your eye. After a while though, it all gets repetitive…

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By Laura Clifford (2,742) for Reeling Reviews (4,376) on 24 Aug 2012

Director David Koepp (Stir of Echoes) has orchestrated many thrilling sequences of bicyclists dodging and weaving through the real life traffic…

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By Sean P. Means (2,056) for Salt Lake Tribune (1,927) on 24 Aug 2012

Gordon-Levitt, fresh off his pivotal role in The Dark Knight Rises, is an engaging leading man - tough and plucky, but also charming and accessible…

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By David Medsker (361) for Bullz-Eye.com (1,091) on 24 Aug 2012

There is virtually nothing original about the premise of Premium Rush, but its execution is immensely entertaining…

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By Kam Williams (1,272) for AALBC.com (174) on 24 Aug 2012

A Tour de Gridlock unfolding at a breakneck pace that doesn't give you a chance to pause to consider whether what you're watching is even credible…

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By Pete Vonder Haar (745) for Houston Press (294) on 24 Aug 2012

Shannon should have made Roscoe P. Coltrane noises the whole time…

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By Susan Granger (2,214) for SSG Syndicate (1,551) on 24 Aug 2012

A silly, race-against-time thriller, filled with impressive chase scenes and stunt work on a bike without brakes…

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By Matt Brunson (2,422) for Creative Loafing (2,337) on 24 Aug 2012

A movie built around a bicycle messenger is a risky venture -- as an adrenaline-pumper, it sounds about as promising as Driving Miss Daisy…

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By Erick Weber (123) for NECN (109) on 23 Aug 2012

The whole thing is nearly brought to its knees by David Sardy's abominable score…

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By Alonso Duralde (1,351) for TheWrap (3,203) on 23 Aug 2012

It's a good thing that adrenaline tends to short-circuit logical thinking; the plot is mostly nonsensical, but you'll be too thrilled by the…

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By Leonard Maltin (609) for leonardmaltin.com (584) on 23 Aug 2012

I don't know how a film this entertaining and expertly-made can show up the last week of summer, but I'm not complaining…

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By John Beifuss (1,947) for Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (1,944) on 23 Aug 2012

In many ways a live-action Road Runner cartoon... The other influence is Howard Hawks, in particular 'Only Angels Have Wings…

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By Tony Medley (1,109) for Tolucan Times (639) on 23 Aug 2012

lacking characters to care about and with only the whisper of a story, 91 minutes of people riding bicycles at high speed through traffic-laden…

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By S. James Wegg (203) for JWR (201) on 23 Aug 2012

The 'premium' of Koepp's film is the frenetic pace while the 'rush' stems largely from ignoring the transpiring events and savouring the ride…

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