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Welcome to the summer of Joseph Gordon-Levitt! After his stint alongside Batman, JGL takes the lead in the bicycle action flick, "Premium Rush."Here, Gordon-Levitt plays Wilee, the fastest bike messenger in New York City, who, just for fun, rides around with no brakes. But things get serious after Wilee picks up an envelope and ends up becoming the target of a crooked cop (Michael Shannon).
"Premium Rush" hits theaters Friday; take a look at what all the critics are saying about Jo-Go's latest.
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Gallery | 'Premium Rush': What the Critics Are Saying
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Frank Lovece (Newsday)
"Premium Rush" is both the title of this movie and its clever if less than subtle promise to summer audiences -- which it mostly delivers ... -
Kyle Smith (New York Post)
This is supposed to be a life-and-death chase movie, not two friends messing around. -
Tom Long (Detroit News)
No brakes indeed. -
Stephanie Merry (Washington Post)
Breezy and entertaining, if imperfect ... -
Claudia Puig (USA Today)
The contrived tale is filled with plot holes, but the story takes a back seat to the chase-filled, daredevil action. -
Bob Mondello (NPR)
Premium Rush is just a fun ride. -
Mark Feeney (Boston Globe)
"Premium Rush" has a lot of energy - too much, it's kind of exhausting. It also has a lot of trickiness. -
John DeFore (Hollywood Reporter)
Premium Rush supplies just enough dramatic rationale to set a series of Manhattan bike chases in motion and then follows without pretending it cares much about anything beyond the adrenaline. -
Andrew Barker (Variety)
The lovably ridiculous bike-messenger thriller Premium Rush is a welcome throwback. -
Peter Travers (Rolling Stone)
Premium Rush features fearless stunt work that shames most computer trickery. Too bad I didn't believe a minute of it.
