Thursday, April 25, 2013

Three sentence movie reviews: Premium Rush

O! Joseph Gordon-Levitt, you could not be any cuter when you combine your charming self with the character archetype of the modern urban cowboy: the bike messenger.  Aside from Mr. Gordon-Levitt's performance, this also had a female lead with something to do and the always welcome presence of Michael Shannon.  This was a well-crafted film with great chase scenes and a good bit of heart and I had a very good time watching it.

Cost:  $1.00 from Videorama
Where watched: at home.

3 comments:

  1. JGL's smile makes my heart hurt. He is so dang cute! I thought that Michael Shannon's performance was really over-the-top in this movie. Having seen his very understated performance in "Take Shelter," I found it a bit jarring. I assume it was how he was directed to perform.

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  2. He is totally adorbs! Would this actually pass the Bechdel test? Likely no, with the mention of one good female lead.

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  3. Oh my gosh no. She doesn't even have that much to do, I think I was impressed that she actually got to ride the bike.

    What I forgot to say in the initial review is that this has a great depiction of kissing in a bar. It perfectly captured the moment.

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