Premium Rush (1:30) 2012

Premium Rush is a mixed bag. The strengths of the bike messenger themed movie is the action. Joesph Gordon-Levitt weaves through the traffic jammed streets of the Big Apple on a single gear bike with no brakes. He is  charming, reckless former trick bicycle rider and law school graduate. He hasn't taken the bar exam because he doesn't want to wear a suit and sit in an office.  Wilee picks up a package containing a ticket worth a lot of money which he needs to deliver to Chinatown. A police detective, with a gambling problem, plans to intercept the ticket to pay of his debt. Wilee, his girlfriend, and his rival, race through the streets, avoiding police to make the delivery before the seven o'clock deadline. Full of action, neat camera angles and lots of bikes crashing into cars keeps the movie going at a good pace. The story is told in a nonlinear way so the audience understands why key events have taken place. Is the dialogue great? No. Are the main characters likable? Yes. Is the villain despicable? Yes. I believe that Premium Rush will be a hit with the high school and college crowd. And for the rest of us, it will be an afternoon spent in a summer escape action film and for those of us going back to school, it a good way to end our vacations.