Rush1991
Rush (1991)
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Cast
as Jim Raynor
as Kristen Cates
as Dodd
as Walker
as Will Gaines
as Chief Donald Nettle
as Scooter Trash
as Monroe
as Willie Red
as Senior District Attorney
as Motorcycle Guy
as Motorcycle Guy
as Man in Disco
as Yellow Rose Bartender
as Driller's Waitress
as Man in Disco
as Defense Attorney
as Judge
as Yellow Rose Waitress
as Mayor
as Grand Jury District Attorney
as Police Instructor
as Domino Player
as Wino
as Dodd's Wife
as Police Lieutenant
as Scooter Trash
as Scooter Trash
as Scooter Trash
as Cop
as Man in Hearse
as Medical Examiner
as Reporter
as Club Band - "Terrell"
Critic Reviews for Rush
All Critics (28) | Top Critics (12) | Fresh (20) | Rotten (8)
To be really powerful or tragic they need to be a lot less hackneyed and directed with more inspiration than this merely adequate effort.
Head-swiveling directorial debut of Lili Fini Zanuck lays out a tough masculine scenario [based on Kim Wozencraft's book] in a way that is always emotionally riveting.
Leigh is effective as always, but has little to chew on; Patric has even less.
Zanuck's debut feature fails to keep its dramatic sightlines clear.
Mr. Patric and Ms. Leigh are able to make Jim and Kristen as grimly memorable as the drug culture that threatens to engulf them both.
Despite the false notes and grinding bleakness, the film's insider savvy makes for pungent drama.
Audience Reviews for Rush
A truly excellent, authentic, engrossing, and relentlessly dark depiction of drugs and the criminal justice system. There are no true "good guys" to be found, and the bad guys are found on both sides, moral ambiguity is rampant. The film does a fantastic job of showing how fine the line often is, and how, in the name of moral relativity, it's often crossed. The film captures a fantastic tone throughout, and is powerfully acted by both Jason Patric and Jennifer Jason Leigh, who have a gripping chemistry together. The script is intelligent, being based on a semi-autobiographical novel, and offers poignant insight. One of the best "in too deep" films out there. 4.5/5 Stars
Super Reviewer
Critically insane story of an Texas undercover narcotics police sergeant Jim Raynor (Jason Patric) that recruits a fresh young police rookie Kristen Cates (Jennifer Jason Leigh) to infiltrate and take down a suspected drug dealing crime boss (Gregg Allman). Between getting strung out and collecting evidence against the crime boss...the pressure escalates on the pair to manufacture fictitious evidence to get this crime boss off the streets. As the pressure increases the assistance of their superior (Sam Elliot) and his higher ups...becomes more evident that manufacturing police evidence against a suspect, is against police protocol...the heat gets turned up on whether the crime boss will go behind bars but what will be the cost of the risky effort? This fairly slow moving drama will rock you to the edge of your seat and suspense you with with a rolling sound track...see it!
Super Reviewer
I liked this film when it came out in '91, and it holds up. Jason Patric and Jennifer Jason Leigh star in this tale of two undercover cops(narcotics agents) who get caught up in the lifestyle as they are in pursuit of a shady bar owner who may very well be the biggest drug pusher in the area, as well as other dealers with the help of a friend and user. The performances by Patric and Leigh are brilliant in this dim film based on true events of two narcotics agents in 1974 rural Texas who literally take their work home with them which is clearly nothing but trouble in many ways. Eric Clapton's bluesy score adds to the time and tone of the film as well.
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