Hear that? That’s the sound of every bike messenger you’ve
ever met getting a collective boner. While on paper writer/director David Koepp’s
new movie “Premium Rush” sounds terrible, like they weren’t even trying to come
up with a real narrative, the movie is actually a blast. It’s a hearty nod to
80’s underground sports movies like “Rad” and “Thrashin’”, though the most apt
and obvious comparison is “Gleaming the Cube”. Those first two are ostensibly
about the sports—BMX racing and skateboarding respectively—but “Gleaming the
Cube” is a story where the characters just happen to be skate punks. “Premium
Rush” is basically one long, extended chase scene, the primary characters
simply happen to be New York City bike messengers.
