Neither glamorising nor moralising, Rush deserves plaudits for its gritty, no-holds-barred take on drugs. The intelligent performances are the icing on the cake.
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04/09/08
Rush (1991)
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Reviews Counted:25
Fresh:17
Rotten:8
Average Rating:6.2/10
Runtime: 2 hrs 1 min
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: In the 1970s, a narcotics agent and his rookie female partner go undercover to bust Texas drug dealers. Cut off from everyone around them, the two become intensely dependent on one another and have... [More]
Starring: Jason Patric, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Gregg Allman, Sam Elliott
Director: Lili Fini Zanuck
Reviews for Rush
Top CriticTo be really powerful or tragic they need to be a lot less hackneyed and directed with more inspiration than this merely adequate effort.
04/09/08
Top CriticZanuck's debut feature fails to keep its dramatic sightlines clear.
06/24/06
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06/02/08
Top CriticA melodramatic, if gritty, Hollywood muddle.
04/09/08
Top CriticHead-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.
04/09/08
Top CriticLeigh is effective as always, but has little to chew on; Patric has even less.
04/09/08
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11/23/07
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07/31/05
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07/29/05
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06/30/05
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09/10/04
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03/27/04
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07/22/03
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.
05/20/03
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12/22/02
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10/18/02
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08/29/02
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07/26/02
A gritty look at drug addiction, moral consequences and ethically questionable scenarios from the perspective of a couple of undercover cops in the deep south of Texas.
04/12/02
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