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Rush (1991)
Undercover cop Jim Raynor teams with Kristen Cates to do a deep cover assignment to bring down the notoriously hard-to-capture drug lord Gaines., only to get sucked into the drug culture, compromising their assignment.
10 March 1966, Houston, Texas, USA
9 April 1921, Floresville, Texas, USA
9 December 1943, Nacogdoches, Texas, USA
28 March 1968, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
3 February 1948, El Paso, Texas, USA
13 August 1952, Harris County, Texas, USA
January 01, 2000
All of this is bolstered by solid performances, especially impressive since the characters are woefully underwritten.
January 01, 2000
It peaks way before the movie's over. You're caught in a slow but steady decline, an unwanted comedown.
May 20, 2003
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.
April 12, 2002
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.
April 09, 2008
To be really powerful or tragic they need to be a lot less hackneyed and directed with more inspiration than this merely adequate effort.
April 09, 2008
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.
April 09, 2008
Leigh is effective as always, but has little to chew on; Patric has even less.
April 09, 2008
A melodramatic, if gritty, Hollywood muddle.
June 24, 2006
Zanuck's debut feature fails to keep its dramatic sightlines clear.
May 12, 2001
Despite the false notes and grinding bleakness, the film's insider savvy makes for pungent drama.
April 09, 2008
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.
July 06, 2012
Though well-acted, well-written and well-directed, it's still an unpleasant watch that never gets beyond being routine.