Premium Rush

When YouTube was still in its infancy, some of the earliest viral videos I remember watching were bicyclists doing trick moves to hop up steep inclines and thread the needle in tough to reach places.

It was parkour… but with bikes!

And you know what I always thought those videos were missing? Bumbling cops chasing these daredevils for absurd comic relief.

Thankfully, “Premium Rush” delivers.

And “delivers” is the right word, because “Premium Rush” is about that most loved of all groups of people, bike couriers. Yes, now those annoying people who you just want to run over in traffic (unless they’re bringing you your Jimmy Johns) have their own movie dedicated to making you wish you were as constantly amped as they are. Continue reading “Premium Rush”