This movie has nothing new as far as plot. It's a story as old as time. What makes gravy of this flick is the acting. Many of the roles in this picture are played by next to nobody's. Basically, your standard issue supporting supporting actor. Regardless I enjoyed a astounding performance by Sam Eliott, William Sadler and especially Max Perlich who has had us all going since 'Gleaming the Cube.' Now that I aged myself. This movie came at a point in our generation when we were ready to lift the burden of Reganomics and The earlier, less deadly strain, of the Bush virus. This movie not only openly portrays drug use, it embraces it. Many movies such as 'Requiem for a Dream,' 'Trainspotting,' and 'Leaving Las Vegas' owe patronage to 'Rush' for breaking the Conservative mold on drug use in cinema. Basically all we had was Spicoli walking out of a smoke filled V-Dub saying 'Aloha, Mr. Hand.' Remember movies such as 'Days of Wine and Roses' where American addictions are outllined skin tight. Go figure it took a movie about cops doing the deed to break the mold. Of course this movie placed a delayed promotion for modern flicks such as 'Training Day' and of course 'NARC.'
Bottom Line : The movie will tend to drag as most drug movies do. I'm sure if you induce fore mentioned, it won't drag. Beyond that, Excelent Directing, Exquisite soundtrack by the (at moment mourning) Clapton, and most deffinitely a must for those who appreciate fine acting, so much you forget they're actors (which has become recently rare). Heck, I bought it at Best Buy for $7.50, worth at least three times that.
Bottom Line : The movie will tend to drag as most drug movies do. I'm sure if you induce fore mentioned, it won't drag. Beyond that, Excelent Directing, Exquisite soundtrack by the (at moment mourning) Clapton, and most deffinitely a must for those who appreciate fine acting, so much you forget they're actors (which has become recently rare). Heck, I bought it at Best Buy for $7.50, worth at least three times that.