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20 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 89Austin ChronicleKathleen MaherAustin ChronicleKathleen MaherIt rings true. Living in the twilight, between right, wrong, legal, illegal, good, bad, is dangerous but it's sheer hypocrisy to deny its attraction.
- 75Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertIt is the first directing effort by Lili Zanuck, co-producer of Driving Miss Daisy, but feels like the work of a more experienced director, especially in the way she gives full measure to the many strong supporting performances in the film.
- 75Washington PostHal HinsonWashington PostHal HinsonRush is a powerhouse movie but not a cheap one. It hits you hard, but never below the belt.
- 75Boston GlobeJay CarrBoston GlobeJay CarrZanuck draws impressive performances from her actors. Gregg Allman is surprisingly strong as a slyly menacing dealer, and Max Perlich, as an unpredictable stoolie, makes his scenes pop. The down-and-dirty Rush puts a lot of punch into enervation. [10 Jan 1992, p.77]
- 60Washington PostDesson ThomsonWashington PostDesson ThomsonTaking a courageous cue from Drugstore Cowboy, in which drugs are actually acknowledged to be enjoyable, Rush intoxicates the head for a while. But it peaks way before the movie's over. You're caught in a slow but steady decline, an unwanted comedown.
- 60TV Guide MagazineTV Guide MagazineZanuck and Dexter employ an elliptical narrative style, stringing together vaguely connected scenes that nervously cut away before their full, depressing implications can sink in. The result is a lack of any meaningful character development or narrative drive.
- 50Time OutTime OutDespite a gritty screenplay by Pete Dexter from Kim Wozencraft's factual book, Zanuck's debut feature fails to keep its dramatic sightlines clear.
- 50Chicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumChicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumWhile competent, it's too routine to generate much interest. Leigh is effective as always, but has little to chew on; Patric has even less.
- 40EmpireAngie ErrigoEmpireAngie ErrigoIn some quarters this will doubtless be hailed as "gritty" and "realistic". Movies about junkies just aren't much fun, however, and to be really powerful or tragic they need to be a lot less hackneyed and directed with more inspiration than this.