‘Premium Rush’: A wreck that can’t find its footing

Published August 24, 2012 4:00am ET



Premium Rush” is unabashedly stupid — just not stupid enough.

The story of a bike messenger (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) being chased by an unhinged detective (Michael Shannon) through the crowded streets of New York City seems like the perfect recipe for a B-movie.

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