tlawrenceintel This is by far Jason Patric's best role. Even better than Sleepers and that's saying something. While he is not the best actor and will likely never receive any serious acclaim, he serves this role up realistically. The downward spiral that he slips into as the good cop gone rogue is believable. I came to realize that this could really happen when deep undercover gets too deep. Look for Greg Allman in an amazing performance in a role that was tailor-made just for him. The ultimate gangster/biker/outlaw long before Sons of Anarchy was conceived.

videorama-759-859391 Rush is a great movie, steered by two great actors, sharing their finest hour. Loosely based upon a real story, Rush tells the story of DEA undercover cops, (Leigh and Patric) who fall prey to the miscellany of drugs themselves, getting too involved in the false guise they're leading, through no fault of their own. These drugs have em'. Leigh, the newcomer to this operation, is shown the ropes by Patric, who later on, is that that far gone, he bounce back from this quicksand he's falling into. We both feel, greatly for these character's plights. They're out to bust the supplier Gaines, (Cher's hubby, Greg Allman in a sinister, pitch perfect part) who's into more than the distribution of drugs. We follow the slow destruction of these two, Patric at one stage burning his wrist purposely with an iron. In another scene of hopelessness, he arsef..ks Leigh. Sam Elliott in a strong part, plays their boss, a character of great support for these two's hapless spiral into a world of fear, paranoia. The two are so believably great, in one of the best drug films ever made, and still is to this day. It's a good solid drama, with top notch storytelling, and a dynamic and approving shock ending at the sound of double barrel. Too, Eric Clapton's song, Tears in Heaven is featured towards the end, fittingly in a haunting and memorable scene, a few scenes ahead of an unforgettable and tragic one.

Elswet The performances rate better than the rating I've given this work, simply because I will not support a movie which shows any child or mentally challenged person how to obtain, cook, and inject narcotics into their bodies.This is a disgusting film, which serves no purpose in the world, but to glamorize and attempt to legitimize the narcotic lifestyle. It bears convincing performances, which add to my disgust. What were these people THINKING?! I could not enjoy a movie such as this. It's enough to make someone who has never done drugs, think about it, and those who have and have redeemed themselves, consider reversion. I'm surprised it doesn't make every clean junkie who sees it, fall off the wagon.There's nothing good about this "movie," which stands more as a How To Get Strung Out docu-drama. This is the epitome of what's wrong with Hollywood.Utterly disgusting.It rates a 1.3/10 from...the Fiend :.

native_girl333 I saw "Rush" yesterday and it surprised me completely. I haven't seen so powerfully dedicated acting in a long time! In "Rush" two undercover police officers (soulful pair Jason Patric and Jennifer Jason Leigh) who are trying to bust every big drug dealer in Los Angeles. But there is a fine line of becoming a drug addict when you are acting to be one... Is it save to use drugs in the name of good intentions?Lili Fini Zanuck directed (and her spouse Richard D. Zanuck produced) Jason Leigh and Patric with a touch of a combination of rough and soft at the same time. The pair gives performances which are strong and morningly present, too. Probably their career's best roles. The pair supports the story and are the strength of whole movie. I was blown away. Jason Leigh and Patric really had the unspoken chemistry. That isn't easy to achieve. They were very impressively convincing.Although of the rough subject of the movie the love story rises behind it. If your partner is screwed than so are you, Patric's character Jim Raynor says to Kirsten (Jason Leigh) about their under-covering. Yes, it is true but I think that Kirsten would have done whatever Jim would have wanted her to do even she was so strong individual. It is a notion of overcoming love.I really loved the feeling of the seventies in the movie. The music (composed by guitar-wizard Eric Clapton), clothes and the spirit was so '70s (my favorite decade even I wasn't been born yet). After happy hippie-sixties, the golden era of drug-using was behind and the drug-busting was just begun. If the using was so free in the '60s in the '70s it was spreading more fluently and the criminality was increasing. The movie shows that how dangerous it is to be close encounter with the drug dealers.The movie has R-rating here in Finland and some other countries too and it is definitely rough and tough although there is a softer side. But I am sure that the drug addicts life isn't so pretty so "Rush" feels very authentic and real. "Rush" was surprisingly good movie which held me throughout the whole movie. I highly recommend it.