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Rush (15)

Rush (15)

Action, Biography, Drama

A re-creation of the merciless 1970s rivalry between Formula One rivals James Hunt and Niki Lauda.


The critical consensus

True to its title, Rush makes rousing viewing, even if the adrenalin thrill of the race sequences themselves can’t always disguise the cliché-ridden aspects of Morgan’s screenplay.

****(*)Geoffrey Macnab, The Independent, 02/09/2013

Rush is one of the fastest, most enjoyable rides you will take this year.

****(*)Henry Barnes, The Guardian, 06/09/2013

Even if you run a mile from Top Gear, this is still exciting stuff.

****(*)Allan Hunter, The List, 04/09/2013

An easily engaging film, Rush is well acted and adrenalised by characters you respect. Top gear, indeed.

****(*)Siobhan Synnot, The Scotsman, 07/09/2013

It rarely deviates from formula, but Rush wins big, delivering the most exciting F1 footage created for film. Like Hunt, it is sexy, funny, full of thrills. Like Lauda, it is intelligent, a bit blunt, but ultimately touching.

****(*)Ian Freer, Empire Online, 09/09/2013

On paper Rush hardly sounds promising yet writer Peter Morgan (The Queen, Frost/Nixon) and director Ron Howard have crafted an electric piece of cinema that turns an extraordinary duel for the Formula One crown in 1976 into a penetrating study of competitiveness, the male ego and what it means to be alive.

*****Henry Fitzherbert, Daily Express, 12/09/2013

The performances – especially Brühl's – are subtle, and the film is so fabulously kinetic and throbs with such inherent drama that even the clunkiest exposition doesn't dull the thrill of its forward momentum.

****(*)Laurence Phelan, The Independent, 12/09/2013

The tremendous cinematography (by Anthony Dod Mantle) and rousing music (by Hans Zimmer) ensure that the race scenes are invigorating. Brühl excels as the resolutely unromantic Lauda.

****(*)Geoffrey Macnab, The Independent, 12/09/2013

A fast and furious treat.

****(*)Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian, 12/09/2013

The end result plays like a Fast & Furious film for BAFTA voters.

**(*)(*)(*)Alistair Harkness, The Scotsman, 14/09/2013

Bright, brash and unashamedly formulaic, this is thrillingly accessible fare, aiming more for the straight lines of the home stretch than the tricky curves of those treacherous corners, with Howard keeping one eye always on the grandstand.

****(*)Mark Kermode, The Observer, 15/09/2013

Flirts with being truly interesting, spins off at the last bend.

Oliver Lyttelton, Little White Lies, 12/09/2013

Easily Ron Howard’s best film in years, Rush is a thrilling example of populist cinema at its best.

*****Stephen Carty, Flix Capacitor, 30/09/2013


Features about Rush (15)

Breeding budgies and lawn mowing: The truth about Formula One "Rush" legend James Hunt

Julie Carpenter, Daily Express, 10/09/2013

Where and when?

General release. Check local listings for show times.

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