Green Rush (2020)

Directed by: Gerard Roxburgh | 87 minutes | thriller | Actors: Mike Foy, Paul Telfer, Kriss Dozal, Misha Crosby, Alexius Zellner, Declan Michael Laird, Michael Roddy, Andre Fili, John Mawson

A movie about cannabis from America… That can only turn into a stoner comedy, can’t it? In the case of ‘Green Rush’ it is not. This film presents itself as a dark thriller that is also based on ‘true facts’. And let’s be honest: director Gerard Roxburgh manages to create an exciting film. A film that breaks little pots, but is enjoyable nonetheless. Good, because countless films have already been made about (hard) drug trafficking, so you have to be of good quality to stand out. ‘Green Rush’ is such a movie.

‘Green Rush’ revolves around Maria (Kriss Dozal). This lady is a beautiful figure and she knows it. In fact, she exploits it extensively and wraps men around her finger. She and her boyfriend Jacob (Misha Crosby) choose a victim. Maria visits this man and pretends to be interested in him, after which a robbery takes place. When this nefarious duo meets Rob (Mike Foy), a sneaky plan bubbles up. The unsuspecting Rob owns a cannabis plantation and there is a lot of money to be made. Things don’t get any better when it turns out that Maria has become pregnant and doesn’t know who her unborn child belongs to. When it turns out that Jacob has a large debt owed to a dangerous criminal, the situation escalates. Maria is unaware of this and becomes involved in a robbery that Jacob has planned. The goal is Rob’s plantation…

‘Green Rush’ is not so much about the robbery, but more about the mutual relationships between the main characters. The deadly love triangle is the main attraction of this thriller. The cast is not wrong and Roxburgh manages to keep the pace fairly high. It’s not that this is an instant classic, because the stunts are too flat for that and not every actor convinces. The supporting actors are not very good and sometimes take you out of the film. The WTF content is also quite large at times and you wonder what is actually based on reality and what comes out of the big thumb.

If you can get over the improbabilities, a solid thriller awaits you that will do well on drizzly days.