Bold Films, Odd Lot Entertainment, Marc Platt Productions,
Ryan Gosling, Carey Mulligan, Bryan Cranston, Albert Brooks, Oscar Isaac, Christina Hendricks, Ron Perlman
Ryan Gosling, in this film just known as “Driver” is a mysterious guy. He’s an excellent stunt driver who is able to pull off some awesome driving stunts. But in his down time, he’s an excellent getaway driver. If someone hires him, he will pick you up at the scheduled time, and get you away from the crime within a 5 minute window. But Driver meets another resident of his building, lovely Irene (Carey Mulligan) who is a single mom raising her young son. They become friends, and Driver helps her out, only to learn that her husband is in prison and just being released. Her husband is in a bad way, owing money to the mob, and so to free himself and his family from their influences, sets out on a simple robbery with Driver to pick them up, when everything goes wrong. Neither had any idea what a horrible mess they were getting themselves into, and it will try all Driver’s skill to stay one step ahead of everyone who’s after him.
This is actually a very good action film. As you may know, I’m not a fan of speed driving, car stealing films, but this has much more meat to the story than the typical “Gone in 60 Seconds” type of film. Ryan Gosling is a very introverted and shy person in this film who doesn’t speak much. This helps to make him much more mysterious. He’s got a lot going on, getaway driver, auto mechanic, stunt driver, he has a lot of jobs! He’s perfectly cast in this film, and it’s easy to identify with his plight as we go through the film. The rest of the cast is good too. There is plenty of story to go around, and yet there are breathtaking suspenseful car chases that are as good as any I’ve seen. This is an excellent rental for people who love action movies, especially the car chase movies. I can recommend it if you’re in the mood for a good action film.
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Movie Review - Drive (2011) {R},
Sylvia said
February 29 2012 @ 8:49 pm
I work for and subscribe to DISH so I get the opportunity to watch a lot of movies in the best HD possible. I watched Drive in HD last week and what I especially like about this film is the character development and the cinematography that went into it. I love the frozen clip above that begins with Gosling’s reflection in the mirror next to a colorful photo of Standard and his son. The dark mysterious image of Gosling as a simple reflection in a screen shot with Carey Mulligan in full color facing Gosling (who is off screen) says so much about the driver’s role in this film. Drive is a well-directed film and I second your recommendation of Drive to anyone who likes some action!