Odelecol Pretty good movie overall. First half was nothing special but it got better as it went along.

Murphy Howard I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.

Griff Lees Very good movie overall, highly recommended. Most of the negative reviews don't have any merit and are all pollitically based. Give this movie a chance at least, and it might give you a different perspective.

Allison Davies The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

austinfromdahood When I started to get interested into film, I somehow started watching movie reviews on YouTube, and my favorite YouTube movie critic was and still is, Chris Stuckmann. After binge watching many of his videos, I found out that one of his favorite films is Nicolas Winding Refn's Drive. I decided to watch it one day, and I was very mixed on it at first. I then watched Chris Stuckmann's Analyzed video on Drive, but after that, I still didn't understand the movie too much. Then, one day, I just had the urge to watch it again. I don't know why, I just did, but watching it the 2nd time was a very mesmerizing experience. The soundtrack, the cinematography, the acting, and it's complex story makes Drive one of my favorite films of all time. Many people did not like this movie upon its release, and I think it is because of its misleading marketing. The trailers for Drive make it seems like the movie is a straight up action film with the utterly handsome Ryan Gosling in the leading role. The movie is actually a meticulously crafted neo-noir film that doesn't concentrate on the action, but on its complex story. This film is not only one of my favorite arthouse films, but one of my all time favorites.

bilavideobill Drive is one of those movies where, if you know the characters, you know the outcome - not because it's predicable, but because it's Biblical. It's a study in character, cause and effect.The Driver (Ryan Gosling) is a quiet loner, in the apartment down the hall. He doesn't say much (not even his real name). Maybe that's because still waters run deep. Maybe it's because he's living two lives - one as a Hollywood stunt driver and one as a getaway driver for jobs handed to him by Shannon (Bryan Cranston), who works for Bernie Rose (Albert Brooks). Next to his brother, Nino (Ron Perlman), Bernie is practically civilized for a gangster. Then again, if he were everything he seems to be, he wouldn't be a gangster.You know that phrase, "Get a life?" The Driver gets one when he notices pretty neighbor and single mom, Irene (Carey Mulligan). She's quiet, too, and lonely, what with her husband, Standard (Oscar Isaac) stuck in prison. There's a quiet chemistry between these two that could slice through butter, reminding me of how nice it is when movie people don't tell you everything that's going through their mind every second they're on screen. There's a sense that if you let it, these three would find a way to fill the gaps in their lives.But then Standard gets out of prison, and the dominoes start falling, not necessarily in the directions you expected but with the logic and fatality of a Presbyterian sermon. What's great about this film is that everybody does what they're inclined to do, for reasons that are compelling to who they are and what they want - in the face of what you might predict looking down upon the maze of their lives. They don't see the maze, just the path before them. Each character is firmly committed to it. My mom used to say, "We can't win for losing." Maybe there's a reason for that.I love this movie. The performances in it are first rate. There isn't a bad scene. My only regret is that I can't go back in time and see it again for the "first" time. It holds up really well. It's one of those movies where, if you catch it on cable, you stop what you're doing. "I just want to watch this scene." If you're not careful, you'll end up watching the rest of the movie because it's compelling. And maybe that's what's so compelling about this film. Yes, we get the pun. "Drive" is about a driver, who drives by day and drives by night. We all have our inner and outer drives. But every character in this film is animated by a hidden drive - whether it's to make money, please others, have a normal life, live in peace or be, as the song says, "a real human being, and a real hero."Film fans will recognize the similarities between this film and the James Caan classic, "Thief." There's an early scene, involving a watch, where you think this is going to be Jason Statham in The Transporter, with a virtuoso driver who lives by a Caan-like personal code. But to its credit, Gosling's character is less governed by his head than his heart. This is not a movie about people who think, let alone think it all through before they act. It's a film about people who feel, whether they're acting on fear, lust, anger or love.

seymourblack-1 A slick, stylish and totally absorbing opening sequence introduces this movie's unnamed main character who operates as a getaway driver for criminals who carry out night-time heists in L.A. His sheer professionalism, exceptional driving skills and coolness under pressure are immediately apparent as is his ability to evade pursuing police cars and helicopters. A stopwatch to ensure perfect timing, a radio that's tuned to the police wavelength and an obviously detailed knowledge of the streets of his city, are all important tools in his armoury and contribute enormously to his continued success. Looking consistently calm, confident and fearless, this man of few words looks remarkably unassuming and possesses a useful ability to blend into a crowd and when needed, to just very naturally, disappear into the night.The Driver (Ryan Gosling) works for garage owner Shannon (Bryan Cranston) who provides him with vehicles for his night work and arranges his daytime employment as a Hollywood stunt driver. Unexpectedly, The Driver's life changes when he becomes attracted to Irene (Carey Mulligan), a young woman who lives in a neighbouring apartment with her young son Benicio (Kaden Leos). The couple soon strike up a warm relationship and The Driver bonds well with the boy. After a couple of weeks, Irene's husband, Standard (Oscar Isaac) returns home after completing a prison sentence and as well as being remarkably contrite about what he'd done in the past, also doesn't show any hostility to The Driver.On one of the days, shortly after Standard's return home, The Driver finds him covered in blood after having been beaten up and the ex-con explains that he owes a large amount of protection money from his time in prison to some mobsters who've demanded that he carry out a pawn shop robbery to clear his debt. As they'd also threatened to harm Irene and Benicio if he doesn't do what they ask, The Driver offers to act as Standard's wheelman. The robbery ends disastrously and from a TV news report that he hears shortly after, The Driver realises that the heist was a set-up and that his life is in immediate danger. What follows involves a lot of violence and The Driver losing something that's very precious to him.Whilst this adaptation of a novel by James Sallis contains many familiar components such as car chases, a heist gone wrong, romance and strong violence, the end product is so moody, gripping and beautifully photographed that it's very enjoyable to watch. The whole production has a rather retro feel and includes many recognisable influences from movies of the past with Walter Hill's "The Driver" (1978) being the most obvious and strongest source of inspiration. Both films feature a laconic driver with no name and no back-story who's inscrutable, unflappable and routinely doesn't carry a gun (and the similarities don't stop there).The movie's most memorable scene takes place in an elevator where the juxtaposition of a moment of great tenderness and a sickeningly violent episode proves to be incredibly powerful. The pacing of the piece and its wonderful soundtrack are also extremely effective in maintaining its ominous atmosphere and an impeccable performance by Ryan Gosling who has to express so much non-verbally, is also another part of what made "DrIve" such a great and fully justified critical and commercial success.

classicsoncall Despite the title, the film is not primarily about fast cars and high speed chase scenes. Ryan Gosling's no-name character is a combination mechanic/driver/stunt man with an unacknowledged shady past, and you get the idea that he wants to go straight but hasn't had the opportunity yet. Meeting his neighbor Irene (Carey Mulligan) just might be the ticket, but her ex-con husband is something of an obstacle when he's released from prison. With the stars unaligned for for our complicatedly ambiguous hero, the story is set to go in unexpected directions. I thought the chemistry between Irene and Driver was well played without compromising her marriage in an overt way. When Standard (Oscar Isaac) got whacked, I thought it was just a bit too convenient way for the attractive couple to get together, but the story wisely took things in a different direction. To my way of thinking, I don't think Irene would have made a wise decision casting her future with Driver anyway, that scene of Driver cracking open the guy's head in the elevator wasn't exactly the mark of someone with a lot of compassion if things went against him.I thought about all those long, slow frames of Gosling with his emotionless expression and I think it worked well for the character. It gives you time to wonder what he was thinking in a given situation, and he seemed to have a lot of those. The few good action sequences of Driver actually driving are well done, but that's not the reason to see the movie. Tune in for an effective neo-noir character study of a man on a mission, who if this was a Western, winds up riding off into the sunset, alone and undeterred seeking a destiny he might never find.