FeistyUpper If you don't like this, we can't be friends.

Beystiman It's fun, it's light, [but] it has a hard time when its tries to get heavy.

Robert Joyner The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

Candida It is neither dumb nor smart enough to be fun, and spends way too much time with its boring human characters.

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.

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.

llllshooterllll Briliant movie, very amazing, advanced, powerful!!!

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.