Review: Drive

Film Reviews Wed, 21 Sep 2011 Written by Rasha
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Ryan Gosling as the nameless Driver.

A little cinematic, ‘art-house’ gem on the big movie screen? Drive is a film which taps into the big stage but still stays true to its craft. Read below for triplew.me’s review of Drive…

The first few minutes of a movie can be so detrimental to the entire viewing experience. So, when you have a movie with an opening sequence that glues you to your seat – not because of its production value – but because of the way it envelops your senses in what is best to be described as a visual and visceral kaleidoscope. Then, you know this is a movie worth watching.

Drive (based on the 2005 novel of the same name by James Sallis) is a film with a purpose. This purpose does not lead you, as a viewer, to a moral or a conclusion. This purpose is not a lesson – but, luckily for us, this purpose is to savor the beautiful and impactful taste of all that we love about the movies.

Drive – is a film about a Driver (left unnamed and portrayed skillfully by Ryan Gosling) – whose quiet demeanor and close to soulless being are magnified by his choices. A talented stunt driver residing in Hollywood who also doubles as a getaway driver hired specifically for heists. The driver makes sure that he always plays by his rules, even in the darkest of places.

The film explores the Driver’s journey to a semblance of humanity through his relationship with his single mother neighbor (Carey Mulligan) and her son.  But, alas – this touch of humanity might cost him more than what he bargained for. The events then unfold in a daze of bright sequences of suspense, murder and revenge. All this is amplified by haunting, dark electronic soundtrack.

The film is intertwined with scenes of extreme violence and extreme serenity, in a brilliant contrast. Every morsel of action and thrill attained by the film comes through an intense reaction in the imagination of the viewer rather than a big, flamboyant show on the screen.

A memorable ‘car-chase’ movie on the big screen? We never saw that one coming. The film is masterfully steered by Director Nicolas Winding Refn and impeccably scripted by Hossein Amini.

STARRING

Ryan Golsing, Carey Mulligan, Bryan Cranston, Ron Perlman, Christina Hendricks

DIRECTED BY

Nicolas Winding Refn

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Editor review

Film Review: Drive

Rating:
 
 5.0
Reviewed by Rasha
October 10, 2011
 
This film succeeds in drawing in the movie-going crowd with its beautifully stylized scenes and keeps them glued to the screens with its seamless flow - from directing and acting to dialogue and soundtrack. A superb film with both style and substance.
 
 

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