24 Sept 2011

Drive (2011) /Movie Review

Release Date: 16 September 2011 (USA)  Runtime: 100 min
Genres: Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller
Official Sites: http://www.drive-movie.com
Taglines: Get in. Get out. Get away.
A Hollywood stunt performer who moonlights as a wheelman discovers that a contract has been put on him after a heist gone wrong.
Director:  Nicolas Winding Refn
Writers:  Hossein Maine (screenplay), James Sallis (book)
Original Music by Cliff Martinez
Cinematography by Newton Thomas Sigel
Film Editing by Matthew Newman

Cast
Ryan Gosling, Carey Mulligan, Bryan Cranston, Albert Brooks, Oscar Isaac, Christina Hendricks,
Ron Perlman, Kaden Leos, Jeff Wolfe, James Biberi, Russ Tamblyn, Joe Bucaro III, Tiara Parker

Budget:  $13,000,000 (estimated)
Production Co: Bold Films, Odd Lot Entertainment, Marc Platt Productions
Sound Mix: DTS  | Dolby Digital  | SDDS
Filming Locations: Los Angeles, California, USA

Review 
A Tense and Often Beautiful Masterpiece.
by evansweet1214 (United States)

You might hear one comparing this to a Tarantino film, but leave all worries at the door, this is an absorbing and tremendously unique piece of cinema from Danish director Nicolas Winding Refn. The reason it works so exquisitely well is because the film grabs hold of you and takes you inside this often dark and dream-like LA setting. So, when the end of the film hits, you feel apart of this film, and it's there to stay.

This film also offers a Ryan Gosling like you've never seen him, speaking only when necessary, with tension and fury in his eyes. He's silent, caring, and ridiculously tough. Every line is delivered perfectly and every gesture is natural.  The music only makes this film more unique. It is catchy and synchronized perfectly with the TRULY beautiful cinematography.

This film is the BEST of its genre. I honestly cannot compare it to any other film, for it is truly that different. "Drive" is already the best of the year, because I'm POSITIVE no other film will haunt and invade me quite like this film has. This is not just a classic for its genre, but a beautiful and bold classic in general.

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