Film Review! Nicolas Winding Refn: Drive

Posted: September 10th, 2011 | Author: Marcus Dangerfield | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: Albert Brooks, Bryan Cranston, Carey Mulligan, Christina Hendricks, Drive, Film review, Flick, Nicolas Winding Refn, Oscar Isaac, Ron Perlman, Ryan Gosling | Comments Off

There aren’t too many benefits of being over 35 years old, one standout that insures enjoyment is a remembrance of the 70′s. I can hear the cries now, sorry but I’m adamant, the 70′s WAS the style decade of the last century, just get to grips with it!

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Starring: Ryan Gosling, Carey Mulligan, Bryan Cranston, Ron Perlman, Christina Hendricks, Oscar Isaac, Albert Brooks
Release Date: 16 September 2011
Director: Nicolas Winding Refn
Genre: Action, Thriller

IMDB: www.imdb.com

We Rate Drive : ★★★★★ [thats 5 ot of 5]

Summary: ‘Drive’ is the story of a Hollywood stunt driver/mechanic – Gosling – who moonlights as the superlative getaway driver-for-hire in the gritty criminal underworld. He finds himself a target for some of LA’s most dangerous men after agreeing to aid the husband of his beautiful neighbor, Irene – Mulligan. When the job goes dangerously awry, the only way he can keep Irene and her son alive is to do what he does best – Drive!

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In his American cinematic debut Winding Refn nails the ubercool feel of the classic LA heist flick! We’ve been watching the films star Ryan Gosling – grow for the past few years, from Crazy Stupid Love, through his brilliance in Lars and the Real Girl to his dazzling performance in My Blue Valentine, wow!

Gossling plays a loner, a gifted driver who seems to be going no-place in particular, aimless. His character carries a malevolent silence, as if he’s about to jump to action at any moment. Indeed his silence conceals a dark side, a persona that the director manages to use sparingly and to great effect.