Perfectly executed story with some excellent performances, particularly from Albert Brooks and Ryan Gosling

Rating: 10/10 (8 January 2014)

Drive is simply a must watch, the story, although not completely original, is so perfectly executed that the film feels like no other. Everything about this film is perfection in my opinion, the soundtrack is one of the best out there and the performances from all the cast members are career highlights or sure. I do not actually believe it is possible for somebody not be completely involved in the story after the opening, quite simply it is sublime. After that the film does slow down but this is all necessary for character and story development, when it picks up again in the second half the original change of pace feels completely justified. Ryan Gosling's performance is to be commended, he doesn't say much but his calmness in one scene and then brutality in another is very entertaining and difficult to watch such as the scene in the elevator where he literally jumps on a man's head until it is completely crushed. Albert Brooks also deserves recognition for a similar reason, playing the role of the primary antagonist, Bernie Rose, he is unsettling on screen yet you cannot take your eyes off him. The way in which he brutally murders Shannon and 'Cook' are the two most graphic scenes in the film.
I think this is a film that everybody should watch and it is undoubtedly my favourite film.