Well Told Thriller

Rating: 7/10 (2 February 2012)

Drive Driver (Gosling) is a get-a-way driver, a stunt driver, a mechanic and soon to be a race car driver. That is until he meets and falls for Irene (Mulligan) whose husband is in prison and is about to get out. Then the problems start. (here we go) No, no it's not what you think.
This is basically a love story with some very good stunt driving and a whole lot of killing over a robbery gone bad.
We have all heard the line: no good deed goes unpunished and basically, that is what puts Driver into high gear to help solve a problem.
As things go wrong, Driver feels he has to make things right. However, Driver doesn't carry a gun and doesn't know any karate moves; he just drives, and everything he does is for Irene and her little boy. As we go along with him, we are somewhat concerned as to how he is going to fare going up against professional killers. But, it's in the telling that makes this a very good thriller. And, this is very well told.
The slow moving scenes are there to help build tension and there is tension galore to jump-start your heart almost from beginning to end. The driving stunts are very good and I don't think CGI was used. Kudos. The acting by all is very good. Some of the killings show bloody gore and in some instances, we witness overkill.and I mean real overkill. And, the music will help get your heart rate up there too. This is all about excitement. Yours and mine.
The tension begins with Driver throughout. We know very little about him, we are never given his name, and he doesn't talk much; but we keep hoping he can be a Dirty Harry (without a badge) or a Mel Gibson character protecting his family. But Driver just drives, no gun, no karate. Stares a lot though and when he does that we feel there is more to Driver than we know and we end up not worrying for him so much. Still
The ending confuses me. I thought I knew how this ended. Hey, I was there. I watched it. But, now, I'm thinking they are thinking Drive 2. But, that couldn't be, can't happen. What do you think? (very clever the way they ended this. HA!) (7/10)
Violence: Yes. Bloody Violence: Yes. Sex: No. Nudity: Yes. Language: Yes