Great flick!!

Rating: Null/10 (17 September 2011)

I knew this was going to be a great movie within the first five minutes. Pacing was great! Set off by a favorable music selection.
Albert Brooks and Ron Perlman were exceptional as West Coast gangsters. Actually, they scared the hell out of me. And Bryan Cranston played a great out of luck grease monkey.
I loved Ryan Gosling's pensive monosyllabic demeanor. Soft sided but also complex. There was no gray area for him. The film wasn't muddled or over-done with quick takes, CGI or off the wall action sequences. I think this made it so much more believable than other movies of it's caliber. You could cut the tension in this movie with a razor blade.
I could see an Oscar for best supporting actor going to Albert Brooks.