The Good, The Questionable, The Bad and Why... Drive

Rating: 8/10 (30 September 2011)

THE GOOD - Honestly, this is one of those rare movies where the story is inferior to the overall directing of the picture. I say that because, to me this felt like an ABC story which was highly predictable. But the way the director sets up the pacing and subtle yet great performances from the actors made this a rare gem. So what's the story about? In a nutshell, the Driver, our main character gets attached to a young woman and her son. The woman's baby daddy gets out from jail and has problems from his old "business partners". The Driver tries to help them out by going up against a pseudo-mafia whom he had dealings with beforehand. He uses his driving to exact punishment. Okay the driving part is not 100 percent true but that is the sum of the story.
THE QUESTIONABLE - To some the slowness and the lack of regular movie dialogue may leave a question mark in some. But I think too many others this is where the ingenuity of the movie comes into play.
THE BAD - Perhaps the only bad part I could clearly identify with is that our hero has no backstory yet he drives like no one else and can take on the mafia. Hit men with big guns come to end him yet he can defend himself like James Bond. All we know of our hero's past is that from a young age he knows how to fix cars??? Plus, he crashes cars for Hollywood.
WHY – I wanted to give this movie a 7.4 IMDb style but currently partial grading is not allowed. So why do I settle a bit upwards and give this a 8/10 IMDb style or a very high 3 out of 4 stars. It was just a good movie. (Corny joke ahead) Go ahead, take a drive to go watch this movie; you will not be disappointed if you check out "Drive".