Film Liquet on Drive

Rating: 8/10 (7 November 2018)

Driver. A Hollywood stuntman by day and a getaway driver by night (Ryan Gosling). He Does not show emotion, he remains calm and cold at most times; however, he can still feel and help out people in need, like his neighbour (Carey Mulligan), whose husband is in jail. After coming out of jail, the husband is indebted to the mob, so he takes on a job in order to pay his debts, enlisting the driver to help him out. The job fails and now the Driver must risk his life in order to protect the neighbour and her son.
Vicious violence, drama, emotional characters and a messed up character ark. This movie has it all. The film elements are perfectly balanced between not showing enough and showing too much, and at 95 minutes of running time it is neither too short nor too long. It hooks the audience right from the very start as our mysterious protagonist explains his work rules, to the very end, as he drives off into the night, making the audience crave more, leaving everything open to interpretation.
Beautifully styled, shot and edited, Drive has many miniscule details that the audience will only pick up on with their subconscious. Tiny digital zooms, minor set and shot details, which add so much more to the meaning. The little references to earlier films and intricate plot details leave us wanting to see more, even though the character's end in the perfect position.