This interesting Indie is no Thief

Rating: 8/10 (10 October 2011)

Enjoyed "Drive," and I would describe it as an interesting Indie film, one that I would like to see again to see what I pick up the second time around.
The unnamed lead character - "Driver" - is essentially a getaway driver with his own set of rules and boundaries. After meeting the girl next door - literally - he decides to look after her and her son, Benicio. When the girl's boyfriend - and Benicio's father - gets out of prison, Driver decides to help him out of a jam, by being his driver. Unfortunately, the heist goes wrong, and that is where the real drama begins ...
Interesting, that they used huge pieces of The Social Network soundtrack, while the other songs seemed to be reminiscent of the quintessential 1980s action flick, which is appropriate because Drive reminded me of an early 80s action/drama, the James Caan film "Thief," though I liked Thief better. It even had a similar scripted title font, and the endings were comparable, though you won't necessarily guess this one.
Drive does have it's "lapses" which don't ruin the movie at all. The action and suspense makes up for the lapses. In fact, it also reminded me a little of Luc Besson's "Leon The Professional." The lead character is very child-like, much like Jean Reno's title character.
The ending is very interesting, though I won't say much about it. Strange, but interesting indie.