A perfect Saturday night's date movie

Rating: 8/10 (26 February 2019)

Usually when a movie is being made about cars and action, especially with a title as cheesy as "Drive", you'd almost immediately expect it to be a Fast and the Furious esque film with a bland story, bland characters and a whole load of seemingly unending car chases and explosions. Drive is a car movie, but it is de excat opposite of what I just described, and it touched me right in the heart.
Drive is a surprisingly cozy movie, with sequences with the two main characters simply going for a drive in the city. These "montages" might seem unnecessary at first, but the soothing neon and traffic lights, peaceful and relaxing electronic music creates a special tension between the two, as well as to the audience, like I have never felt before. It is a love story at heart, and it is these little scenes that really make me fall in love with this piece. Another thing that could have turned out terribly wrong, was the cutting of almost all of Goslings lines. But as cool and calm as ever, Gosling does notably deliver a really good performance doing nothing. Playing a mysterious character that doesn't say much could easily lead to a dull performance, but he seems to have a talent for this (as proven once more in "Blade Runner 2049), constantly making us fall for him.
Storywise, it further impresses. It might seem to lack length and depth, but it is infact a short, charming, little story. And as we get deeper into the movie, we see the full story evolving and turning into a memorable and unique story. Actingwise, it still surprises. Altough sometimes the lines are somewhat poor, the acting isn't bad, neither is it that overwhelming. It fits right in for a story like this, nothing over the top. But one of the most impressive thing about this film is its attention to different sounds, like a carefully organized orchestra, where every little instrument plays a a part. From the clenching sounds of Goslings leather gloves, to the music and the lovely sounds of the car - that aren't at all overdone, like most car movies - earning this movie a well deserved Oscar
The only problem I had while watching this movie, was the partially unrealistic gore and bloodshed. That was infact overdone and didn't really fit into the rest of the movie. It made the killing feel slightly silly, taking away some of the otherwise realistic feeling about the movie.
All and all, this movie is a charming little piece, that had me caught from the first second to the last. It is not a movie that thinks it is more than what it is, the character of the film is as charming as the film itself. A perfect saturday night's date movie, that will leave you feeling both shocked and satisfied. This has grown to become one of my favourites and will undoubtably become a classic in the future, even more than it already is.