Overrated

Rating: 4/10 (24 November 2012)

This much over-hyped revisionist action flick was better than I though it would be.(which is'nt saying much) However, Drive still sucks as Ryan Gosling is not a credible tough guy and not talented enough as an actor to carry a movie with little dialogue . Gosling 's wooden performance had me care less about what went on storywise. This often gets compared to the 60's and 70's films of Eastwood, Bronson ,McQueen. Those actors were tough, but also had the acting chops and charisma to carry along material without speaking much . I did enjoy the violence and bloodshed in the few scenes there was some to wake up to enjoy . So , the film moved slow, which would not be a problem if I cared about the characters. Overall it is nice that this material was taken seriously , however Drive drove me to sleep most of the time. Lame score also.