"Drive". The Masterpiece of 2011

Rating: 9/10 (22 April 2012)

Never wrote a review on IMDb before, but since i have been reading all these negative reviews regarding the so called "slowness" or lack of dialog, i felt it was necessary to share my thoughts about, in my eyes, the masterpiece of last year.
To begin with, if you haven't seen this title, do yourself a favor and watch it.
You definitely have to see it without expecting a "Fast & the Furious" fast action fix type of movie. It's the whole vibe of the movie, including the amazing score that will leave you thinking as if you were in another world.
And while the casual moviegoer might think of it as a slow film, its the raw emotion (or lack of) of Ryan Goslings' character that makes this movie a masterpiece. The pauses between conversations, scenes where Goslings' character is looking out of a window, zooming in on his shadow, just add to the whole style of the movie.
I think its a really hate it or love it affair, once you sat through a viewing you will either be feeling you saw the most immersing, beautiful film in years, or you will think of it as tedious & boring.
If you belong to the latter, i have lost all hope in humanity. I seriously think that the people who gave this movie a bad review, are either wishing this movie was directed by Michael Bay, or have no perception of raw emotion.
I missed the opportunity to see it in the theaters, and boy do i regret it. The movie was nominated for the Oscar in sound editing, and that was more than deserved. The score was absolutely amazing, and made the movie so much more immersing.
And trust me, after you sat through the movie, you will be wanting to buy the soundtrack to immerse yourself back into the dreamy atmosphere that it offered.
I saw "Drive", with high expectations, and it totally lived up to them. If you are in for a serious, at points gory but most of all immersing masterpiece, you can't go wrong with "Drive".