An Absolute Masterpiece of a Movie

Rating: 10/10 (16 October 2018)

Drive (2011), by the excellent Nicolas Winding Refn, is hands down my favourite movie of all time. It's got everything:
Ryan Gosling (in what is perhaps his greatest role to date) as the brooding, methodical driver, bringing the glory days of Steve McQueen to mind.
Carey Mulligan, Oscar Isaac, Bryan Cranston and Albert Brooks all doing career defining work as supporting characters.
Cinematography to die for. This movie oozes cool, it's slicker than anything that's ever come before it. Fast cars, glimmering neon skylines and a dark, fascinating vision of the streets of Los Angeles, far removed from the glamor of Hollywood and the Beverly Hills.
And last but not least, a killer soundtrack.
It's perfect. It got me into synthwave and 80's retro tunes. Combined with the cinematography it creates an atmosphere like nothing i've ever experienced before.
Do yourself a favour and go watch this film if you haven't already. And if you're on the fence about it - put on the first five minutes and then decide. If you're not hooked by the time the title comes flashing in to the sounds of Kavinsky's "Nightcall", I don't know what else to do for you.