Almost flawless

Rating: 9/10 (22 September 2018)

The only issue I have with the movie is the Driver. The main character is just laughable in the beginning of the movie, Ryan Gosling does a great work portraying the mysterious Driver, but he is just so damn awkward. Of course it's obvious that Nicolas Refn wished to portray the character this way, but in the first 30 minutes of the movie (exclude the intro scene) the Driver just seems to be a prop saying things to characters around him.
When the movie picks up the pace and the conflict begins, the Driver finds his place in the movie's world. The drama, the thrills, the atmosphere, everything in the movie is built perfectly to support this decadent love story in the life of a man who just wishes to drive.
Carey Mulligan as the sole female in the movie is placed like the mediator in the Driver's life, bringing balance to his life.
I especially like that in the movie every (male) character is either an anti-hero or a villain.
I would like to write much more about the film but I'm tired