80's pop flavor, with hardcore sci-fi undertones

Rating: 9/10 (5 February 2012)

The 80's music, coupled with the pink, flamboyant font for the intro credits, just put this movie in a retro mindset for me, which is a nice escape from modern mainstream movies. Add the occasional overhead nighttime city views that make you feel like you're watching Blade Runner, and add the main character's nice-guy looks, and you have a movie that filled with likable movie elements that have never been put together quite like this. Very, very enjoyable! It's easy to see that this movie is not going to win any major awards, simply because it doesn't fit the current criteria. A lot of viewers who enjoy the movie throughout will most likely be left hanging at the end, wondering 'what happens?' but if you think about it, you know, the main character is now entrenched in his current life of cleaning up the underground mess. He's a no-name guy with nothing to lose.
Bottom line, this is an essential film for real movie buffs. You won't feel like you're wasting a single minute of your life watching this.
I'm stuck in the video game world of Skyrim, and this was the ONLY movie I sat through in the last 6 months, besides Mamoru Oshii's Assault Girls. Skyrim fans would understand, it takes a solid movie to pull you out of the beauty of Skyrim.
There could be a Drive 2. Look at the director's Pusher trilogy. This is an open-ended flick, but it would be fine to end it here. Just gotta love the pink fashion font for the credits, and the haunting 80's music. Go get the soundtrack!