Style over substance

Rating: 3/10 (18 July 2012)

Drive is not near half as good as the reviews lets you think it is. The main character is empty, and we don't give a damn about him because we no nothing who he is, and what he feels, which will gain our sympathy. For all we know, the main character could be a mass-murder from New York hiding as a mechanic in Los Angeles. We don't know. But it's totally unexplained how he handles deadly weapons with extreme accuracy. Oh, and the dear widow and poor kid does not make up for us to feel or root for him. This relation is shallow and fabricated. Visually, however, the movie is nicely choreographed, and the music fits the slow progression. Overall, Drive has no tires - in other words: The Emperor has no clothes. The bottom line: Drive does not deliver!