Drive: Short Review

Rating: 8/10 (17 February 2018)

A very memorable crime drama with a very slow paced film but an amazingly entertaining, it is really due to how well directed and well handled this film is. The visuals and cinematography are beautiful.
The story is well written and the streets in LA was given a life for an overused setting. The characters are interesting, they were given a lot of attention and background that let you sink in and fear for them. The main protagonist is silent and not your wise cracking quipy guy like most of today's, he is confident, comfortable and brave but once he was in danger, I feel the sense of fear in him as he is out of his comfort zone and Ryan Gosling did fantastically even if he has one emotion on the entire film which is impressive. The only gripe I noticed is some scenes dragged a bit and it can be bothersome for some people.
The film is well-directed, taking a same old formula from a crime drama and take it into a creative way.It is not action packed nor fast paced, it is slow yet entertaining that let you sink in to the characters and gave you a sense of uncomfortableness if that's even a word.