money thrown away

Rating: 1/10 (18 September 2011)

I can't piece this movie together to even save my skin. I'm not a regular movie reviewer, but this was terrible, and I have to get my words out just to ease the pain. I was falling asleep about half an hour into the film that I expected to be packed with thrilling stunt car scenes, but I got the complete opposite. The movie opens with one of only two car chase scenes which are hardly exciting at all.
Ryan Gosling's character is pitifully dull and boring with such little dialogue. He alone, apart from the horribly vague story would have been enough for me to want to just walk out. For some I've seen, he comes off as just ogling, heart thumping material for the young girls, which I will say - if you want to burn your money just for an actor's looks over his actual character's depth (which there is none), go right ahead.
The conclusion was done poorly, I'm sitting in my seat expecting a good wrap up scene, but the screen just abruptly cuts to black and on come the credits.
There should be no justification in why the producers could pass this off as a finished, well scripted film, because it more than evidently lacked a compelling story, interesting characters, and overall: just plain effort. I almost pity the producers for wasting any period of time on this, because it did not show one bit. Do not waste your money on this.
0/10.