Good action movie with some good points that make you think but lacks character depth.

Rating: 6/10 (17 April 2017)

Real- life lesson: Get yourself away from dangerous men. Irene and most importantly her son were at risk for life and violence because they were the family of a criminal and same story again when they became the most important things to the driver which again is a criminal. Stay away from criminals because sooner or later you'll end dead like Shannon did or you'll be the target of their anger like Cook was. And lastly, even if you are a mafia like Nino you can't be protected 24 hours and enemies will find you and kill you. Even if you are a mafia like Nino you are no more then a human being when your arms and troops are no where to be seen.
Plausibility: good. Only good because we don't know anything about the driver to judge if he could actually be that good and fearless. Plausible that a mafia can be beaten by a single man if this men waits for the right moments and circumstances.
Storytelling: a bit slow at the beginning but takes off very well after the robbery. Everything connects very well and has its interesting moments. Something that is done excellently when the story is told is how they show as that the driver is good at not blinking for a long time, then they show us that Bernie is very good in killing with one stab so then when Bernie stabs the driver and he does not blink we don't know if its because he is good at not blinking or because he is dead. A powerful scene that have never seen before (or at least don't remember). The ending is an enigma too. The driver is not home when Irene knocks on his door which makes you think did he drive away for good or was he coming back?
Character development: poor. The driver does not develop a bit. We don't know why he is so good at driving, we don't know why he gets involved in robbery, we don't know any of his motives. All we know is that he cares about Irene and Shannon and the kid. We don't know why he is so cold and why he kills so merciless.
Acting/ Casting: Ryan Gosling is great. Makes you like a cold character, a criminal. Carey Mulligan is also good as Irene. The chemistry between Ryan and Carey is great and makes you like the couple.
Overall, a good action movie with some good points that make you think but lacks character depth.