Rent, don't buy

Rating: 6/10 (18 February 2012)

Wow. Not. After reading a few reviews and all the 4 syllable adjectives used to describe this film, I decided to buy it (boring weekend). Mistake. It's entertaining but it's not Bullitt, folks. CrispyCrunchy says: "See it because it will make you a better person."? You've got to be kidding ...
Not particularly impressed with Ryan Gosling - in anything yet. Always seems to come across as the silent, smooth-as-silk tough guy (he doesn't even have a name, just "Driver" ... sends shivers), but I think it's more like Ludes with Wild Turkey and forgetting his lines.
Albert Brooks is great, but he usually is. Took me a minute to recognize Oscar Isaac from Robin Hood, and he's definitely got the role(s) of a weasel down pat. But Ron Perlman? C'mon. Stick to Hellboy sequels and Red Lobster commercials.
Let's also not pretend this is an original. Written by? Screenplay? Please. See Ryan O'Neal's 1978 "The Driver". Add "The", remove the R and we've got ourselves another movie!
Frankly, I think Chris Pine's attitude would have made it a better film. Save your money and wait for it to come out on TBS. You're not missin' anything.