I was mislead into thinking this was something else....

Rating: 7/10 (29 September 2011)

Everywhere I looked, I seen "Drive" getting top marks, so I thought I'd go and see what all the fuss was about. I can see why it's proving such a popular movie. But at the same time, couldn't help but be a little disappointed, as I was really expecting the film too be something else.
Flick follows mysterious loner Ryan Gosling (Who's as great as always) who gets mixed up with his neighbour and dodgy goings on involving her husband.
"Drive" succeeds in being very well made and old fashioned. But with a title like "drive," and being sold as an action movie, I was really expecting more car chases, or at least more cars in the film.
Although the films proved popular, I see the few who have disliked it have not liked it because they thought it was slow. I can't say I found it slow. In fact, its stylish pace and suspense work in its favour. I liked its shocking violent moments too, and can't really argue with those who consider it a great unique film. But that's just it, it's an arty film, not an action movie. Personally I was expecting something totally different from what I got at the end off the day.