7.8? I really don't see why...

Rating: 6/10 (18 November 2015)

Okay, where to start with this one. The movie is not bad, not at all. What the movie really was on the other hand, at least to me, was disappointing. I always found IMDb-ratings relatively meaningful, of cause with its exceptions. And this is one. One of my favorite movies, Lucky number Slevin, has about the same rating, so expected something.
Actual review: The first scene was really cool, some brief information about who we're dealing with and what will await us. We see the super awesome, flawless, untouchable, unemotional hero who never seems to catch a sweat, no matter how tough the situation is. Not a bad start at all, but what you (at least I did so) expect is to learn more about his motive, his origins, weaknesses... What you get though, is almost none of that. Yes, there is some emotionality when he fears that Irene is in danger (especially well done in last scene) At least I don't know why the driver is such a brutal, well trained killer, with absolutely zero mercy and apparently experience in stomping skulls to meshed potatoes, slitting throats and more gore... There was no satisfactory explanation for his skills, emotional coldness and attitude and its origins. Talking of gore... I didn't really see a point in that. Why did the movie have to be that brutal? I didn't see how this fits or supports the plot, it made it rather ludicrous. The bad guys were, IMO, not deep enough, not really interesting and just plain "bad".
Verdict: It is to say that movie was a bit disappointing, the acting was really good which makes it even more disappointing, that we didn't get much insight on neither the driver nor the bad guys. The death of Irene's husband felt kinda forced to get rid of him, and make the romance happen. The soundtrack and the ending were both good, but didn't make up for the many flaws over the course of the movie.