Emphasis On A Love Story

Rating: 7/10 (11 October 2011)

The unapologetically schmaltzy 80s pads took the cake in this contemporary-day throwback to a time when love ballads were epic. After a somewhat musically stagnant introduction, though entirely appropriate pulse, I found myself tapping along with Kavinsky's Nightcall. Brilliant song placement to highlight the "feel good" nature of your typical 80s montage. Could have gone for more romance in a film that tried to be overly masculine, perhaps to counter-act the unfamiliar warm fuzzy feelings that it hit on with Ryan Gosling and Carey Mulligan's characters. Go check it out. Drive is most definitely worth a look.