Drive Slow

Rating: 9/10 (10 May 2014)

What struck me most in Drive is the almost slow-motion way in which the plot unfolds. Many times in the film the camera slowly pans as we see the world from the perspective of the unnamed Driver's car window. Events take on an almost surreal, inevitable feel as the Driver's carefully constructed life is brought tumbling down. The plot is well-worn and nothing new, the way the Driver conducts his business is very similar to The Transporter. However there the similarities end, Drive has very little in the way of dialogue, which I liked, and no narration. This does mean that the plot is not really fully explained but I don't think it matters, as I said before the actions and reactions throughout the film seem inevitable, we have seen it all before. This is not a movie with a great convoluted storyline which we are meant to endlessly analyze, I don't particularly care that the course of events doesn't make much sense; I care more about how every character seems trapped in their own lives. Most of all the Driver who for some unknown reason wants no dealings with other people. Drive is a movie where the characters don't feel the need to explain themselves or have weary arguments. They take their cues from each other and we take them from the music, which is perfect throughout.