A girls perspective: Pretty Good

Rating: 7/10 (6 February 2013)

I enjoyed the movie overall. I DID NOT enjoy all the extreme goriness. It seemed unnecessary; the audience can get the picture without all the gruesomeness. Some people have said that the lack of dialog between the Driver and his love interest is a negative thing, but to be honest I loved their interactions. The sexual tension between them was very obvious and really sweet, *spoiler* and then once you find out she is married and still cares for her husband you can understand some of her silence- she was obviously trying to control herself and not get too wrapped up in him even though she was having a hard time denying the way she felt with him. I loved their scenes! I also loved the cinematography. I can't get enough of sun flares and late afternoon sunlight. This movie was FULL of it. It also showed some really great views of LA. The Driver totally had a Clint Eastwood or old time hero feel- kinda like a more violent and tormented Jeremiah Johnson. In a strange way the Driver's character made sense to me and as a viewer I liked him almost immediately. What didn't really make sense to me was the ending. I hated it! *spoiler* Did they end up together or not?! I thought him killing the last guy and leaving the money would have taken care of everything and cleared the way for him to go back to the girl. I hate it when a film leaves the audience with not enough closure! Frustrating. Overall pretty good movie- riveting, haunting, beautiful filmed, too violent!, mediocre ending.