Only for the THINKERS !

Rating: 8/10 (6 March 2019)

WARNING; if you don't like movies that build on momentum (if you're an impatient person with ADD), THEN skip this flick. If you're not a thinker, and NEED constant action to squelch your nervous tick, skip this movie. This movie moves at its own contemplative pace. FOR THOSE of who enjoy avant-garde imagery and dark work cinema-topography, this movie show-cases Goslings dark brooding and deep acting skill. He's able to go from one extreme mood to another and does it quite convincingly. In One scene he plays a Sappy love-stricken young man who acts like he's just out of high school; in another, his mood and temperament shift to that of a disturbed man with a dark past...a past that he's run from but, only temporirly. Goshling's charater is the type that rarely stays out of trouble for too long, as trouble seems to follow some people. He's only escaped his reality for so long as Mafia types seem to litter his walk as his self proclaimed Vigiante ways lead him on a colission with a destiny that he can't escape. IN another scene, his love interests are smashed by harsh reality of Standard's return to home from Prison. Gosling plays a dark thrill seeker who's not afraid of conflict but is keenly aware of the dangers of poor association with the wrong types of people. Co-Stars like 'Muligan....and 'Cranston (already a hugh star).... played passive characters, ALL did great work in this movie. Drive has a simple HERO type plot 'save Irene from the bad guys.' Gosling does this by implementing his driving talent and no-nonsense personality against Mobster Characters he runs into (not on purpose). Drive is a thriller with a hint of romance and heroism. Its a movie that reminds us that sometimes when you do the Right thing, you end up paying for it (and not in a good way).