A Modern Taxi Driver

Rating: 10/10 (12 July 2015)

Drive is an art-house film that not only manages to keep the viewer engrossed throughout the movie but also manages to captivate audiences by the unexpected violence and the ambiguous ending.
It features Ryan Gosling in the lead role as a part-time movie stunt driver. The character portrayed is strange and psychologically troubled. He is magnificently portrayed by Gosling which certainly deserves recognition. Overall, the casting is brilliant with each actor perfectly suited to their respective roles. Albert Brooks is a wiseguy and he gives an Oscar-worthy performance in a relatively small role.
Unlike most mainstream movies, Drive has major portions of the movie without any dialog. The eclectic, groovy soundtrack perfectly fills the silences and manages to set the mood.
Drive is a unique movie and the only comparable movie that I found was Taxi Driver which is considered as one of the greatest movies of all time. Due to the ambiguous ending, this certainly has a great repeat value and I only expect it to be better on a second viewing.