Beautiful, but shallow

Rating: 7/10 (3 December 2017)

I didn't know much about Drive before I watched it, other than it had been acclaimed in Cannes and that it was one of the iconic roles played by Ryan Gosling, one that is very often mentioned when talking about this actor.
Now I've seen the movie, I've enjoyed it, but I don't think it's going to stay with me very long. There was nothing in it that would make it memorable to me.
I'm not going to deny Nicolas Winding Refn his Best Director Award. The direction is certainly exemplary. There isn't one shot of this movie that doesn't look good.
Drive is, in fact, a very "artistic" movie (as opposed to a "commercial" one, if these distinctions mean anything). It has a dreamy soundtrack, stylish and moody lighting, a slow beginning, long shots, few dialog. However, it also has a minimalist plot, a lack of psychological depth and moments of gruesome violence, which, at the end of the day, make it nothing more than a glossy B-Movie.