He is no deNiro and "Drive" is no "Taxi Driver"

Rating: 6/10 (30 November 2011)

For explanation: I did not read most of the other reviews. But as much as I think Ryan Gosling is an interesting actor I don't think he is comparable with Robert deNiro. Did they set out to make him the new deNiro? And - whilst the film is very watchable (apart from the extreme violence at the end)it is no "Taxi Driver". I think the current rating of 8.2 is not justified by its merits - I would rate it 6 maybe 7. On a more positive note, I think both actors and direction have a lot of potential for more. That is probably the reason why I was disappointed this time. I would definitely look out for future film in this combination. What I liked a lot was the things that were in the gestures and didn't need to be said (even though it was a little bit too deliberate).