It's always the quiet ones

Rating: 8/10 (17 August 2012)

Drive has the feel of an 80's movie, with its moody soundtrack and heist oriented story, only without the crazy hair. Ryan Gosling plays the role of a quiet young man who appears to be a genius behind the wheel and sometimes is the getaway driver for different undesirables.
If you think this is the same plot as The Transporter, then you are right, only with a realistic and atmospheric screenplay and soundtrack. The main character is not a superhero, he doesn't do stunts (I mean he does do stunts, for Hollywood movies, but that's his job) while being a rather decent guy. He falls for Carey Mulligan (who can blame him?) befriends her child and even her husband, then it all goes bust.
Bottom line: a very beautiful film, quiet, understated, going for the art, not really the story. At the end of the film you get a little pause, just good enough to make you wonder how you would like the film to end and if it would matter. And the answer is no, it wouldn't, as the focus and value of the film is in the acting and realization of the film, not the plot. And how weird it is to see myself write that.