One of the Most Stylish & Cool Films Ever

Rating: 10/10 (15 December 2011)

If you are looking for a "Fast and Furious" then look somewhere else. Perhaps go watch Herbie Fully Loaded. Drive is way too smartly written and too well acted and simply way too stylish and cool to be compared and Fast/Furious. Let's just get it out in the open. Ryan Gosling is clearly one of the best actors if the best actor of his generation. His performance here as The Driver is so top notch. He's subtle and yet exudes such an energetic persona into The Driver that you cannot take your eyes off him. Carey Mulligan shines radiantly and is the emotional heart of the film. Though an understand and subtle role, Mulligan welcomes you in and you feel her pain and longing when it is all done. Albert Brooks is fiery and a force as the villain. Rounding out the cast Bryan Cranston and Christina Hendricks (fan of Breaking bad/Mad Men)are both solid in glorified cameo performances. In the lesser hands of a lesser director, Drive could have lost its way but in the hands of a true auteur like Refn, Drive soars brightly. Although Drive is not everyone's cup of tea considering the mass violence and the vintage art-house genre appeal, I strongly recommend it for all. Drive is a true gem and the end will break your heart.