Fantastic

Rating: 9/10 (17 December 2011)

Very rarely does a movie that i see in theaters nowadays really "stay" with me. Drive did. why is that? because it is such a refreshing breath of fresh air from most everything else around. this is my first review on this site, and the reason i've been compelled to time in on it is because there are a lot of people out there that missed the point on this film, as you'll see in the boards. they complain about the lack of action and sometimes dialogue. this is not an action movie, by any means. that's not to say there aren't very well done action scenes sprinkled tastefully throughout , or that it is a straight out drama. this a slow-burning crime thriller and is obviously VERY reminiscent of the 80s, mostly through it's synth-pop "theme song". this is a film that takes its time, builds up the suspense of a scene or sometimes throughout multiple scenes and then finally explodes in a magnificent, often very graphic, act of violence. there were many beautiful scenes and all the actors gave great, memorable performances. I highly recommend you see it if you're into that sort of thing