Goes nowhere

Rating: 4/10 (13 July 2014)

I've read a lot of reviews about this movie, so I was really hyped before watching it. And I have to say, it didn't meet my expectations at all.
I'll start with the main character. We didn't get to know the driver's character at all, because he barely spoke. He had no personality, and he mostly came off as bland and emotionless. I doubt anyone found him relatable at all.
Not a lot happened in the movie itself. It felt like he was going nowhere, and when things did happen, it wasn't very exciting. It was unnecessarily long, and the ending lacked that 'punch' that good movie endings have. I hate using the word 'boring' to describe movies, but, well, it was pretty boring.
I did like the directing and cinematography. The best thing about the movie is the atmosphere. Drive, visually, is beautiful. But the soundtrack felt cheesy and out of place, like out of an old TV movie.
Maybe I completely missed the point. I always liked straight forwards movies better than artsy and vague ones. Just watch 'The Place Behind the Pines' instead.