Neo-Noir At Its Finest

Rating: 9/10 (15 July 2013)

This movie is a true masterpiece. For those of you who have even the slightest appreciation for film as an art medium, you will most likely thoroughly enjoy this film. Overall, every piece is there. From the directing (Refn is truly a stylistic genius), cinematography, cast, right down to the soundtrack, this film is one you could see several times over and still take away something new every time. Nothing here is done by accident. Some may complain about the slack pace in the first half, but I personally was too enthralled by the Driver character and Ryan Gosling's portrayal of him to mind. Plus, the plot is a reference to the motif of the scorpion that is used. Slow and steady, but willing to violently strike given the right provocation. My advice would be to keep that in mind before sitting down to watch this film, and don't expect your average Fast & Furious type action flick, there's too much substance here to ignore.