Breathtaking acting

Rating: 9/10 (26 July 2012)

I saw this movie and thought I had to write a review, mostly because of all the "hate" on the so called bad acting in this piece.
And the fact that this is bad acting, is not something you can argue against, you expect to watch a new installment in "the fast and furious" series, due to the trailer. Drive delivers acting beyond words, and cheesy lines, the intensity of the silent moments are breathtaking, the acting is mostly done by body language and eye"contact". If you follow the non-said lines you will actually understand the unnamed hero, and get an idea of his background.
The words spoken between Gosling and Mulligan almost destroys the romance that could have been.
Let me say it like this, if you liked wall-e, where you have two robots who only acts with their body and eyes, you are gonna love the acting in this flick.
The plot is submerged, and you have to think to understand this movie. The setting is beautiful and with a feel of reality. The acting is superb. The action is short and intense, with rough violence, which I personally like.
The movie has been branded and hyped as a "normal" American action. Which is why I think some people are disappointed and think it is a boring movie. But this is not a movie built around the action, the action builds around the movie.
9/10