An excellent film, extremely well made, and filled with great performances . It is a unique and great movie experience. A must see

Rating: 10/10 (9 September 2012)

Nicolas Winding Refn's Drive is a movie the likes of which I have never seen before. It has a unique style that I had never seen before. One of the great things about drive is that it manages to work its magic in 100 minutes, which is by no means a long running time. The characters in drive are vivid and feel extremely real. Carey Mulligan is excellent as Irene, a young single mother who falls for Ryan Gosling's mysterious stunt/get away driver. Ron Perlman is entertaining as Nino, a loud-mouth and arrogant mob boss. Brooks is especially fantastic as the soft spoken but vicious Bernie Rose, who is pretty handy with a razor. Yet the most amazing thing about Drive is the performance of its leading man. Gosling is magnetic as "the Driver" a stunt driver who moonlights as a get away driver for criminals. The driver is a quiet character who doesn't talk much but this allows Gosling to display his exception ability as an actor. With so little talk, Gosling conveys the feelings of his mysterious character through facial expression and simple looks in his eyes. He is able to convey both a kindness and caring in some scenes yet in others he is a figure of intimidation and brutality.The overall non-verbal nature of the mysterious main character adds to the overall tension of the film. The film is excellently paced and extremely entertaining. The film's marketing suggests primarily action scenes but that is not the case as the film is a character study of sorts, but don't shy away from this film because it isn't strictly speaking an action movie. Refn's film is extremely tense and keeps you on the edge of your seat. It is definitely worth watching. The sound track is also extremely good and fits the film nicely. In addition, the the satin jacket Gosling wears throughout is perhaps one of the coolest things i've ever seen.
Drive is one of my favorite films and it has a unique style that makes it a fantastic film to watch. Tense and entertaining, Refn and Gosling mesmerize you from beginning to end.