2011? More like 1989

Rating: 1/10 (30 January 2012)

Okay, so every driver flick doesn't have to be over-the-top like the Fast-and-Furious franchise or the Transporter trilogy, but "Drive" is soooo lame. The hot-pink color of the credits and the lame soundtrack had me double-checking the release-date on IMDb before the first (of oh-so-few) words were uttered to see if I had rented the wrong title. Nope, 2011. My wife loved Gosling and friends in "Remember the Titans", and enjoyed "Crazy, Stupid, Love". The night before I had watched Gosling in the dark "Blue Valentine". But this film was garbage and I don't think I can blame it on the actors. Not sure who was trying to channel their inner Werner Herzog or John Woo, but "Drive" didn't feel artistic, it was just boring and predictable.
This is my first review -- I felt compelled to try to spare someone from squandering their date-night like I did. All I can say is thank goodness it was only 100 minutes long! If I can save just one viewer from suffering through this, my effort won't have been wasted.