I wasn't terribly impressed. (POSSIBLE SPOILERS)

Rating: Null/10 (19 January 2002)

I found the finished product to be short of the potential its storyline. The characters tended to be very harsh and they tended to be very open about thier goals. It made sense for the couple that broke up after three years to be very vulnerable and for the reporter, as a third party, to analyze her observations to Stallone's character. For Stallone to be so open with the reporter was a bit of a stretch. The relationship between Kip and Sophia seemed too serious too fast, given her reluctance in the first bar scene.

The ultimatium which ups the stakes comes over an hour into the movie. Starting there, with a series ultimatium instead of a one-race ultimatium could have built tension that was never came into being through the whole thing. The title "Driven" implies an intensity that was lacking.
There are some techincal issues with stunts being overdone, such as the shot that looks like a flying tire could hit a low-flying airplane and the newspaper rack going flying in the chase scene.
In my opinion, Stallone's monologue after the chase was somewhat rushed.
I desperately wanted to know more about why the brother was so controlling of his younger brother. That was possibly one of the most intriguing storylines in the thing, and it was almost totally ignored from the standpoint of exposition. My husband wanted more exposition of Burt Reynolds' character.
The story was that Cathy left Joe when he stopped raising Cain and became a "nice guy", but Memo, her new husband, is never shown to be a cainraiser. Why the inconsistency?
Sly chose an interesting story, but I find the finished product tepid at best.