The anti-script bucking the trend of protagonist masturbation.

Rating: 10/10 (19 February 2015)

In a Hollywood where everything is glossy and plastic, finally, a shot of gritty reality to help us remember what great storytelling is, even if a body or two had to moved onto the mark for the proper frame.
This script is crisp, tight. Every scene, every shot. It's the anti-script bucking the Hollywood trend of protagonist masturbation.
The acting fulfills the vision. Jake G in his best career effort, it appears Donnie Darko was just practice for this role. I love that this director wrote the role of her life for his wife Russo (who I have rarely enjoyed prior to this film). Bill Paxton jumps back in the van from Twister in another role he hits right on the pole.
COLLATERAL or TRAINING DAY's LA style now appears aged and dated compared to this DRIVE-esc action combined with an innovative LA look we haven't seen since the Rodney King beating.
The underlying tones are spot-on, the NETWORK like revolt screams at the system, shattering mirrors in the process.
I loved this flick.