Get your motor runnin'...
The Driver is an auto mechanic who also drives Hollywood stunt cars. In his spare time, he is a getaway driver for hire. Ryan Gosling gives an eerily powerful performance as as the morally ambiguous Driver. As a getaway driver, he helps people commit crimes but has a strong sense of right and wrong, abiding by his own ethical code. He will do whatever he can to protect those he cares about, even if it means murder. It plays like a hybrid of a neo-noir thriller and an 80s action film. The title font screams early 80s action (think Beverly Hills Cop or Miami Vice). The story is gripping and there were several scenes that really got my RPMs racing - my heart was literally pounding because the action was so tense. The first five minutes of this film are as exciting as any action scene in any film.This is one of those crazy good films that should stand the test of time.
Drive revved up to 5 out of 5 Poblanos!
Director: Nicolas Winding Refn
Writer: Hossein Amini
Starring: Ryan Gosling, Carey Mulligan, Bryan Cranston, Albert Brooks, Ron Perlman
Rotten Tomatoes: 93%
Metacritic: 79 out of 100
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