I don't know if you guys have watched this movie, but I find it really interesting. The hero in this movie (played by Ryan Gosling) rarely talks (and this reminds me of Takumi Fujiwara), and when the movie ends viewers still don't have a clue of what his name was, but the car chase scene, especially the opening one, is really, really worth it.
Unless you prefer Fast & Furious and Michael Bay-style explosion-fest, I'm sure you will find yourself appreciating the understated yet suspenseful action scenes in this movie.
Just be prepared for Cannes-style movie with brutal violence (head shot off with shotgun, hand crushed by hammer, eye stabbed, etc.).
Unless you prefer Fast & Furious and Michael Bay-style explosion-fest, I'm sure you will find yourself appreciating the understated yet suspenseful action scenes in this movie.
Just be prepared for Cannes-style movie with brutal violence (head shot off with shotgun, hand crushed by hammer, eye stabbed, etc.).
Drive is a 2011 American action drama film directed by Nicolas Winding Refn, starring Ryan Gosling as the principal character, with Carey Mulligan, Bryan Cranston, and Albert Brooks. Although Drive shares several characteristics with the similarly-named 1978 Walter Hill car-chase film, The Driver, it is actually adapted from the 2005 James Sallis novel of the same name, with a screenplay by Hossein Amini.
Like the book, the film is about a Hollywood stunt performer (played by Gosling) who moonlights as a getaway driver. Prior to its September 2011 release, it had been shown at a number of film festivals. At the 2011 Cannes Film Festival, Drive was praised and received a standing ovation. Winding Refn won the festival's Best Director Award for the film. Reviews from critics have been positive, with many drawing comparisons to work from previous eras. Praise has also been given to Gosling's and Brooks' performances. Director Nicolas Winding Refn has said influences came from Bullitt (1968) and The Day of the Locust (1975); and that Drive was a tribute to Alejandro Jodorowsky.