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Denmark's Nicolas Winding Refn makes an electrifying return to Hollywood filmmaking with this 1980s-style noir, right down to the synth score and neon-pink credits (he released his American debut, Fear X, in 2003). Ryan Gosling puts his implacable quality to good use as an L.A. stunt driver whose world crumbles when he falls for the wrong woman (Carey Mulligan). Irene is hardly a femme fatale, but her incarcerated husband, Standard (Oscar Isaac), is another story. When her car breaks down, Driver recommends the auto shop where he works with Shannon (Breaking Bad's Bryan Cranston). The two start spending time together, but then Standard returns from prison. Driver keeps his distance until he discovers that Standard owes protection money. If he doesn't pay up, Irene and their son will suffer, so Driver offers to handle the wheel during a heist, a job with which he has more than a little experience, as the riveting opening sequence proves. While they plan their score with Blanche (Mad Men's Christina Hendricks), Shannon makes a deal with a couple of gangsters (Albert Brooks and Ron Perlman), but when the plans collide: all hell breaks loose. In adapting James Sallis's novel, Refn builds to a bittersweet denouement, though the bursts of bloodshed will test even the hardiest of viewers. At its best, though, Drive is every bit as gripping as Reagan-era crime dramas like To Live and Die in L.A. and Thief. --Kathleen C. Fennessy
Special Features
- Drive Without a Driver -- Interview with Nicolas Winding Refn Documentary
- I Drive Featurette
- Under the Hood Featurette
- Driver and Irene Featurette
- Cut to the Chase Featurette
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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
By Ballshevik
Format:DVD
It's true: this movie is not a typical action movie, or a typical romantic drama. People looking for nothing but action will probably get bored by the scenes with very little dialogue; people looking for nothing but a sweet love story will probably be horrified by the scenes of graphic violence. However, people looking for a good movie need look no further.
To begin with, Ryan Gosling gives an outstanding performance, conveying so much with a single look, or a smile, or a gesture. There's so much going on under the surface, it's a joy to watch.
Another point in this movie's favour: the excellent soundtrack. If nothing else, watch this movie for the music.
To begin with, Ryan Gosling gives an outstanding performance, conveying so much with a single look, or a smile, or a gesture. There's so much going on under the surface, it's a joy to watch.
Another point in this movie's favour: the excellent soundtrack. If nothing else, watch this movie for the music.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By IsMAeL
Format:Blu-ray|Amazon Verified Purchase
Great item and the movie is amazing.
Only thing that bothers me a little, didn't get the slipcover, and I wanted it so much, it is just the plastic blu ray case, so the picture is not the same as the item I got. IF AMAZON CAN SEND ME THE SLIPCOVER WOULD BE GREAT.
Anyway, happy to have this awesome movie.
Only thing that bothers me a little, didn't get the slipcover, and I wanted it so much, it is just the plastic blu ray case, so the picture is not the same as the item I got. IF AMAZON CAN SEND ME THE SLIPCOVER WOULD BE GREAT.
Anyway, happy to have this awesome movie.
9 of 11 people found the following review helpful
By Jimi LaMort
Format:Blu-ray
After a good laugh reading some comments here, so i had to throwdown.
If the Italian Stallion Stallone and the Arnie the Governator are your action film heroes, i'm sorry to say that DRIVE maybe isn't your cup of tea.
If your action film heroes lean more toward Steve McQueen and Clint Eastwood then DRIVE is your movie.
I thought it was very Cronenbergian to boot.
Best Hollywood film of the year, perhaps in the last ten years IMHO.
Nicolas Winding Refn continues his success and the fact it only got one Oscar nod proves once again, the Academy is a joke.
If the Italian Stallion Stallone and the Arnie the Governator are your action film heroes, i'm sorry to say that DRIVE maybe isn't your cup of tea.
If your action film heroes lean more toward Steve McQueen and Clint Eastwood then DRIVE is your movie.
I thought it was very Cronenbergian to boot.
Best Hollywood film of the year, perhaps in the last ten years IMHO.
Nicolas Winding Refn continues his success and the fact it only got one Oscar nod proves once again, the Academy is a joke.
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Too Gory for Me
I watched this movie on the recommendation of my 21 year old daughter. "Lars and the Real Girl" is one of my very favourite movies, and since DRIVE also stars Ryan Gosling I was... Read more
Published 18 days ago by A Little Flower
4.0 out of 5 stars
If the film doesn't catch your attention, the soundtrack will
This film is intense but the soundtrack throughout the film is absolutely unforgettable. Never was a Ryan Gosling fan until I saw this film. Read more
Published 4 months ago by P. Shields
4.0 out of 5 stars
Graphically violent, but brilliant
Graphically violent, but brilliant. Gosling is quietly magnetic, while the villains, played by Albert Brooks and Ron Perlman, manage to be hilarious and frightening at the same... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Richard McCallum
1.0 out of 5 stars
Don't look for action..., you will be really disapointed
In the 2 minutes trailer, you can see all the action (and the only action) this movie has to offer.
Rhythm is much too slow. Read more
Rhythm is much too slow. Read more
Published 5 months ago by S-007
4.0 out of 5 stars
Usually hate Ryan Gosling
He's really good in this movie. The violence has meaning, something that a lot of modern movies lack. My girlfriend found the pacing slow, but loved Driver's sexiness
Published 5 months ago by Jesse
5.0 out of 5 stars
The best Hollywood film of 2011
I had heard that Drive was supposed to be pretty good. I didn't expect it to be genuinely excellent, or that it would be my favourite film of the year. Read more
Published 7 months ago by GoonMoon
5.0 out of 5 stars
Drive - DVD - Used
Product is good quality. Would absolutely shop this user again. Product came quickly and has no flaws interfering with its quality.
Published 7 months ago by Laceyjay
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Best (and often misunderstood) Film of 2011
Ryan Gosling plays “Driver” a mysterious Hollywood stunt driver (who moonlights as a getaway driver) and also works at an auto repair garage. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Jamie MacDougall
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good Action Thriller
Ryan Gosling does a very good job acting the part. He doesn't seem right for the part, in the beginning, and seems a little wimpy. But, you can't judge a book by it's cover. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Alex
4.0 out of 5 stars
Étrange!
Ce film est spécial dans sa facture.L`histoire est simple mais la musique et la façon dont le cinéaste a tourné ces scènes surprennent. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Ben Mears
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