Moody but captivating, we are sucked right into the double-life of movie stuntman Driver (Ryan Gosling) in the film Drive. In this adaptation of a book by John Sallis, the Danish director Nicolas Refn Winding introduces us to Driver, who has no other name but moonlights as a getaway car driver when he’s not on set or working his other job as a mechanic. Driver has a five minute rule that makes him totally committed to his criminal colleagues for five minutes and then his priority is getting away no matter whether they have successfully rejoined him.
He’s a man of few words and few friends. However, he falls for neighbour Irene (Carey Mulligan) who lives two doors away with her son. They share a gentle love which exists mainly through shy embarrassed looks and the occasional touch of hands. Things get complicated when her husband (Oscar Isaac) returns from jail and needs help fending off criminals who want to call in protection money. In an effort to protect Irene and son from the menaces that threaten to hurt them, Driver agrees to help out on a job. From there things go wrong and Driver finds himself up against gangsters.
What makes this ultimately extremely violent film, very special, is the subtlety of two lead characters who express their love in an underplayed, shy but touching way – not all sudden love has to be aggressive. There are no over-the-top gestures or overt sexuality but just depth of feeling. It also makes the Driver’s behaviour in the latter part of the movie more compelling.
In other ways, the film is slick, tense and several violent scenes are shocking. Refn Winding picked up the best director award at the Cannes Film festival and it’s easy to see why as this movie has more unexpected dynamics than the usual gangster flick.
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Looks good.
Yes, definitely worth a trip to the flicks.