Drive (2011) (Blu-ray)

This movie is one of the years big surprise hits with a brilliant story that is executed with style and paced out so well with plenty of action and drama and explicit violence! The entire cast is brilliant and believable and create very real gritty characters that you can really follow, a very slick and stylish and very original take on a gangster thriller with a hint of a love story, this is probably one of the years best movies so make sure you check it out.

As my title warns don't expect all action car carnage, because you'll come away very disappointed. Drive is a neon drenched thriller shot in the style of early Michael Mann or Tony Scott films. It even has a great 80's feel electro pop soundtrack that makes the whole film feel like it belongs in decades gone, where words were minimal and and it was a mans world.
The film starts with a very tense hide and seek game with the police as Ryan Goslin's character helps crooks escape the law by his exceptional driving skills and his cool head, but by day he is a stunt driver. The film then slows down to a crawl as characters build and back stories build, until the film gets back into gear with some breath taking drops of violence and car carnage.
I'm not going to beat around the bush as this filn will be loved as much as it's loathed, but I found this retro fitted no frills thriller a refreshing change to the GCI and cartoon action of other motorheaded films.
Drive has cult status written all over it.
See if you like......
The Driver.
Theif.
Vanashing Pont.
Bullit.
The Getaway.

Drive was the best thing I saw in Cannes in 2011 and, in fact, the most powerful and memorable film I've seen for very very long time! Refn's directing style is impressively skillful and uncompromising, but its the raw power of Gosling's quiet performance that steals the show.
Not to be missed!!

Like 'MOVIE ADDICT' said in his review DO NOT expect ''mainstream'' WHAM-BAMM hollywood carnage when watchin DRIVE!!! It IS a slow building, & at times COMPLEX crime story but also is a gorgous, mean, moody & at exsploively violent movie, A movie dat takes GREAT pride in substance over style & a movie dat deserves a 2nd watch also.

spare time 'stunt-driver' 'mechanic' turned get-away specialist gets involved in a robbery that goes violently wrong, they have chosen the wrong people to steal a million dollars from.
the mob want their money back, the ''driver'' 'ryan gosling' wants to protect 'irene' who's husband perished in the ill-fated raid.
what follows is a blood-bath, can there be a winner ?
the film simmers then bursts into action, with many scenes that should make you cringe ( a bit )
more than well worth a viewing..............enjoy ??