Just Drive!
Now as Standard (Oscar Isaacs) comes home we see that his seedy side has not really left either. Gosling’s “driver” will do a job, just for him in an effort to keep Irene and her son safe. But will this job change everything?
Hollywood stunt driving is difficult work and yet it really can’t pay the bills. One driver (Ryan Gosling) has taken it upon himself to also work as a part time wheelman for a variety of heists. His friend Shannon (Bryan Cranston) has bigger intentions for him but right now the driver is there for stunts, being a wheelman, and to work in Shannon’s shop.
Unfortunately, being in his profession, the driver or “Kid” as Shannon refers to him meets a number of shady people. But it’s the one that’s not shady, that lives down the hall that catches his eye. Irene (Carey Mulligan)is raising her little boy buy herself as it turns out her husband is in jail.
As their relationship grows, the “wheelman” part of driver’s life is kept secret. But life doesn’t always work out the way one might think and the news that Irene’s husband is getting out of prison changes everything.
Now as Standard (Oscar Isaacs) comes home we see that his seedy side has not really left either. Gosling’s “driver” will do a job, just for him in an effort to keep Irene and her son safe. But will this job change everything?
Ok, I’ll say it; Ryan Gosling is cool! And of course Carey Mulligan is adorable. Bryan Cranston is hip and cool. And oh Albert Brooks, you are so perfect as a mobster.
I’m fawning aren’t I? Well the first thing that works about Drive is its amazing cast. When you put together this type of talent, you never know if it will mesh or they will feel like individuals going their own way. In this film, they mesh perfectly. In fact the only criticism I have of things would be that Carey Mulligan seems underutilized in the attempts to show the connection between her and Gosling.
The story is intricately woven as a mob film with some interesting relationship twists. And it works. I wish there was more of Gosling’s career as a wheelman, as the first sequence of the movie held amazing tension without massive overblown action. But I can live without that.
I felt a connection with Drive and the internal struggle to identify yourself and your life. Don’t walk to the theater for this one, just DRIVE!
B+
FilmDistrict
Director: Nicolas Winding Refn
Cast: Ryan Gosling, Carey Mulligan, Bryan Cranston, Albert Brooks, Ron Perlman
Rating: R for strong brutal bloody violence, language and some nudity.
Runtime: 1 hour 40 minutes
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