Review of Drive (2011) by Jhonatan P — 18 Oct 2016
A Neo-Noir Crime Action Thriller that screams class and Style from start to finish. Drive operates with a dark and tense mood throughout bringing to light it's film noir influences.
For me, it's the perfect amount of art and film, making it visually stunning throughout due to it's inspiring cinematography. You could literally freeze the film at any point and that image would make a great poster for the film.
The music is phenomenal too, so much so I own it on Vinyl. It captures the mood of the entire film superbly adding to the neo-noir style to create an exciting pace to the film.
The cast are amazing. Ron Pearlman, Carey Mulligan, Albert Brooks, Oscar Isaac, Bryan Cranston and Christina Hendricks are flawless, arguably performing one of their greatest roles of their respective careers. Ryan Gosling though, is iconic. His performance is near perfect with the actor taking advantage of every second on camera. Even when you consider his lack of dialogue, he still manages to immerse himself in the role brilliantly, creating a memorable lead character.
The story is a good one, however it's the Neo-Noir filmmaking style of Drive that makes the story so powerful and unique. It's certainly a film that has it's own style, standing out considerably from anything remotely similar. It's exhilarating, it's passionate, it's sophisticated and it's cool. Everything I want in a film.
One of my favourite films of all time, from one of my favourite directors of all time. A masterpiece from Nicholas Winding Refn.
This review of Drive (2011) was written by Jhonatan P on 18 Oct 2016.
Drive has generally received very positive reviews.
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