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Driver is a Hollywood stunt driver by day, and moonlights as a top-notch getaway driver for hire in the criminal underworld. He finds himself a target for some of LA's most dangerous men after agreeing to aid the husband of his beautiful neighbor, Irene. When the job goes dangerously awry, the only way he can keep Irene and her son alive is to do what he does best, Drive!… (more)
I wasn't as blown away as I expected to be based on the internet's reaction/obsession with it, but it's a great movie. It oozes hipness. I predict there will be a number of movies in the next few years that emulate its style. Also: What is this cast? How is this a thing?
Concept: A Story: B Characters: A Dialog: A Pacing: B Cinematography: B Special effects/design: B Acting: A Music: A
Enjoyment: A
GPA: 3.6/4
(Oct. 2011)
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B (Good). Too influential for it's own good. It felt like something completely new when it came out. Now it just feels like an ordinary crime film.
Driver is a Hollywood stunt driver by day, and moonlights as a top-notch getaway driver for hire in the criminal underworld. He finds himself a target for some of LA's most dangerous men after agreeing to aid the husband of his beautiful neighbor, Irene. When the job goes dangerously awry, the only way he can keep Irene and her son alive is to do what he does best, Drive!
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I wasn't as blown away as I expected to be based on the internet's reaction/obsession with it, but it's a great movie. It oozes hipness. I predict there will be a number of movies in the next few years that emulate its style. Also: What is this cast? How is this a thing?
Concept: A
Story: B
Characters: A
Dialog: A
Pacing: B
Cinematography: B
Special effects/design: B
Acting: A
Music: A
Enjoyment: A
GPA: 3.6/4
(Oct. 2011)
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B (Good). Too influential for it's own good. It felt like something completely new when it came out. Now it just feels like an ordinary crime film.
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