I just saw "Drive", thankfully, in the theater. Nicolas Winding Refn continues to be one of the most exciting young filmmakers in quite a while. It's almost like a Cannon movie from the 80s but directed by a genius instead of a hack, like they usually hired. The soundtrack is essential to the action and excellent to the ear. The title is important. It is a driving movie; not a chase movie. The way violence is used is explosive, quick, deadly, and not-at-all gratuitous considering who is on screen. I don't think there is a single character with dialogue in this movie who is not a criminal aside from Carey Mulligan and her kid. That creates an electric environment of tension and expectation of sudden violence that can happen anytime to anyone.
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