Drive

I recently went to see Drive, and I loved it. I had heard great things about it, and also that it was kinda retro 80s style, so I expected it to be set in the 80s. Instead though, Drive had a modern setting, but also felt like 80s in parts. A really cool intigration of two in my opinion.

Drive has a really unique feel to it, and I'm not exactly sure how, but it doesn't really follow any stereotypical action or drama pattern. The film has a low-key, flowing feel throughout, with sudden bursts of action. Like, extreme action. If I didn't know it was going to have violence, I never would have expected those few scenes. The movie lures you into this rather calm flow, and almost without warning, this woman's head explodes from being shot at nearly point blank range. And then when Driver stomps on the guy's head in the elevator; you just really don't expect that level of violence. But somehow it just works. The only part I thought was completely unnecessary was in the strip club. That was totally out of place and would have been just as efective with a different backdrop.

The thing I loved most about this movie though was that it didn't reveal everything. You have questions at the end of the film. Some are overarching themes that are rather vague, while some specific points are also unrevealed. One in particular comes to mind, and that is when the girl's cell phone rings, Driver picks it up, and it somehow makes him aware of the guys that have surrounded the house. Yet it never reveals who the call was from or what they said.

Anyway, this movie was awesome, especially from a DMA perspective.