Fresh
What it had going for it was an uncanny and moving relationship between Gosling and Mulligan.
David Thomson, The New Republic
Drive
There are no clean getaways.
2011 · 1h 40m · R
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Directed by
Nicolas Winding Refn
Overview
Driver is a skilled Hollywood stuntman who moonlights as a getaway driver for criminals. Though he projects an icy exterior, lately he's been warming up to a pretty neighbor named Irene and her young son, Benicio. When Irene's husband gets out of jail, he enlists Driver's help in a million-dollar heist. The job goes horribly wrong, and Driver must risk his life to protect Irene and Benicio from the vengeful masterminds behind the robbery.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
93%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Sure, it's shallow, but it's also slickly compelling, beautifully crafted and so damn shiny.
Tom Huddleston, Time Out
Rotten
In grabbing our attention, [Refn] diverts it from what matters. The horror lingers and seeps; the feelings are sponged away.
Anthony Lane, New Yorker
Fresh
The extreme and escalating violence will prove off-putting to some-frankly, I'm surprised not to have been among them-but for the rest, Drive is a needle-punch of adrenaline to the aorta.
Christopher Orr, The Atlantic
Fresh
In reworking genres without quoting shamelessly, Refn proves himself his own man and a guy quite capable of taking us places we didn't even know we wanted to go.
Lisa Kennedy, Denver Post
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