Drive (2011)Movie Reviews

  • So-so Based on 1,719 reviews
    Breakdown:
  • Go
    Written September 17, 2011

    Drive: B+

    by MattH306

    An awkward start, but the movie kept growing on me.

    • 78 out of 138 found this review helpful.
    • Was this helpful to you? 
    • Yes
    • No
  • Must Go!
    Written September 18, 2011

    Best film of 2011 - Ryan Gosling is amazing

    by eastofdurango

    This film was expertly directed, cast, acted, and shot - the lighting, music, and character development is excellent.

    I went to this movie not knowing the full scope of its plot thinking it was a basic "action film" and was surprised by the level of depth and emotion brought to the screen.

    The only thing I didn't like was the very brutal and graphic violence - it was shocking and not my "cup of tea" but I was able to "handle it" due to the incredible impact this film had on me in that it was a movie that did not overstate anything. The dialogue, or lack thereof, drew me into the movie and was a welcome relief from so many in-you-face movies.

    This is an intelligent movie that gives the viewer credit for knowing what the characters are thinking and feeling without having to state it.

    Ryan Gosling is totally amazing and real and every one else in the movie was perfectly cast.

    • 59 out of 109 found this review helpful.
    • Was this helpful to you? 
    • Yes
    • No
  • Oh No!
    Written September 17, 2011

    See this only if you like Art Films

    by morlights

    This is an art film... I was very annoyed with the false trailor.

    • 55 out of 103 found this review helpful.
    • Was this helpful to you? 
    • Yes
    • No
  • Oh No!
    Written September 17, 2011

    All hype

    by _PHOENIX_

    The Good: The directing is great, as was the car chase scenes.

    So-So: The plot had potential but never developed into anything.

    The Bad: When I left the theater I felt I wasted my time and money. Gosselin has a few lines. He finally speaks a line 20 minutes into the movie, and besides starring at people he really does nothing through most of it. The bad guys are not intimidating and have this attitude ok I will kill you because I have to. The script...enough said.

    Overall opinion: I was not impressed. There was a lot of nasty gore and a single nude scene. Between the 80s porno music on 3 or 4 occasions that lasted a few minutes and the terrible script, this seemed like nothing more than a low budget movie you would mistakenly rent because it looked good. The hardest part was not walking out of the theater. Save your money, this movie is all hype.

    I almost always agree with the opinion of reviewers here, but this movie I totally disagree, it was flat-out AWFUL.

    • 36 out of 66 found this review helpful.
    • Was this helpful to you? 
    • Yes
    • No
  • Oh No!
    Written September 18, 2011

    This movie sucks

    by ryandrake

    Unless you want to stare awkwardly at Gosling while he doesn't speak, don't go.

    • 36 out of 66 found this review helpful.
    • Was this helpful to you? 
    • Yes
    • No
  • Must Go!
    Written December 4, 2011

    My heart pounded and my nerves shook! This will not translate well to DVD!

    by Nacho Baggo

    You must see this in the theaters. The tension, the schemes, the deals gone bad, and even the mysterious silence flooded my senses and kept me glued to teh screen. Ryan Gosling is confident and sharp. His love interest, played by Carey Mulligan from AN EDUCATION, chamred her way to him and myself in 10 words or less! Her eyes and smile are awesome.
    No flaws. This is a fantastic and disturbing action thriller with the best marraige of music to film that I have seen since JUNO and O BROTHER WHERE ART THOU.
    February's award season will keep this cast busy with interviews!
    Worth full price and I guarantee you a lengthy water cooler commentary for many days.

    • 10 out of 14 found this review helpful.
    • Was this helpful to you? 
    • Yes
    • No
  • Go
    Written January 19, 2012

    Drive should be watched

    by VictorActive

    Most certainly enjoyed Drive. I appreciated quite a few things such as Gosling doing so much by doing so little, the tense but masterful way Gosling did his driving jobs, and Brooks playing against type. Oh, also the soundtrack. It wasn't what I would have expected but it was terrific music that played up the on-screen action.

    • 7 out of 9 found this review helpful.
    • Was this helpful to you? 
    • Yes
    • No
  • Must Go!
    Written March 23, 2012

    A human being, and A real hero

    by jmskinner

    Enjoy it as it is. This movie has a brain. It is more than just stunts and car chases, but the audence needs more than eyes to see it. They need a brain too, If you watch this movie expecting to see a Fast and Furious type of movie you are going to be dissapointed becasuse you wont appreciate this movie for what it is. Not everything is on the surface ready to be spoonfed to the audience, but its there in the subtext. The driver might not say alot but then again, neither did Clint Eastwood. He is not played by chuck norris, he is played by someone who can act: Ryan Gosling. He is cool under pressure and mysterious, but what he does best is drive. His line between legal and illegal is a little blurred but he draws a fine line between right and wrong. When evil threatens he strikes out to protect those that he cares for.
    What is really unique about this movie is how close it plays to reality and for someone tired of seeing typical hollywood trash, this is something fresh


    • 9 out of 13 found this review helpful.
    • Was this helpful to you? 
    • Yes
    • No
  • Must Go!
    Written December 19, 2011

    Ryan Gosling Amazing

    by

    Beautifully maded. Loved the soundtrack and story behind this must see movie of 2011! Ryan Gosling was amazing in it, as were all other actors. It is one of Ryan's best performance (and he has had a lot of great performances). Go see it!

    • 6 out of 8 found this review helpful.
    • Was this helpful to you? 
    • Yes
    • No
  • Oh No!
    Written January 13, 2012

    For the depraved only!

    by pointguardbob

    I have a co-worker who raved about this film. He is a wanna be director and art school grad. While there may be technical merits to the film, if you have no moral compass like him and so much of society, than you may find value in it. For a person who would like to live in a more loving world and believes that art should be uplifting to the spirit, like myself, than this film is depraved and is evidence of the decline of our civilization.

    • 6 out of 8 found this review helpful.
    • Was this helpful to you? 
    • Yes
    • No
  • No
    Written November 4, 2011

    All Stly and No Substance

    by

    To be fair, this is a movie that looks very good. And if you like the '80s, you will love the soundtrack.
    However, this movie is just incredibly boring. If you have seen any amount of movies at all in your lifetime, and have a decent pattern-recognition ability, you'll know all too well who these characters are, and where they're going to end.

    My biggest problem with this movie is that every single shot (alright, that may be an overstatement) can be found in another movie - Nolan's Batman movies, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Grease, Taxi Driver (just for example) - but in a clearly obvious way (and it has to be obvious because I'm generally not clever enough to catch those things). This reads as more pretentious to me than clever film-making because they don't actually read as nods to other movies, they read as direct copies. Their inclusion in this movie does nothing to elevate either this movie, or the original they were in.

    Also, it's not noir, so stop saying that it is.

    • 4 out of 4 found this review helpful.
    • Was this helpful to you? 
    • Yes
    • No
  • Go
    Written January 2, 2012

    Stylish, but brutal

    by entropicangel42

    Ryan Gosling takes his strong, silent-type style to the extreme here, as a Hollywood stunt car driver who moonlights as a getaway driver. This movie oozes style, and it's only minus is the sudden and brutal violent turn it takes partway through.

    • 5 out of 6 found this review helpful.
    • Was this helpful to you? 
    • Yes
    • No
  • Must Go!
    Written October 25, 2011

    intense

    by

    it's noir characteristics kept it somewhat uncomfortable throughout, but also on th eedge of your seat. With Pulp Fiction /Sam peckinpah type violence it was a shocker and a great thriller. I love it.

    • 4 out of 4 found this review helpful.
    • Was this helpful to you? 
    • Yes
    • No
  • Must Go!
    Written October 24, 2011

    LOVE, LOVE, LOVED IT!

    by browningsm

    Interesting storyline, good writing, great acting.....starts out very interesting and slowly the movie just turns very graphic and violent..but still so good and ryan gosling excellent performance, carey mulligan very fine actress..i was impressed would buy the dvd and be willing to see in the theater again, time running out though...excellent film

    • 10 out of 16 found this review helpful.
    • Was this helpful to you? 
    • Yes
    • No
  • No
    Written October 30, 2011

    Terrible!!!

    by cielilund

    Guess the celebs needed some extra cash....too violent, too many slow spots....my husband suggested we see this movie...he is now flagged from picking movies!!! Ugh!

    • 10 out of 16 found this review helpful.
    • Was this helpful to you? 
    • Yes
    • No

Drive (2011) Featured Trailers + Video Clips

Watch All Videos

Exclusive Features

Interview SD Comic Con Video Interview: Carey Mulligan Carey Mulligan stops by to talk about acting in Nicolas Winding Refn's "fairy tale" action movie and about driving badly. SD Comic Con Video Interview: Nicolas Winding Refn Director Nicolas Winding Refn stops by to chat about how he turned the novella brought to him by star Ryan Gosling into a film and getting Albert Brooks to be a baddie. Eight Questions for Albert Brooks