Drive

'Drive' 100 min. Rated R (Action)

I should start off by saying that I was VERY excited to see this movie. From the previews, it looked really different and it was nice to see Ryan Gosling again, not to mention I love the rest of the cast. We saw it last night and it was SO much different than I was expecting!!

Since it was nothing like I was expecting, I should give a brief overview. Gosling works with cars and is a stunt driver. He also drives for criminals during robberies and whatnot. And he's great at all of these things. He meets and falls for this chick and her son that live down the hall from him and finds out her husband, the kids dad, is in prison. Well he gets out and owes people money and if he doesn't theyre going after the family. Gosling finds out about all of this and because he loves them, he offers to help. Obviously things go awry and he realizes who he's dealing with and things get NUTS.

My absolute favorite part about the film is.. well okay its a tie. Let me just get it out of the way. RYAN GOSLING IS A GOD. Holy bajolies the man is smokin!!!!!! Kevin started making fun of me because at a few points my mouth was literally hanging open. Hes not even shirtless or anything which makes him that much sexier. There are so many close ups of his face and hes so sexy and serious but he gives this childish smirk that blows my mind. OKAY, I SAID IT. Now for the rest of the movie..

My real favorite part was what they did with the sound. There are some very quiet parts in this film. Its very quiet during his car rides and scenes with other actors which I LOVE. I love it because they don't say much, but you can feel the tension, whether it be good or bad. You know what theyre thinking and feeling based on their faces. Its amazing. And the soundtrack blew my mind!!! Seriously wanna buy it. Every song worked perfectly with its scene and since there were parts with little dialouge, the music took over and continued to tell the story.

'Drive' also has some blood and violence, not gonna lie. And its different blood and violence. You can tell he gets really shooken up by what happens, not like every other action movie where everyone blows each other to pieces and acts like its no big deal. Its all very realistic which had us squirming in our seats and moaning and covering our faces, well, mine anyways.

Kevin and I left amazed by it and said in the car on the way home that its definitely one to buy. I suggest this to anyone, its easily one of my top 3 of the year.