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Drive

Get in. Get out. Get away.
Ryan Gosling, Carey Mulligan and Oscar Isaac
Directed by Nicolas Winding Refn

It boils down to this: Drive is a decent film but I find its critical adoration bordering on reactionary. It’s fun to watch a team play in its throwback uniforms one game each year, and yes, Drive’s combination of sun-tinged neo-noir, eye-contact chemistry, gear grinding chases and silent leading man charisma makes chilling entertainment. But ever since its release at Cannes this May, the real ... more >