If there was any doubt that only total badasses can chew on toothpicks,
without the desire to clean their teeth, Ryan Gosling
puts that silly rumor to rest. Despite what it's title might imply,
Drive is not your
typical ricer-approved action movie that we
all know and love nowadays. The film is very patient and quietly paced, and proves how important and powerful the use of a camera can be if in the right hands. There are (almost) no climatic chase sequences here. Nicolas Winding Refn, director, instead relies on very steady and slow, yet controlled tension to keep us on the edge of our seats at all times. The opening scene is my testimony to this, and perfectly sets the tone for what's to come.
