Arts & Entertainment
‘Drive’ Geared to Rev Up Twists
The film shifts from crime thriller to dark comedy to love story.
Ryan Gosling fuels Drive as Driver, a solitary stunt driver who works on movie sets by day and drives getaway cars at night.
He falls for his apartment neighbor Irene (Carey Mulligan), a mom with a small son whose father is an ex-con. The ex-con drags Driver into a robbery that goes wrong.
Albert Brooks plays a crime lord with a thing for forks, Ron Perlman is the Jewish gangster who does business in a pizza parlor, and Bryan Cranston plays Driver's best buddy, giving this film plenty of acting horsepower.
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Drive is a gritty yet glamorous film bursting with action. European director Nicolas Refn does a wonderful job with this ultraviolent, ultrastylish flick.
There isn't much actual driving in the film. Sure, there is a car chase here and there, but the movie is more about the questionable choices that drive people—and drive them away.
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The flick-o-meter gives Drive a solid four out of five.
Showtimes
Drive (2011) R • 1 hr. 40 min.
- 12:20
Dinner
If you're going to see Drive, you might as well go to a drive-in to eat. has great desserts too.