Drive

Dir: Nicolas Winding Refn

2011

*****

Nicolas Winding Refn's Drive oozes style, class and cool. It has all the ingredients of a classic thriller/neo noir but with a modern 80s twist. It's certainly already a cult classic. Visually, its stunning, captivating and just drop dead gorgeous, all thanks to the great Newton Thomas Sigel, one of the best cinematographers working today/of all time. Nicolas Winding Refn is a director you can depend on, his Pusher Trilogy is an underrated epic, his 2008 film based on the life of Charles Bronson (the prisoner) was an ace film and I loved Valhalla Rising, this is a great follow up and a continuation of greatness. Ryan Gosling is fast becoming the actor of a generation, he's living up to his reputation too, his performance seems effortless and is perfect. It's been branded by some as the best film of 2011, it's certainly up there as far as I'm concerned, it might be a three horse winner along with Black Swan and Blue Valentine in my opinion.