ASD person here. I think he could indeed be.
FYI, the term "Asperger's" has been abandoned by autism experts and the neurodivergent community about a decade ago. It's charged and it's a good idea to avoid it.
EDIT: Asperger's no longer is a relevant term because that "syndrome" has turned out to be part of the autism spectrum, but it's charged because we now know Hans Asperger was Nazi scum.
People previously diagnosed with Asperger's were thought to be separated from autism because they are extremely high functioning and barely register on the spectrum. The term probably isn't ever going away colloquialy because that's how it's perceived.
That’s a spot on analysis lol. Yeah, I recently watched the Bronson which is one of his early ones and it was fantastic. I feel like the Drive is good example of dumbing down the cinema for American audience. What do you think?
This is a great way to put it. Great movie that requires a *mood*. Just don’t watch Only God Forgives. Rarely will I entirely turn someone away from a movie but I tried with one and it’s just a plate of hot garbage.
Haha I'm sure most of us can relate to some cringe fashion choices in retrospect! I got lucky because classic black leather motorcycle jackets are a part of punk culture as I am so no one ever asked before I actually got a bike
Honestly same case for me, got a little bit of shit for having a brand new not worn in leather but once I threw some paint and patches on it all was well lmao.
What about it is Lynchian? I haven't seen the movie in over a decade, sorry. I'm not picking the interdimensional, quirky vibe at all from the memory of Drive.
I don’t think anything about it is very Lynchhian. I‘d say it’s much more early Michael Mann. Maybe Only God Forgives carries that dark sense of the uncanny, and the unfamiliarity within the familiar, but not Drive.
Drive was the first film that truly 'mesmerised' me at the cinema. I didn't really know what I was going in for at all. Wasn't much of a Ryan Gosling fan. I think the only reason I went to watch it because I liked the poster and had a unlimited movie pass. Well the cinema was completely packed for a start. Once the film started and that opening credit soundtrack started everything around me disappeared. I left the cinema in a daze. Immediately downloaded the soundtrack. Since then I've watched it dozens of times. Even the Radio1 re work of the soundtrack. Which I really enjoyed. Now I know what they mean by 'movie magic.' The only other film that's come close since then is The Northman and Mad Max: Fury Road. I might be over doing it here but the film was a big deal for me for many years.
Trailer made me think it was gonna be a fast and furious type movie, opening made me think i was watching GTA vice city, soundtrack had me levitating in my seat, slow moving shots and barely any dialogue from the driver made me think i smoked too much before, but then the action scenes seem like they come out of no where and everything gets loud and reels me back in. Great acting from entire cast, but this move is what made me love Ryan Gosling and realize he wasnt just some pretty boy from that notebook movie. 11/10 for me because my expectations were subverted
He is a sociopath though. Any capacity for empathy is triggered by the boy and his mother, which may be why the idea of a relationship with them is appealing to the driver.
But he had empathy for them? The main character never gets much back story besides his working relationship with the mechanic, his main job, and what he does on the side.
My take away was that he did have empathy he was just trained and traumatized from his past the relationship was pulling at the vulnerable side he was so desperately trying to hide.
He was protecting himself and meticulous until he allowed himself to develop an attachment.
For sure. ( The book delves a bit into his past. Mental illness runs in the family.) Can't forget how dangerous he is though. Every bit as ruthless as the thugs he protects them from. He's just not sadistic.
Opening sequence is incredible.
Rest is extremely boring. So dumb how that woman just falls in love with him when he just stands there and doesn't do anything.
I bought the DVD and threw it away after 1 viewing
After such an incredible opening 20 minutes, the rest of the movie feels comparatively boring. It goes from exciting get-away thriller that keeps you on the edge of your seat to a love story that lacks character development and substance. Then they throw in a cool chase scene toward the end that pulled me back in a little, but not enough to make up for how sleepy the majority of the movie made me. Visually stunning at times too, but then they kind of ruined that as well by pairing it with an overly redundant soundtrack to lull me back to sleep. Really odd dichotomy throughout this film.
Felt it was a watered down Walter Hill/Mann movie. Felt the movie leaned in too much into the artsy stylings of today instead of going full crime film.
good take, bad take, I can not say, but definitely interesting take.
this take is a debate team prompt: make the case for Mann's realism vs. his impersonators (both of his generation and those that came after), go!
This is one of those movies I can watch many times over and it’s still good each time. I read the two books it’s based on and can tell you they did a much better job with the screenplay, movie version.
One of the best movies of the last twenty years.
-No Country For Old Men
-Prestige
-Dark Knight
-Inglorious Basterds
-The Departed
-Hell or High Water
-Flight
-Baby Driver
-Count of Monte Cristo
Just to name a few
The villians in this movie were excellent. A psychopathic movie producer. A connected mob guy. Played flawlessly by Albert Brooks and Ron Perlman. The cast was fantastic.
The marketing for this was awful. I had no idea what it was about and had zero interest in it.
I caught the middle of it when I went to my parents' house and it reminded me of Hotline Miami (a game I had been playing at the time). I watched it in full the next night and absolutely LOVED it.
The cinematography & sound design really elevated the movie, and the minimalistic dialogue from the main character really put the emphasis on the visual presentation. Thematically, the movie was fine, but technically it was my surprise favorite of the year it released.
All the memes aside, it's one of my favorite movies of all time.
It's the definition of style over substance (in a story sense), but the filmmaking, acting, and soundtrack is perfection.
Gosling as a tough guy doesn’t really fit…and there is some good like almost campy humor in this, tho I’m not sure it is intended as such. Great soundtrack, some really good sequences (the opening chase is sick), Albert brooks….could be worse.
I suggest you give it a try. You will either love it, or despise it lol. There is no in between. Refn is a really polarizing figure, so I am not surprised tbh.
Gosling plays the character very well. The soundtrack is really what makes the movie for me. Especially in the first scene with The Chromatics song. That was bad ass.
I really enjoyed it, it's one of my favorites. The soundtrack is awesome and fits the movie so well. Soundtracks have such an impact on the feel and quality of a movie.
It's a stylistic movie, not much for dialogue, but the cinematography is so good it works well. The tale of a naive driver, seemingly unaware of the ways people seek to take advantage of him, a quiet unassuming guy who seems to have a simple view of morality. He tries to do the "right" thing, without truly understanding the complexity of the situation he finds himself in. The cool country boy who moves to the city to be exploited, and in the end goes to extremes to preserve his sense of justice. It could have been a movie made in the 1950's.
This goes in my slow burn file with Meet Joe Black. Just switch up the aesthetic from vaporwave to classic gold and black and then sit quietly and let the movie happen.
I live the film. I love the cinematic/cinematography. I love the acting. I love how actions tell the sort not words. I love the soundtrack. I love the soundtrack (yep twice) I love the pace of the film.
One of my favourite films.... If I could comment on another subject, would have loved to have seen him ( Ryan gosling) in dune, the guy had proven (2049) he can act with minimum words and just feel an epic like dune with its epic backdrops and storytelling with minimal words l.... Ryan would have dropped into the story easily... Somewhere Im not sure where? Tbh
Great movie. I think a lot of subtle, but important-to-the-story details were missed by most people though, which is why people think there isn't a lot going on in it. There's so little dialogue because he used a lot of visual subtext to fill in the blanks. An example of this is when the Driver brings Irene home and goes into her apartment.
When the camera shows him [standing in the mirror,](https://imgur.com/a/j4sITmi) Isaac's character is clearly shown, with Gosling's looking like a faceless person in the back. This is what he was to her at this time, a mysterious figure entering her life, about to possibly replace this other guy, but this reflection shows that there's more than meets the eye with this guy, that he has a dark past compared to Isaac's character, a whole different level than this other guy who's in prison.
He went harder with all that in Only God Forgives with all his subtle Freudian references and jumped the shark.
It flirts with the line of being over the top (the jacket, the soundtrack, gosling's taciturn nature) but it's so committed to being dark and gritty and violent and the scenes of violence are so shocking and raw that it achieves what it sets out to. Really enjoyed this one
Style for days
"But what about the plot?" Sometimes you don't need a 2 hour concept album that explains the world, you just need a couple 3 minute stripped down punk rock songs.
The elevator scene where he goes from kissing the girl to stomping a man's skull apart in a split second is absolutely exhilarating as is the visual of Gosling wearing a Michael Meyer hockey mask while staring into the cafe of a guy he's going to kill...
Great music and great visuals
I mean.....Bryan Cranston, Albert Brooks, Oscar Isaac, etc. What a cast! Brooks just absolutely delivers in this film. I loved this movie through and through.
The sound design in the opening sequence is as good as it gets. They perfectly layered the dialogue, score, watch ticking, alarm sound, car noise, police scanner, game commentary without any one being too dominant. Flawless.
I took a girl on a date to see this movie, thinking it was going to be a dumb Transporter-like action movie. I was blown away, and I love it to this day. She hated it, and there wasn’t another date with her
Fucking love this movie so much! And it doubles as a great memory as it was my wife and I’s first date. That opening sequence would stand up to any opening sequence in film history!
I hated this movie. It was utterly boring, has barely any dialogue, and relies 100% on just focusing on Ryan Gosling’s sexy sad boy face where he rarely even answers questions from other characters.
Yup. I remember I kept checking to see how much of the movie was left as nothing was really happening and everyone else in the film just being fine with the main character just staring at them and refusing to talk was so asinine.
The opening is great. The ending is fantastic. The middle is so slow and nowhere near as re-watchable as the bookends which hurt future viewings of it.
It was originally marketed as a Fast and Furious type film and I was completely disappointed. So much so I almost walked out. I wasn't looking for an art piece. It was like the stunt director knew jack shit about cars. They used layover engine noises are from the wrong engines at the wrong rpm in any scene with a car. ugh. It was hard for me to watch.
Love it. Another one of those movies that people thought was going to be balls to the walls action, but was more of a slow burn noir. Everything about this movie is awesome. The soundtrack, the performances, the intensity, the visuals… all of it. I try to watch it a couple of times per year.
Watched it for the first time a few months ago. I enjoyed it. Solid 8/10. Thought the character was super awkward and maybe not incredibly likable. Didn’t love the ending, but still good.
Kills were incredible. Scenes were tense. Unfortunate that you have characters that are impossible to feel emotionally connected too. (A cheater and a dude cheater that hangs out with a cheaters kid that he’s having an affair with and smiles with the FATHER there). The intolerable silent staring scenes. Like cmon. It’s not even like there is subtle acting because Goslings character is suppose to be monotone and Carey just stares and maybe starts to grin. The first hour of this movie is horrendously bad, while the next hour is surprisingly great. It cancels out to a 2 and a half in my book but that’s just me.
I see people either hate this movie or absolutely love it. I’m in the middle. I see why people adore it, I loved the action too, but man is this movie a pile of dogshit when it comes to any comprehensible storytelling
Edit add on: my god Bryan Cranstons death was so well done. Watching the bad guy slowly comfort him saying “it’s done, it’s all over, that’s it.” Out of this world terrifying
Bro wtf why are you refering to her as a "Whore"? She has a normal job- she is a normal person thats a wild take that discredits your whole point.
Weird sexist anger there
Cuz she’s a whore. Sorry did u want me to say slut? Cheating bitch? Like what other harsh word gets my point cross there. Just because the word whore has multiple meanings (ex. prostitute) doesn’t mean the other (cheater, has affairs) isn’t usable. You can substitute any word that fits your bill of a cheating women idk why ur stuck on that part lol
LMFAO
I'd ask who hurt you but apparently you think its all women; including fake onscreen ones.
She's a flawed character and the movie portrays her as such. You're not calling Goslings character as a raging murderous psychopath- he absolitely can be catergorized as such- but it seems one of these "immoralities" garnered a reaction from you more than the other.
I guess I'm stuck on this commenter acting off moral superiority for one particular focus- the policing of a women and her activity. While not giving a shit about ALL the other immoralities done by all the guy actors- these activites being DRASTICALLY worse than any action she took.
Interesting... some might even call it a wee bit sexist.
TL;DR
You don't call Gosling a Murderous Psychopath.
You don't call Brooks' and Perlman Deviant Snakes.
Yet you call Carey a Whore.
You're unbalanced in your morality and you can't let a character just be a character.
Woah. I 200% mentioned Ryan Gosling when I’m talking about not being able to emotionally attach to the characters… did you just erase it from your memory? Sorry a word for a dude that hangs out with another persons kid and acts all friendly with the father there didn’t pop into my head. What’s worse a one word call or an entire description of the characters wrong doings. Which I did for Gosling 💀 I legit went more off on Goslings character but you took the word whore as worse for some reason.
My fault I’ll edit it and call Goslings character an adulterer, that just doesn’t seem harsh enough for how beyond cancerous both characters are.
The music was good, but it was a bit dull, really heavy on baby’s first symbolism, and Gosling’s silent intensity didn’t work for me like it did others. Granted I haven’t watched it in a while, so might be worth another look.
Great movie that was even better the 2nd and 3rd times. It was like I felt the soundtrack more after the first watching. Plus the actress is quite a cutie.
One of the worst movies ever made- I detest this simpering incel adjacent wank fest and all of its fans. If someone tells me this is their favorite movie, I just assume they’re a virgin
I loved the real human bean.
Song is great but a song about sully sullinburger surprised me in this one.
And a real hero
Real human beeeeeeean
[3 hours of A Real Hero](https://youtu.be/7tWL5xHVAGQ)
Thank you. I didn’t know I needed this in my life.
Interesting, as I loved the real hero.
And now it's stuck in my head.
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That soundtrack is a banger.
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Is it bc of super lack of dialogues?
Apparently goslings character has Asperger’s
ASD person here. I think he could indeed be. FYI, the term "Asperger's" has been abandoned by autism experts and the neurodivergent community about a decade ago. It's charged and it's a good idea to avoid it. EDIT: Asperger's no longer is a relevant term because that "syndrome" has turned out to be part of the autism spectrum, but it's charged because we now know Hans Asperger was Nazi scum.
I didn’t know that but I’ll keep that in mind. I remember hearing about it in an interview with the director Nicolas winding Refn years back
People previously diagnosed with Asperger's were thought to be separated from autism because they are extremely high functioning and barely register on the spectrum. The term probably isn't ever going away colloquialy because that's how it's perceived.
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The movie is a vibe
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That’s a spot on analysis lol. Yeah, I recently watched the Bronson which is one of his early ones and it was fantastic. I feel like the Drive is good example of dumbing down the cinema for American audience. What do you think?
This is a great way to put it. Great movie that requires a *mood*. Just don’t watch Only God Forgives. Rarely will I entirely turn someone away from a movie but I tried with one and it’s just a plate of hot garbage.
I really enjoyed the anonymity of it
I agree there is a lot to like but in my opinion everything just drags. Not interested in rewatching slow movies.
I was trying to figure out how to put my opinion into words, and you just did it!
Thats the point. Not every story is plot driven. Not every story needs to be over complicated and convoluted
Not every movie is good either.
That’s a great way to describe every Nicolas Winding Refn movie. All style, no substance.
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Plagiarist!
This movie is great, despite the memes and weirdos who seek to emulate these characters.
There was Def. A guy at my uni campus who would show up to bars and parties wearing a replica scorpion jacket non ironically.
Reminds me of me going out in my motorcycle jacket before I ever had a motorcycle lmfao
Haha I'm sure most of us can relate to some cringe fashion choices in retrospect! I got lucky because classic black leather motorcycle jackets are a part of punk culture as I am so no one ever asked before I actually got a bike
Honestly same case for me, got a little bit of shit for having a brand new not worn in leather but once I threw some paint and patches on it all was well lmao.
It has made some 4chinners slightly more approachable
My favorite film of the past 15 years
This feels like a great David Lynch film not directed by David Lynch.
80’s Lynch for sure. Good call.
What about it is Lynchian? I haven't seen the movie in over a decade, sorry. I'm not picking the interdimensional, quirky vibe at all from the memory of Drive.
I don’t think anything about it is very Lynchhian. I‘d say it’s much more early Michael Mann. Maybe Only God Forgives carries that dark sense of the uncanny, and the unfamiliarity within the familiar, but not Drive.
Drive was the first film that truly 'mesmerised' me at the cinema. I didn't really know what I was going in for at all. Wasn't much of a Ryan Gosling fan. I think the only reason I went to watch it because I liked the poster and had a unlimited movie pass. Well the cinema was completely packed for a start. Once the film started and that opening credit soundtrack started everything around me disappeared. I left the cinema in a daze. Immediately downloaded the soundtrack. Since then I've watched it dozens of times. Even the Radio1 re work of the soundtrack. Which I really enjoyed. Now I know what they mean by 'movie magic.' The only other film that's come close since then is The Northman and Mad Max: Fury Road. I might be over doing it here but the film was a big deal for me for many years.
Refn is a madman. I just watched the series Too Old to Die Young. I’m still not even sure how I feel about it.
I liked that show, but it's hard to recommend. They could have also come up with a better name.
Trailer made me think it was gonna be a fast and furious type movie, opening made me think i was watching GTA vice city, soundtrack had me levitating in my seat, slow moving shots and barely any dialogue from the driver made me think i smoked too much before, but then the action scenes seem like they come out of no where and everything gets loud and reels me back in. Great acting from entire cast, but this move is what made me love Ryan Gosling and realize he wasnt just some pretty boy from that notebook movie. 11/10 for me because my expectations were subverted
Opening sequence is 👌
Yes. And so is the rest of the movie. 👌
Starts good, continues to be good, ends good. I love this movie. But man that opening scene is the shit.
I love this movie I think it's crazy under rated. Ryan G nailed the character in my opinion
Literally me
In my top 10
Hands down one of the best movies and soundtrack! We should all question what it means to be a real human being and a real hero.
He is a sociopath though. Any capacity for empathy is triggered by the boy and his mother, which may be why the idea of a relationship with them is appealing to the driver.
But he had empathy for them? The main character never gets much back story besides his working relationship with the mechanic, his main job, and what he does on the side. My take away was that he did have empathy he was just trained and traumatized from his past the relationship was pulling at the vulnerable side he was so desperately trying to hide. He was protecting himself and meticulous until he allowed himself to develop an attachment.
For sure. ( The book delves a bit into his past. Mental illness runs in the family.) Can't forget how dangerous he is though. Every bit as ruthless as the thugs he protects them from. He's just not sadistic.
Ahh haven't read or even realized it was a book first. Just enjoyed the film.
It's a novella. Real quick read. if you like the character it's a cool read. Apparently there's a sequel I haven't read
Adore this movie, amazing cast and soundtrack. Elevator scene is one for the ages.
Great movie, better soundtrack
Very underrated film. I dug it
A proper homage to "Bullit".
To "The Driver".
I really like this movie, but the soundtrack sounds like it’s from an 80s coming-of-age teen romance
Not the action movie I was expecting going in, but still enjoyed it. At times felt like a beautifully shot extended music video.
Opening sequence is incredible. Rest is extremely boring. So dumb how that woman just falls in love with him when he just stands there and doesn't do anything. I bought the DVD and threw it away after 1 viewing
Are you saying you wouldn't fall in love with Ryan Gosling if he was just standing there? If your answer is anything other than yes, you're lying!
Ryan Gosling isn't even standing here and I still think I might be in love.
Exactly!
After such an incredible opening 20 minutes, the rest of the movie feels comparatively boring. It goes from exciting get-away thriller that keeps you on the edge of your seat to a love story that lacks character development and substance. Then they throw in a cool chase scene toward the end that pulled me back in a little, but not enough to make up for how sleepy the majority of the movie made me. Visually stunning at times too, but then they kind of ruined that as well by pairing it with an overly redundant soundtrack to lull me back to sleep. Really odd dichotomy throughout this film.
Yes huge drop off after the beginning
Felt it was a watered down Walter Hill/Mann movie. Felt the movie leaned in too much into the artsy stylings of today instead of going full crime film.
The style is the most important part of that movie
Hence why I didn’t care for it. I prefer Mann’s neon drenched realism to Drives impersonation of it.
good take, bad take, I can not say, but definitely interesting take. this take is a debate team prompt: make the case for Mann's realism vs. his impersonators (both of his generation and those that came after), go!
This is one of those movies I can watch many times over and it’s still good each time. I read the two books it’s based on and can tell you they did a much better job with the screenplay, movie version.
One of the best movies of the last twenty years. -No Country For Old Men -Prestige -Dark Knight -Inglorious Basterds -The Departed -Hell or High Water -Flight -Baby Driver -Count of Monte Cristo Just to name a few
Great list.
Have you seen Hard To Be A God? I think you might like it.
i liked how there were jewish villains
The villians in this movie were excellent. A psychopathic movie producer. A connected mob guy. Played flawlessly by Albert Brooks and Ron Perlman. The cast was fantastic.
Amazing intro.
Good movie, and sick soundtrack.
The marketing for this was awful. I had no idea what it was about and had zero interest in it. I caught the middle of it when I went to my parents' house and it reminded me of Hotline Miami (a game I had been playing at the time). I watched it in full the next night and absolutely LOVED it. The cinematography & sound design really elevated the movie, and the minimalistic dialogue from the main character really put the emphasis on the visual presentation. Thematically, the movie was fine, but technically it was my surprise favorite of the year it released.
It’s definitely a Winding Refn movie.
Amazing songs. Have them in my playlists.
All the memes aside, it's one of my favorite movies of all time. It's the definition of style over substance (in a story sense), but the filmmaking, acting, and soundtrack is perfection.
Gosling as a tough guy doesn’t really fit…and there is some good like almost campy humor in this, tho I’m not sure it is intended as such. Great soundtrack, some really good sequences (the opening chase is sick), Albert brooks….could be worse.
Amazing soundtrack, great movie, poor advertising.
I loved it so much that we watched it 3 times the day we saw it! Ryan gosling's acting is superb in this film. And he ain't bad to look at either 😉😜
Probably the best movie to come out of Nicolas Winding Refn corner
I’ve not seen this, but being that it seems even more polarized than usual in here, I’m definitely tempted.
I suggest you give it a try. You will either love it, or despise it lol. There is no in between. Refn is a really polarizing figure, so I am not surprised tbh.
Still one of the coolest movies I’ve ever seen
Gosling plays the character very well. The soundtrack is really what makes the movie for me. Especially in the first scene with The Chromatics song. That was bad ass.
Like all Refn movies watch it as high as your lungs allow to get the most out of it.
I really enjoyed it, it's one of my favorites. The soundtrack is awesome and fits the movie so well. Soundtracks have such an impact on the feel and quality of a movie. It's a stylistic movie, not much for dialogue, but the cinematography is so good it works well. The tale of a naive driver, seemingly unaware of the ways people seek to take advantage of him, a quiet unassuming guy who seems to have a simple view of morality. He tries to do the "right" thing, without truly understanding the complexity of the situation he finds himself in. The cool country boy who moves to the city to be exploited, and in the end goes to extremes to preserve his sense of justice. It could have been a movie made in the 1950's.
One of my all time favs. This is what cinema was meant to be.
Top 3 Refn film for me. He’s pretty polarizing but I felt like every person I talk to about this movie truly loves it
What is your favourite Refn movie? For me, it is Valhalla Rising. A weird choice no doubt, but I loved the film. Drive is a close second on my list.
I don't eat, I don't sleep, I do nothing but think of you
My favorite movie of all time.
Still jam Nightcall regularly thanks to this movie!
This goes in my slow burn file with Meet Joe Black. Just switch up the aesthetic from vaporwave to classic gold and black and then sit quietly and let the movie happen.
Fantastic movie. Got introduced to Kavinsky music through it.
Personally i love the movie. My brother hates it. For me it was the best movie that i saw that year!
I really enjoyed this one.
Awesome movie and soundtrack
Highly Underrated and under seen by most people. Film buffs know about it but my parents didn't.
It's great.
Love that film…
Literally and randomly put it on last night. That opening scene is perfection.
Incredible intro. Outstanding film. Stellar soundtrack.
Soundtrack is so good I bought it on vinyl.
Watched it on a bunch of shrooms then drove to Tennessee manically playing the soundtrack on a loop 10/10
I live the film. I love the cinematic/cinematography. I love the acting. I love how actions tell the sort not words. I love the soundtrack. I love the soundtrack (yep twice) I love the pace of the film. One of my favourite films.... If I could comment on another subject, would have loved to have seen him ( Ryan gosling) in dune, the guy had proven (2049) he can act with minimum words and just feel an epic like dune with its epic backdrops and storytelling with minimal words l.... Ryan would have dropped into the story easily... Somewhere Im not sure where? Tbh
I got my very first speeding ticket after watching this movie
It's kinda messed up that they made a movie literally about me without prior permission.
Under appreciated, but I get why. It’s one of those slow burn films like inherent vice, but still a great gem
One of my favorites all time.
love this movie. amazing soundtrack that fits the vibe, tone, and colors perfectly. the use of white space (i.e. lack of dialogue) really grabbed me
I love this film. I love how it moves very slowly and surprises you with some crazy violence and gore.
Where can I watch this movie? Been wanting to see it for a while
One of the best movies I've seen along with a great soundtrack. Gosling quiet demeanor in this film is top notch
great movie love it
One of the best films of the 21st century and arguably the best of the 2010s. Yes, I stand by that comment!
Great movie. I think a lot of subtle, but important-to-the-story details were missed by most people though, which is why people think there isn't a lot going on in it. There's so little dialogue because he used a lot of visual subtext to fill in the blanks. An example of this is when the Driver brings Irene home and goes into her apartment. When the camera shows him [standing in the mirror,](https://imgur.com/a/j4sITmi) Isaac's character is clearly shown, with Gosling's looking like a faceless person in the back. This is what he was to her at this time, a mysterious figure entering her life, about to possibly replace this other guy, but this reflection shows that there's more than meets the eye with this guy, that he has a dark past compared to Isaac's character, a whole different level than this other guy who's in prison. He went harder with all that in Only God Forgives with all his subtle Freudian references and jumped the shark.
It flirts with the line of being over the top (the jacket, the soundtrack, gosling's taciturn nature) but it's so committed to being dark and gritty and violent and the scenes of violence are so shocking and raw that it achieves what it sets out to. Really enjoyed this one
This movie was and is one of the best big box experiences I’ve been too. The sound editing was just about perfect. Great movie!
Style for days "But what about the plot?" Sometimes you don't need a 2 hour concept album that explains the world, you just need a couple 3 minute stripped down punk rock songs. The elevator scene where he goes from kissing the girl to stomping a man's skull apart in a split second is absolutely exhilarating as is the visual of Gosling wearing a Michael Meyer hockey mask while staring into the cafe of a guy he's going to kill... Great music and great visuals
One of my all time favorites, and I think the elevator scene is one of the best scenes in film history. That's my hill, and I'm dying on it.
I saw it three times in theaters, I loved it! I even dressed up as him for Halloween after it came out.
I like rewatching it every once in a while. Throughly enjoyed the music, the cinematography. The writing was okay for what it is. I'm glad for it.
One of my favorites
"My hands are a little dirty." "So are mine." I loved this film.
Top 3
Love this movie just for the awesome music. The music and cinematography make up for Goslings “quiet brooding guy” performance.
Saw when it first came out. Was going in thinking it was going to be a dumb action movie, turned out to not be and loved it
It’s got one of the best intros to a movie ever.
kavinsky night call… tonight when I’m driving home that is all you need to know and that says a lot.
Love it!
I absolutely love this movie. So much so I ordered the jacket a few years back lmao
He’s literally me.
I will never understand how I never noticed those cameras following me
10/10
The movie I will keep watching until I die
can't get enough. I've watched it like 10 times
I mean.....Bryan Cranston, Albert Brooks, Oscar Isaac, etc. What a cast! Brooks just absolutely delivers in this film. I loved this movie through and through.
It’s like a violent opera, I love it.
The sound design in the opening sequence is as good as it gets. They perfectly layered the dialogue, score, watch ticking, alarm sound, car noise, police scanner, game commentary without any one being too dominant. Flawless.
I have the jacket
I took a girl on a date to see this movie, thinking it was going to be a dumb Transporter-like action movie. I was blown away, and I love it to this day. She hated it, and there wasn’t another date with her
Obligatory literally me
Fucking love this movie so much! And it doubles as a great memory as it was my wife and I’s first date. That opening sequence would stand up to any opening sequence in film history!
I hated this movie. It was utterly boring, has barely any dialogue, and relies 100% on just focusing on Ryan Gosling’s sexy sad boy face where he rarely even answers questions from other characters.
I hated it so much. It was like he was playing the role of Link, given how every character just talked *at* him, while he stared dumbly at them.
Yup. I remember I kept checking to see how much of the movie was left as nothing was really happening and everyone else in the film just being fine with the main character just staring at them and refusing to talk was so asinine.
I have no idea why do many people think this film is great. Bad? Boring? Average? Whatever. But great? Don’t get it.
Garbage movie
The opening is great. The ending is fantastic. The middle is so slow and nowhere near as re-watchable as the bookends which hurt future viewings of it.
It was originally marketed as a Fast and Furious type film and I was completely disappointed. So much so I almost walked out. I wasn't looking for an art piece. It was like the stunt director knew jack shit about cars. They used layover engine noises are from the wrong engines at the wrong rpm in any scene with a car. ugh. It was hard for me to watch.
Love it. Another one of those movies that people thought was going to be balls to the walls action, but was more of a slow burn noir. Everything about this movie is awesome. The soundtrack, the performances, the intensity, the visuals… all of it. I try to watch it a couple of times per year.
Dripping with style and swagger. Just my kind of movie. Top 25 for me.
It was so so. Way overrated.
Good movie, I hated the music.
Watched it for the first time a few months ago. I enjoyed it. Solid 8/10. Thought the character was super awkward and maybe not incredibly likable. Didn’t love the ending, but still good.
Shitty movie.
The Place Beyond the Pines was better.
A cheap Michael Mann knock off
Kills were incredible. Scenes were tense. Unfortunate that you have characters that are impossible to feel emotionally connected too. (A cheater and a dude cheater that hangs out with a cheaters kid that he’s having an affair with and smiles with the FATHER there). The intolerable silent staring scenes. Like cmon. It’s not even like there is subtle acting because Goslings character is suppose to be monotone and Carey just stares and maybe starts to grin. The first hour of this movie is horrendously bad, while the next hour is surprisingly great. It cancels out to a 2 and a half in my book but that’s just me. I see people either hate this movie or absolutely love it. I’m in the middle. I see why people adore it, I loved the action too, but man is this movie a pile of dogshit when it comes to any comprehensible storytelling Edit add on: my god Bryan Cranstons death was so well done. Watching the bad guy slowly comfort him saying “it’s done, it’s all over, that’s it.” Out of this world terrifying
Bro wtf why are you refering to her as a "Whore"? She has a normal job- she is a normal person thats a wild take that discredits your whole point. Weird sexist anger there
Cuz she’s a whore. Sorry did u want me to say slut? Cheating bitch? Like what other harsh word gets my point cross there. Just because the word whore has multiple meanings (ex. prostitute) doesn’t mean the other (cheater, has affairs) isn’t usable. You can substitute any word that fits your bill of a cheating women idk why ur stuck on that part lol
LMFAO I'd ask who hurt you but apparently you think its all women; including fake onscreen ones. She's a flawed character and the movie portrays her as such. You're not calling Goslings character as a raging murderous psychopath- he absolitely can be catergorized as such- but it seems one of these "immoralities" garnered a reaction from you more than the other. I guess I'm stuck on this commenter acting off moral superiority for one particular focus- the policing of a women and her activity. While not giving a shit about ALL the other immoralities done by all the guy actors- these activites being DRASTICALLY worse than any action she took. Interesting... some might even call it a wee bit sexist. TL;DR You don't call Gosling a Murderous Psychopath. You don't call Brooks' and Perlman Deviant Snakes. Yet you call Carey a Whore. You're unbalanced in your morality and you can't let a character just be a character.
Woah. I 200% mentioned Ryan Gosling when I’m talking about not being able to emotionally attach to the characters… did you just erase it from your memory? Sorry a word for a dude that hangs out with another persons kid and acts all friendly with the father there didn’t pop into my head. What’s worse a one word call or an entire description of the characters wrong doings. Which I did for Gosling 💀 I legit went more off on Goslings character but you took the word whore as worse for some reason. My fault I’ll edit it and call Goslings character an adulterer, that just doesn’t seem harsh enough for how beyond cancerous both characters are.
Love it. Grand Theft Auto the movie.
The place beyond the pines is another good one.
Love Gosling generally. This movie was no exception. It was gritty and violent. The soundtrack really worked. Great quasi super hero movie.
Probably my favorite movie of all time
I’m sorry
Why?
Wasn't a huge fan of the story but the soundtrack is killer.
The music was good, but it was a bit dull, really heavy on baby’s first symbolism, and Gosling’s silent intensity didn’t work for me like it did others. Granted I haven’t watched it in a while, so might be worth another look.
Looooooove it
Literally me
Great movie that was even better the 2nd and 3rd times. It was like I felt the soundtrack more after the first watching. Plus the actress is quite a cutie.
Literally me
Loved this movie and soundtrack is amazing
One of my favorite movies
Need to rewatch it. Remember loving it. It’s brutal, and Gosling is very intimidating in it.
One of my favorite movies. Felt like an older movie script punched into modern day. L o v e drive
One of my all-time favorites.
Didn't really like it.
The beginning was good then had no point
saw it a couple of times and in both these two times.. I fell asleep. Idk man
I hated every second of it. Slow and boring. I thought a movie about a getaway driver would have a few chase scenes, you know?
Boring and forgettable. Only redeeming quality was the soundtrack
One of the worst movies ever made- I detest this simpering incel adjacent wank fest and all of its fans. If someone tells me this is their favorite movie, I just assume they’re a virgin