tomoshardy Although the cast is exelent, the acting was dire and the film was extremely slow. Not much happens in the film apart from long blank stares from most of the cast. I would advise you not to watch this film unless you would like to got to sleep. I don't know how this film was nominated for an Oscar and a 7.8 rating. Indeed of spending an hour and a half on this film, do ANYTHING else instead.

spencerconnolly-38900 Each scene was like a painting. From the placement of the actors to the lighting to the very still and cold demeanor of the characters, this film spoke to me as more of an art piece than your average crime, drama. Fantastic film, love all of Refn's work.

andreineagu-12491 Another crappy movie I remember watching at the cinema some years ago. I think it was 2011. Weak acting, no plot, weak characters, boring movie. I have been working all my life in television, translating movies. I don't want to be mean, but I think people that gave this movie above 7 or 8, must be stupid and shouldn't be allowed to rate movies. I have watched great movies from The Godfather to Scent Of A Woman to U-Turn by the great Oliver Stone. This movie does not deserve the rating it has. It shouldn't have a higher rating than Leon, like somebody else said it.

Pjtaylor-96-138044 Nicolas Winding Refn's calmly tender yet explosively violent crime thriller never conforms to its genre, instead self-assuredly bending it to fit its stoic story while perhaps somewhat stubbornly maintaining its relatively laid-back pace and less-is-more mentality, and it's undoubtedly a much more memorably nuanced affair because of it. While The Driver himself may seem somewhat of a blank slate, he's actually an incredibly deep character who's lack of overt outward expression is matched by an interior complexity rarely seen in pictures of this kind (if any) and it's his unspoken connection to the other characters that roots him deep within his newfound reality, while establishing his longing to escape the criminal world he has unwillingly come to call his home. His brutality is presented in an honestly visceral way that refreshingly shows the consequences of such actions and never condones them even if they ultimately save the people that the protagonist cares the most deeply about. 7/10