Park, Drive & Fly

At my husband's request we recently saw the film Drive and it's definitely one of those movies where the trailer sells it as something completely different than what it actually is. Usually that's not a good thing but this time I was more than pleasantly surprised.

Instead of being akin to The Fast and the Furious like I thought it would be, Drive shares more with films like True Romance and Heat or even old Clint Eastwood westerns. It's fairly violent, the characters are given plenty of time to develop and Ryan Gosling as a young street-smart driver with an uncertain past says almost nothing which makes his actions mean that much more.

The pacing is sl-o-o-o-w for what seems like the first half but Drive is so beautifully shot it's mesmorizing and picks up so abruptly midway you'll hardly believe you're watching the same movie you were 20 minutes before.

Because it's so uniquely stylized, I can see how Drive might be a love it or hate it film. I absolutely loved it, in fact I would say it's on my top five list for the year. The cast is awesome and the soundtrack is ridiculously amazing if you're into movie scores.