tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4189120682398421108.post545169103633015762..comments2023-08-01T09:20:49.475-04:00Comments on Wide Screen World: DriveRichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11376065182154885503noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4189120682398421108.post-47922606707507685812011-09-22T22:23:22.484-04:002011-09-22T22:23:22.484-04:00His name isn't given; he's just "the ...His name isn't given; he's just "the driver" or "kid."<br /><br />It wasn't a matter of liking or not liking Gosling's character for me; it was just that he was a little too much of a blank slate. Even Clint Eastwood's Man With No Name had more personality.Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11376065182154885503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4189120682398421108.post-62955995588529737862011-09-22T21:14:35.636-04:002011-09-22T21:14:35.636-04:00I had a hard time liking Gosling's character, ...I had a hard time liking Gosling's character, whose name I don't know that we're ever given. Generally, I felt like you: wasn't overwhelmed, was probably just whelmed.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05329144687532322489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4189120682398421108.post-56116854177749475002011-09-22T08:58:13.997-04:002011-09-22T08:58:13.997-04:00Well, this was based on a book so I suppose there ...Well, this was based on a book so I suppose there weren't a lot of car chases in the book either.Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11376065182154885503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4189120682398421108.post-59364794053969853842011-09-22T00:57:24.912-04:002011-09-22T00:57:24.912-04:00I was expecting more car chases but at the end of ...I was expecting more car chases but at the end of it, I didn't mind that it was so deliberately paced. It added to the immersion as it seemed more realistic that the protagonist didn't get into ridiculously over-the-top situations every 10 minutes.Castorhttp://www.anomalousmaterial.com/movies/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4189120682398421108.post-51466901308844015392011-09-21T20:07:43.250-04:002011-09-21T20:07:43.250-04:00Dan, I tend to agree in that the story didn't ...Dan, I tend to agree in that the story didn't grab me as much as it did others, but it was beautifully filmed, no doubt about that.Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11376065182154885503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4189120682398421108.post-5846871432478535822011-09-21T15:04:56.087-04:002011-09-21T15:04:56.087-04:00I feel a little bit guilty saying that Drive neede...I feel a little bit guilty saying that Drive needed more driving. When the action comes it is tense and artfully done without shying away from the extreme violence, but that all starts to go away as soon as the characters start talking, or sighing and looking at each other. Nice review Rich. Check out mine when you get a chance.Dan O.http://www.dtmmr.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4189120682398421108.post-29131255931585218062011-09-21T13:31:13.425-04:002011-09-21T13:31:13.425-04:00I don't know yet if I'll see this at the c...I don't know yet if I'll see this at the cinema but I probably won't LOVE it like most people are, either. Bummer about your seating situation, I guess that's the downside of being tall, eh, and here I am always complaining about being only 5'3"! :)ruthhttp://flixchatter.netnoreply@blogger.com