Nicolas Winding Refn

This fulfills my lifetime requirement for lesbian necrophilia! As about an 85-minute horror movie without all the pretentious bullcrap, this might have been effective. At least, against my expectations, it did have an ending, and the eyeball earned it an extra half star. But seriously, the idea of Elle Fanning as a woman other women see as so attractive that they....well, I won't spoil the plot. But seriously, she is attractive in her way, but hardly a great beauty. Put Charlize Theron at the same age in this role and it would have been a different story. And how much did they have to pay Keanu Reeves to be in this? Although he is quite effective as a really creepy motel manager. But unlike Norman Bates, Reeves's character is basically peripheral to the plot.… (plus d'informations)

A driver gets involved in a mob set-up.

I wasn't as blown away as I expected to be based on the internet's reaction/obsession with it, but it's a great movie. It oozes hipness. I predict there will be a number of movies in the next few years that emulate its style. Also: What is this cast? How is this a thing?

Concept: A
Story: B
Characters: A
Dialog: A
Pacing: B
Cinematography: B
Special effects/design: B
Acting: A
Music: A

Enjoyment: A

GPA: 3.6/4

(Oct. 2011)

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B (Good). Too influential for it's own good. It felt like something completely new when it came out. Now it just feels like an ordinary crime film.

(Sep. 2023)… (plus d'informations)

Durante el día, Driver trabaja en un taller y es conductor especialista de cine, pero, algunas noches de forma esporádica, trabaja como chófer para delincuentes. Shannon, su jefe, que conoce bien su talento al volante, le busca directores de cine y televisión o criminales que necesiten al mejor conductor para sus fugas, llevándose la correspondiente comisión. Pero el mundo de Driver cambia el día en que conoce a Irene, una guapa vecina que tiene un hijo pequeño y a su marido en la cárcel. (FILMAFFINITY)… (plus d'informations)