I saw Drive
And thought it pretty mediocre, actually. Definetly overrated in my opinion.
I didn't like the fact that the movie seemed to get by on an absolute minimum of required dialogue. The driver and Irene who have something like a romantic entanglement going on seem content with staring at each other and enjoying the awkward silences. It's so unnatural and a little pretentious, it felt like I was watching a Norwegian movie made in Hollywood
Who was the driver anyway? How should I, as a viewer, relate to this guy? I also didn't like the occasional fake 80s feel of the film with a soundtrack that sounded like it was made by Donkeyboy.
There was a lot of good stuff about it as well. It was sometimes beautifully shot and the violence was quite satisfying, as was the Driver's more psychotic moments, but on the whole, the drama didn't work that well for me and it felt like there was something with the movie and how it was made that prevented me from really getting into it. I can't help feeling slightly underwhelmed.
Yesterday, I caught The Departed on the telly. Now that's a great movie!