2011-09-27

drive

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0780504/

two things jumped out at me.

the first was that it starred the pretty boy from "the notebook," and that even though he was playing a completely different character, it was still largely the same part. that was a little weird.

the second thing that jumped out at me was that the first half of the movie set it up as a cool getaway driver film, then the second half took a sharp right turn into a bloody warzone. maybe there is some kind of philosophical statement or parallel to life in there, but i found it difficult to care. the characters who were getting killed at, including the main character, were not likable enough for me to feel one way or another on the topic of whether they should live or die. at least they avoided the cliched use of the femail love interest as a hostage.