At the beginning of the film, while we see the driver as a skilled effector of get aways, we also find out that he is good at his two legitimate jobs: mechanic and Hollywood stunt-driver, and that he looks as though he is going to be able to capitalise on his prodigous talent as a racing driver of stock cars (American NASCAR type that is, rather different from the UK variety) and "go straight". He evens meets a very nice woman.
...but...then it all goes horribly wrong, as of course it must or there would be no story.
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| Nicolas Winding Refn |
It is a stylish and gripping and starkly violent thriller, with some interesting characters amongst the lesser roles. It certainly has a mythic quality and echoes of classic Westerns such as Clint Eastwood's spaghetti variety (the laconic driver is not referred to by name) and for me a strong whiff of Shane.
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| Ryan Gosling |
A very good cinema experience if you ignore the boorish late arrival who pushed his way down the row several minutes after the film had started, while shining an intense light from a small torch in my eyes as he attempted to find the seat (next to mine) where he could then fidget for ten minutes and cough loudly throughout the rest of the film. There's always one.
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