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craig p I like this movie, some of of scenes are 1st rate, what the driver does to a orange Mercedes are spectacular, very interesting choice of music here and there makes it unique, I think this movie attracted more of a following as time passed which is unusual. Rated 3/5 Stars • Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/11/24 Full Review Alistair B If you liked either Mad Max,The Vanishing Point or Dirty Mary Crazy Larry chances are this will be right up your Avenue.There is some great driving scenes in this & I like the antagonistic Relationship between The Two Main Characters.It's hard to believe that Steve McQueen turned this Part down but Ryan O'Neal is great in this Minimal dialogue Part.Like Layer Cake more than a few years later all The Characters have nick names instead of real ones. Rated 3.5/5 Stars • Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 09/04/23 Full Review Dhanu K Already from the get-go, The Driver proves to keep its promise as a small, yet intense and fast paced thriller filled with first-class cinematography and outstanding performances that is a gratifying experience all the way through. Rated 4.5/5 Stars • Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/16/23 Full Review Audience Member Ryan O'Neill is surprisingly effective as a staid macho drive with Isabelle Adjani as the damsel witness. Amazing action sequences symbolic of the chaos of the film Rated 3/5 Stars • Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Was interested in this film because of Drive, but that film is way better than this.Plot makes little sense. The Driver, is meant to be a super-smart criminal, who can't be caught. Yet opening scene he is being pursed by multiple cop cars. As soon as he shakes them off, more appear. At this point you would have to think he is doomed. The more cops he runs of the road, the more attention he brings to himself. The entire city police force would have been after him. Yet somehow they can't set up a road-block. And why does the driver pay witnesses to not see him heists? Wouldn't it be better to hide somewhere, rather than have a person know who you are? Or plan the heists better, so that there isn't a million people around to see you?In Drive, Ryan Gosling's character, uses stealth and smarts to evade the police. Having a scanner is something he has, that the "smart" Driver should have - but doesn't.Very bland characters that don't develop, or have a backstory.This is just an excuse for gratuitous car chase scenes, that don't any sense, in context of the story. Rated 1.5/5 Stars • Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Audience Member My fat finger prevented me giving this movie 5 stars which is what it deserves. In a word superb. Wonderful noir and wonderful casting. Great fun. Adjani was incomparable. Rated 4.5/5 Stars • Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/23/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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