Ride shotgun with Drive

 "Drive" explores a simple delivery of the film's moody nature, which leads audiences to believe there's a darker side to the film.

Ryan Gosling plays a quiet loner, but devilishly bad character known only as Driver. By day he is a movie stunt man/mechanic and moonlights as a robbery getaway driver.  

 We never learn much about Driver, but after a brief encounter with his neighbor, Irene (Carey Mulligan), he quickly becomes a guardian for her and her young son, Benicio (Kaden Leos) whose father is in prison.

Their intense connection quickly leads to a trusting friendship.

Driver quickly finds himself thrown into a situation that requires more than just driving skills. Movie-goers are taken for a thrilling ride as the well executed car chases bring the excitement to another level.

Coupled with the dramatic killings which reveal the true brutality of Driver's nature; the film is brought to a head as we watch the bloody events unfold.  

Gosling's take on a more sinister role was genius and a breath of fresh air for the actor.

Pearlman does an excellent job of being the evil villain, but Brook's performance as the ruthless Daddy Warbucks was powerful.

Mad Men's Christina Hendricks plays a very small role, but she leaves an impression. 

Danish director Nicolas Winding Refn and screenwriter Hossein Amini's adaptation of the James Sallis' book is brilliantly written and tells a good, solid story.

However, it's the nearly laugh-out-loud dialogue between the characters that's hard to swallow and it leaves the film with a somewhat incomplete feeling.

Although the visuals assist in connecting the dots, it is still lacking in development.

Nevertheless, it's a fun, exhilarating time through the torturous mind of a man who tries to be a hero in a dangerous world.