Drive

I only saw this movie quite recently, within the last week or so, and it was instantly one of favorite films. Something about it just really got me into it right away. I really like the style of the filmmaking in it. There's a driving sequence near the beginning of the film shot almost entirely from the inside of the car that completely blew my mind and was instantly one of my favorite scenes in any film.

The premise of the story is fairly simple, a guy, known to the audience only as The Driver, is a mechanic and stunt driver by day and a getaway driver by night. I wouldn't want to reveal anything else about the plot, though, because I feel like it's best to go into the film not knowing what to expect, like I did. I knew nothing about the plot of the film and it really surprised me.

Ryan Gosling is great is the nameless driver, with a rough exterior, but he's clearly a good person underneath. Carey Mulligan is a great, compelling love interest, and Oscar Isaac's performance is also very good. The rest of the all-star cast features Bryan Cranston and Ron Perlman in supporting roles. Every actor is at their best in this film.

One of the best parts about the film is it's score, which features many different lyrical songs as opposed to a more conventional instrumental score. One of them, A Real Hero, is a song that I'll always equate to the film. The music is very well used and adds to the really cool and unique visual style of the film.

A film that I immediately fell in love with, Drive is fantastic and I highly recommend it.