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Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Drive (2011)

 
Driver is a Los Angeles wheelman for hire, stunt driving for movie productions by day and steering getaway vehicles for armed heists by night. Though a loner by nature, Driver can't help falling in love with his beautiful neighbor Irene, a vulnerable young mother dragged into a dangerous underworld by the return of her ex-convict husband Standard. After a heist intended to pay off Standard's protection money spins unpredictably out of control, Driver finds himself driving defense for the girl he loves, tailgated by a syndicate of deadly serious criminals. But when he realizes that the gangsters are after more than the bag of cash in his trunk-that they're coming straight for Irene and her son-Driver is forced to shift gears and go on offense.

Director: Nicolas Winding Refn
Writers: Hossein Amini (screenplay) and James Sallis (book)
Stars: Ryan Gosling, Carey Mulligan and Bryan Cranston
More info: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0780504/