Drive (4K UHD) [Blu-ray]

I first heard about Drive online, seeing it being recommended by so many, as well as a friend. I thought I'd sit down and watch it.Acting:The acting is amazing. Ryan Gosling does a amazing performance, heavily using facial expressions and body language to convey emotion he does this really well. This, when mixed with he his relationship with Carey Mulligan's character is beautiful to watch and far more engrossing than using actual dialogue. Both Bryan Cranston and Albert Brooks perform well as well, personally I feel Cranston did outstandingly and was probably the most underrated of all the actors.Directing/Cinematography:Nicolas Winding Refn, the director, has done and excellent job. The whole feel of the film is brilliant. The way it is shot is amazing and realistic, often the love scenes between Gosling and Mulligans character's are slow and have a relaxing tone whilst the action is very much the opposite. Another great thing done by Refn is the way music is used in the love scenes instead of the action, this it great to build tension and it quite a stark contrast to other films.Soundtrack:The music used in Drive is brilliant, giving a techno 80s feel to it. I found myself looking up the music used almost strait after the film. Often the music is used to give you and impression of the what the characters are feeling and are used mainly in love scenes, the best example of this is the song 'Under your spell' by Desire.To sum up, an amazing film I highly recommend to anyone who loves films. It is definitely one of my favourite films, if not my favourite film of all time.

This was my first encounter with the talented Ryan Gosling and at the same time my second time watching a Nicholas Winding-Refn movie. The first I saw was Valhalla Rising and anyone who've seen that might know why I was a little worried going to the cinema for Drive. Putting it bluntly I still today consider Valhalla Rising the worst movie I've ever watched. And that's a shame because I love my countryman Mads Mikkelsen's acting.But to Drive's fortune I walked in expecting nothing much (lots of reviewers seemed to love Valhalla >.>) and I was basically in love with this new movie. Everything from the story of a stunt-driver doing illegal things during odd hours but I also loved the soundtrack and the acting (Bryan Cranston was a welcome surprise) and simply the character design. The almost mute Gosling was very interesting because you couldn't get annoyed by his person simply because he didn't give a lot of information about his personality - that and the few and far between "outbursts" where he showed his actual capabilities just mixed so well together.The movie has a short scene where topless women are on screen and there are a few extremely gory moments during the movie, but besides that it's mostly language and I would reccomend the movie to anyone looking for something slightly different from the typical Hollywood movie. I really liked this from start to finish and think most people should be able to get into it though it may seem slow if you're mostly in it for action scenes because this is mostly about the characters' stories and how they all go together.5 stars, well worth the low cost ^_^

This film is a MUST have in anyone's Blu Ray collection!!The photography, camera angles, the silences, the chemistry the music are all top notch in this film I have to say for me it was the best film that came out in 2013! ( on Blu Ray that is! )As soon as the disk was in the player and the menu screen came up the music that played instantly caught my attention, as soon as I hit Play.. I was gripped from start to finish totally outstanding.If it's an action film you want.. then this could be hit or miss for you, as this doesn't have much action, but when the action is there it's top notch and that goes for the violence also, there isn't much but when it's there wow it's hardcore! There are plenty of silent moments in this film, but believe me!, they are there for a reason.. the chemistry between the 2 main characters, words are not required, the visuals show you the intense love between them and the music just helps with the delivery.Beautifully shot this film is like a moving photograph and not one frame is wasted, each shot is used to it's full potential.The Director certainly knew how to key into my imagination.. and I for one will be watching out now for more of his movies!Superb, thought provoking master piece this is one film I will recommend to all and one I'm proud to have in my collection, I shall be returning to this film time and again as it just gets better with each watch! :)