Ten Thoughts On 'Drive'

1. There's just something I dislike about films that don't name their protagonists merely because they think it makes them cool. It doesn't.

2. Having said that, the opening scene is really amazing. The robbery scene and chase were also pretty awesome.

3. "Existential" must be a synonym for "waiting for the director to yell 'Action!'"

4. I've been in gentleman's clubs before. I doubt very seriously dancers would kick back and stare while some guy went after their boss with a hammer. Even if it was Ryan Gosling.

5. This is one of the few movies I've seen that appreciates Los Angeles. New York in most films looks like a tourist brochure. Not LA.

6. If I was on a jury, I probably wouldn't convict Christina Hendricks of anything. Even if there was a tape of her doing it.

7. The not-quite love story was tastefully done.

8. Vrooooooooooom!

9. Albert Brooks was neither snubbed nor robbed. He's not only played a vicious psychopath before, but here he has his usual middle-class meltdown merely with the addendum of stabbing someone in the eye with a utensil.

10. The style was deliberate, the tone consistent, I thought the violence a little overcooked and am not a fan of homeopathic drama, so I can admire the film without entirely enjoying it.