This is the year of Ryan Gosling and with director Nichols Winding Refn he delivers a performance that might be his most memorable. He plays a nameless stunt driver and getaway expert who falls in love with a married neighbor, played by Carey Mulligan. The sexual tension between these two is on fire and with just looks and pauses makes for a great cinematic experience. Make no mistake though this is a drama first, action film later, but when the action arrives its very intense. The soundtrack is ridiculously good and helps give this film an stark beauty. Carey Mulligan might look a little young for her part at times but I was willing to overlook that for her connection with Gosling. Grade: A-
Spoilers: The only aspect to this film that falters is the ending which kind of fizzles. It just doesn't have a clean ending that leaves shivers down my back. It's not awful it just doesn't live up to the rest of the film. When I left the theater I was a bit disappointed, wanting a more satisfying last image. I didn't mind the ambiguity but I needed more than what I got.
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