Debuted at Cannes in 2011 and Danish director Nicolas Winding Refn won Best Director at the festival for this entertaining piece of work.
Ryan Gosling is the anonymous driver who works as a Hollywood stunt driver by day and a for hire get away driver by night.
The opening sequence is fantastic as Gosling navigates the night streets of downtown L.A. as he escapes the police net drawn for him.
A few too many needless violent moments but all-in-all this is a refreshing film that helps to alleviate the onslaught of superhero comic, remake, and sequel pipeline that Hollywood continues to operate.
I'm not a fan of Albert Brooks but this is the best I've ever seen him as he plays it straight as a low-level crime boss who means business.
Carey Mulligan is literally the girl next door who Gosling falls for, and in an effort to do good, he is further drawn into a seedy underworld from which is tough to escape.
Highly recommended.
