The Driver
Crime • R • 1978 • 1 hr 31 min
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Ryan O'Neal, Bruce Dern, Isabelle Adjani, Ronee Blakley, Matt Clark
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I think the parking garage scene had some of the cleanest driving I have ever seen in my life
wonderful in it’s simplicity. the driver exceeds it’s b-movie plot via thrilling car chases and it’s brisk running time.
If you like Drive, this is its clear predecessor. More of a focus on plot but still a heavy dosage of car chases.
Great getaway driver movie. Definitely had an influence on Drive (2011).
Stale dialogue and occasional acting drags this movie down, but some chase scene are very well made.
I remember it being a little slow in pace, but a good movie nontheless-and it's filled with those old movies close up shots lol It's good.
Told with a minimum of dialogue, heaps of style and some of the best car chase footage I've ever seen.
Nicolas Winding Refn would be lying if he said this wasn’t an influence for Drive (2011)
An abundance of directorial style from Hill is the main thing to enjoy with this film. The simple plot serves to highlight the characters.
Kind of a run of the mill car chase movie. It's good, no denying that, but it's just a little too ordinary for me to get any true enjoyment.
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