Drive

This weeks film, and first, was Drive starring Ryan Gosling and Carey Mulligan. First of all, the leading players were good, but were made even better by the supporting cast; Christina Hendricks' role, however short, was impressive and Gosling's relationship with the little boy (Kaden Leos) was convincing. Determining where the film is going from the start is not difficult, a shock change of character sets the audience up for other shocks later on. Determining how these shocks are going to be played out is the difficult part, you really don't see a lot of them coming. Although Gosling has few lines, his character has so many levels. His facial expressions do all the work, down to him having staring contests with the boy.
This isn't your everyday car chase flick, it's logical and strategic. So pretty much everything a car flick isn't. Fasten your seat belts, you really won't know what's coming.