The Driver
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Movie Reviews of The Driver
Movie Review: Fast Ride to Noir
Summary: 4 Stars
I love film noir but let's face it, Ryan O'Neal is no Charles McGraw and hence my hesitation. Well cutie Ryan did not crack even a smile in this movie and that allowed the audience to get enveloped by the movie, as it should be. O'Neal was deadpan serious and just fine as the title character, a robbery getaway driver.
I was not so thrilled by the female actors in this movie, Ronee Blakely and Isabelle Adjani. They may have been good commercial choices in 1978 but out of place in a noir. Ronee Blakely wants to smile and be happy which is definitely out of place here. Isabelle Adjani's character (or maybe her acting) is one-dimensional. Her acting challenges consist of standing and starring. Nice face but...
This is a good noir story. I would like to see it remade with better choices of female actors. Nonetheless, this movie is a keeper.
Movie Review: Thoughts on "The Driver" film
Summary: 4 Stars
This film qualifies for the "Film Noir" category.It is well done and has a dark humour about it. Ryan O'Neal and Bruce Dern are perfect foils for each other; both quite laconic and laid back in their attitudes - one (driver) as the hunted and one (cop) as the hunter. The driving sequences are great and much more believable than the "Bullitt" sequences; that were obviously sped up, and the green VW that kept appearing in the shots was irritating. It has a nice twist at the end = work out how the money disappeared!Movie Review: driver
Summary: 4 Stars
One of the best walter hill movie with two great actors Ryan o'Neal and Bruce dern
action packed and fast cars !!
enjoy !
Movie Review: Sophmore Slump?
Summary: 3 Stars
This film has not been available on video for some time so I was glad to see it's release earlier this year. I'm a big Walter Hill fan and needed to view this to cap off his directing history. Much of what I'd read concerning this movie noted it as being rather cold and hard. More machine and less character. I can't say that I'd argue the point. As a sophmore effort it is a bit (just a bit) of slump from his earlier "Hard Times." The approach in story and feel of the production are quite similar to his earlier effort as are the deliberate structure and pacing. But this is a bit more stiff than "Hard Times." The dialogue is more stilted and though others rave about Bruce Dern's performance, I found it lacking due to the dialogue he is burdened with. Everything just falls a bit short of where it needs to be.
The glaring exception would be the car chases. they are staged and executed extremely well. And to Hill's credit, he doesn't kill you with them. Each chase is the right length for its spot in the story. I've had my fill of "B" movies where the car chases feel as though they comprise 50% of the running time.
I enjoyed watching this movie. It's not bad, but, where I could and have sat through more than one viewing of "Hard Times" and Hills next effort, (the nearly flawless "The Warriors"), It might be difficult to sit through this again.
Movie Review: Taut atmosphere
Summary: 3 Stars
Saw this movie last night, well, early this mornin' on German TV - don't think I'd heard of it - some big-name 70's fellers here (Mr O'Neal, Mr Dern) - it's mainly a battle of wills - the extraverted, outwardly confident/brash Detective (Dern's role) & Driver (O'Neal's), a character who has little to say, and doesn't say it... And then there are some 3rd rate thugs who are supposed to help Detective get Driver arrested - one set of scenes I found personally very touching, involved Los Angeles' Union Station (train station) and an actual train sequence (with the train leaving the station, a search on the train) - was reminiscent of one of my all-time favorite films, The Silver Streak, which came out 2 yrs. before this movie - perhaps the director doffing his cap to that feature...(?)... --- in any case, I highly recommend this feature - offers inner and outer tension (ie, psychological and visible, such as the indeed well choreographed car chase scenes) - Long Live the Year 1978... (I was 10) *G*