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Terrible but Great movie ??????
rating: 4
Yeah, yeah - What is that supposed to mean? I honestly love this bad movie. Just because Bruce Dern has these terrible lines like "Cowboy, Desperado" that he [aims] at Ryan O'Neal, "The Driver" - who is hired out by bad guys for getaways from crime scenes (guess that goes without saying).
The plot was really far-fetched. I mean a cop making a deal with bad guys (three real bumbling clowns) to rob a bank so that he can catch "Driver" - Ryan O'Neal. But darn it, the hokey lines that Bruce Dern exchanges with one of his "understudy's" (Matt Clark) and O'Neal are really outrageous.
I must add that the car chases were NOT that great. Really. Nothing can compare to "Bullitt." Even "The Seven-Ups" car chase was better than the ones in this movie.
Again, I must say that only for the acting of Bruce Dern, this movie would fall flat on its face. Isabelle Adjani really brings home some dead-pan acting. Absolutely emotionless. And Ryan O'Neal's acting isn't much more emotional, either. But all this adds up to a really cool movie. Why? I still don't know.
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as good as Bullit
rating: 5
I have seen this movie over and over again. And just like Bullit it is one of those movies that you have to see once a year. The timing and the use of time and pauses and silences are very skillfully used. The casting is good. Silent characters played by Isabelle Adjani and Ryan O'Neill and the real bastard of a cop by Bruce Dern and his unwilling partner. The story is pretty good and works because of the screenplay. I would recommend this to anyone, unless Toy Story really grabs ya.
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driver
rating: 4
One of the best walter hill movie with two great actors Ryan o'Neal and Bruce dern
action packed and fast cars !!
enjoy !
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Blast from the past!!
rating: 5
This movie is from back in the days, but it is a great movie!! The driving techniques used in the movie are excellent. As well as the action in the movie is good. I loved it!! Out of 10 I give it a 10.
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Thoughts on "The Driver" film
rating: 4
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!
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