Luke727's Journal: Drive

There is a good story here, but I found this movie to be extremely frustrating to watch. I think it tries to be a little too "artsy" (for lack of a better word) in certain spots, particularly with the soundtrack; but that was more of a slight annoyance than anything else. The real problem is that there are too many pauses, too much dead time, and too many shots are held too long. It is sort of like taking an extreme William Shatner stance with the pacing of the movie. The overall pacing is fine, but individual scenes are just excruciating; it's almost a test of endurance to keep watching. I literally yelled at my TV to "come on already!" or "something happen!" more times than I care to admit. I am not exaggerating when I say that there is probably 20 minutes of dead time that could be cut from this movie. I don't mind films trying to be "artsy", but when they affect the fundamental viewing experience I have a problem.