"I don't sit while your running it down. I don't carry a gun...I drive." - The Driver
I want to take you through the thought process of the 2011 version of me after watching this tv spot for Drive
Now I'm paraphrasing a bit, but I think my reaction went something like, "....meh". At the time, Ryan Gosling to me was pretty much a non-entity in the cinematic universe. Obviously, this was a misinformed and all-around absurd opinion, but it was my opinion nonetheless. Ignorant to his stellar performances in 'Half-Nelson', 'Blue-Valentine', and 'Lars and the Real Girl', I immediately associated Gosling as that scrawny white kid in Remember the Titans who got his spot jacked by Turk from Scrubs and as the cape-dawning savior of chivalry in the insufferable overly melodramatic 'The Notebook'. Also, he was that kid who couldn't sing or dance but somehow got a gig on 'The Mickey Mouse Club' along side JT and Britney Spears, (It happened, look it up...or don't, your loss). Needless to say, I didn't think too highly of the guy. Couple that with the fact I completely misinterpreted the film's plot as being that of the Fast and Furious rip off, Drive was relegated to 'I'll just catch it on DVD' status. When I did happen to catch it on DVD (actually, Netflix), it's safe to say my life was changed for the better. That's not hyperbole either. We're currently living in a post-Drive world and it's awesome
