Drive

The movie is about a Hollywood stunt performer who moonlights as a wheelman and discovers that a contract has been put on him after a heist has gone wrong. The director, Nicolas Winding Refnstarts, begins the story with film noir dark lighting and a retro techno sound similar to a scene in an 80's Richard Gere movie ala Breathless or American Gigolo.
Refnstarts know how to build tension in a movie and there were times I was on the edge of my seat waiting to see what happens next. Ryan Gosling, who plays the Driver, does a masterful job of playing the myseterious hero. Carey Mulligan, who I hated in Wall Street 2 shows that she can do more acting by keeping her mouth shut. There were times where I even thought she was cute. Where in wall Street 2 I wanted to push her off a cliff. Speaking of cliffs there are some great driving scenes and
Bryan Cranston and Albert Brooks should be nominated for their roles in this film. The beautiful and volumtous Christina Hendricks from Mad Men is only in the film for a short time but is effective.

Verdict:
Instant classic. I smell a franchise.