Directed by Nicolas Winding Refn
Written by Hossein Amini
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What I was expecting: a crazy, fast-paced action movie.  What I got: a methodically slow-paced, atmospheric action movie, sort of.
Ryan Gosling is a mechanic/stunt driver/get away driver.  He starts dating his beautiful neighbor.  Then her husband gets out of jail.  He helps her husband rob a pawn shop, but things go wrong and the husband is shot and killed.  Then things unravel.
I thought this movie was fine.  Nothing too great.  Is it different?  Yes, definitely.  It might appeal to a fan of more quirky type indie movies.  This is certainly not an indie movie, by any means, but it has that feel.  There is so much awkward silence in this movie.  If you cut it all out, there would be about 30 minutes of movie.  The violence is completely extreme, though.  That was pretty cool, I guess.

6.5/10