‘Drive’ Delivers Existential Thrills

Polarizing, bloody film is one of the year’s best

Peter Travers

Film Critic

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Peter Travers loves Drive, the potentially polarizing drama by Danish director Nicolas Winding Refn. The bloody, existential picture captures Los Angeles like no other film and features a truly terrifying performance by comedian Albert Brooks which is likely to earn major Oscar buzz.

This Week's Reviews
• Drive
• Straw Dogs
• Restless