Style beats substance in thrilling ride

Drive

Directed by Nicolas Winding Refn, Nationwide, cert 18

Rating: ****

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Directed by Andrew Rossi, IFI, no cert

Rating: *****

Danish director Nicolas Winding Refn makes his Hollywood debut with Drive, a hyper-stylised crime thriller which combines the shadowy trappings of traditional film noir with glossy, ultra-modern violence.

Ryan Gosling stars as the anonymous driver, car mechanic and stunt performer for the movies who moonlights as ...