Driver, The (Walter Hill, 1978) August 8, 2006
Posted by Daniel Stephens in : 1970s, Drama, Film reviews, Action/Adventure, Thriller/Suspense, Crime , trackbackDir. Walter Hill; screenplay by Walter Hill; starring Ryan O’Neal, Bruce Dern, Isabella Adjani
Walter Hill’s 1978 film-noir is fascinating in its depiction of Bruce Dern’s desperate attempts to catch the illusive ‘Driver’. The great thing about this film is how the criminal becomes the anti-hero. Hill plays with western, film-noir and action movie genre conventions to great effect, but it’s his two main characters that draw the viewer’s attention. Ryan O’Neal as The Driver is ‘all cool’, while Dern is tired, pissed off and at the end of his tether. There’s some excellent car chases while Dern and O’Neal carry the film with strong performances. I particularly liked how the crook is less corrupt than the cop – it made for an interesting dynamic between the two characters.
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