Drive

It's a poor man's "Transporter" when Ryan Gosling climbs into the driver's seat for a job. He is a talented but shady character whose life changes he meets a pretty girl (Carey Mulligan) and her little boy. The script is fairly predictable except for the camera-lingering-uncomfortably-too-long scenes, the musical song selections blaring too loudly, and the excessively graphic scenes of violence. It's a shame that a good cast (also featuring Bryan Cranston, Ron Perlman, and Albert Brooks) is wasted in this bad film. It's a bloody mess that can't be ruined by bad reviews because the film self-destructs on its own.

Alien gives it 1 ½ "beware of the scorpion" stars out of 4.