btockman
Joined Jun 2012
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Piggy was a movie that had grabbed my attention with just the briefest of descriptions "a new breed of vigilante". Disturbing in its portrayal of a young man who isn't really living life until his brother's violent death sparks him into action, deadly action. Piggy was well-acted yet I kind of felt it was trying to be something more than what it was, failing in its attempt to be a thought provoking psychological thriller. The plot wavers between realism and being absurd, at some points just plain bizarre. With this all in mind, accepting the movie as just a typical revenge film it's not bad, not good, but not bad. Don't expect much and you won't be disappointed.
Having heard Drive was a bit different, i really was not sure what to expect.This is the only Ryan Gosling movie i think I've ever seen.He is the the good/bad guy of the movie, the hero, the driver, he plays the silent, troubled and mysterious type well. His kind of love interest is played by (i swear I've seen her in something before) Carey Mulligan, her on screen chemistry with Gosling is awkwardly good. The movie directed by Nicholas Winding Refn is not what one would initially expected, it finds a perfect balance between being fast paced and calm. It is a unique film, surreal, edgy and violent, it is excellently weird with an eerie 80′s feel to it. All adding up to be a pretty decent film overall.