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Driven

2018

Nick Hamm

Jason Sudeikis, Lee Pace, Judy Greer, Corey Stoll ...

5.6

904

Thriller. Comedy The film is inspired by the true story of the FBI sting operation to bring down maverick auto executive DeLorean. Set in the opulence of early 1980s California, it follows the meteoric rise of DeLorean and his iconic DeLorean Motor Company; his friendship with a charming ex-con-turned-informant, Jim Hoffman; and the drug scandal that brought DeLorean low.

	Author	Review
United States	Guy Lodge Variety	"Pace gives it something like a heart, albeit a closed, melancholic one: that’s some acting, and it’s maybe more than these agreeably derivative proceedings deserve."	NEU
United States	Kimber Myers Los Angeles Times	"The shifts in tone generally work, and credit is also due these characters and the performances behind them. Pace is particularly strong"	POS
United States	Boyd van Hoeij The Hollywood Reporter	"Fun but pretty minor (...) [It] has a somewhat messy structure (...) A pretty entertaining period comedy"	NEU
United Kingdom	Lee Marshall Screendaily	"Two fine central performances bring a clever Colin Bateman script alive (...) Energetically paced"	POS
	Marta Bałaga Cineuropa	"Dynamic, occasionally entertaining and slightly self-satisfied, but frankly all over the place."	NEU
United States	Jeannette Catsoulis The New York Times	"Somewhere deep inside 'Driven' (...) lies a fascinating movie (...) To make that movie, though, would have required a less glib tone and an infinitely more focused script."	NEG
United States	Christopher Schobert The Film Stage	"The strongest elements, throughout, are the performances of Pace, Sudeikis, Greer, and Stoll (...) While its title may not linger in your memory, 'Driven' is a well-told, strongly-acted drama with real heart."	POS
Canada	Ernesto Zelaya Miñano Screen Anarchy	"Like they say, never let the facts get in the way of a good story. 'Driven' has a pretty good one, and it tells it in a fast-paced, entertaining way."	POS
Canada	Norman Wilner Now Toronto	"It’s a perfectly cromulent crime-doesn’t-pay narrative, elevated slightly by director Hamm’s unapologetic love of period kitsch and engaging performances from Sudeikis and [Judy Greer and Corey Stoll]"	POS
United Kingdom	Dave Calhoun Time Out	"This plasticky biopic suffers from shonky storytelling (...) It tells us next to nothing about DeLorean (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"	NEG
United Kingdom	Ian Freer Empire	"An enjoyable if routine period crime picture with good performances from Jason Sudeikis and Lee Pace, but it lacks a personality and style of its own (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	NEU
United Kingdom	Robbie Collin Telegraph	"The results have all the dramatic horsepower of a mobility scooter (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"	NEG
Ireland	James Bartlett Film Ireland	"The comic tone sits rather uneasily with this limited drama (...) It’s a pity that the extraordinary DeLorean story hasn’t made a really effective transition to the silver screen yet"	NEG

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