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- 2019
- R
- WME Global
- 1 h 53 m
- 2019
- R
- WME Global
- 1 h 53 m
Summary Set in early 1980s California, the story follows the meteoric rise of the golden boy of the automotive industry, John DeLorean (Lee Pace) and his iconic DeLorean Motor Company, through the eyes of his friendship with charming, ex-con pilot turned FBI informant, Jim Hoffman (Jason Sudeikis). DeLorean turned to unsavory activities to save ...
Directed By: Nick Hamm
Written By: Colin Bateman, Alejandro Carpio
- 2019
- R
- WME Global
- 1 h 53 m
- 2019
- R
- WME Global
- 1 h 53 m
Driven
55
6.6
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Summary Set in early 1980s California, the story follows the meteoric rise of the golden boy of the automotive industry, John DeLorean (Lee Pace) and his iconic DeLorean Motor Company, through the eyes of his friendship with charming, ex-con pilot turned FBI informant, Jim Hoffman (Jason Sudeikis). DeLorean turned to unsavory activities to save ...
Directed By: Nick Hamm
Written By: Colin Bateman, Alejandro Carpio
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 11 Critic Reviews
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27% Positive
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73% Mixed
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 11 Critic Reviews
55
27% Positive
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
73% Mixed
8 Reviews
8 Reviews
0% Negative
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Driven is a well-told, strongly-acted drama with real heart.
Driven is an odd or maybe ironic title because that man, Jim Hoffman, has a very un-driven demeanor, coming across as disarmingly impromptu, maybe some goofy charm.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 16 User Ratings
6.6
56% Positive
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38% Mixed
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6% Negative
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 16 User Ratings
6.6
56% Positive
9 Ratings
9 Ratings
38% Mixed
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[SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers.]
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I didn't know anything of the story going in, and that was a very big contribution to why I enjoyed the movie so much. I liked the characters and cinematography. The connections that formed felt real, the humor was on point, and the overall atmosphere made me want to experience the time and place myself (if only I could).
I guess knowing anything about DeLorean's story beforehand might hinder the experience, which is why the movie didn't get higher scores from a lot of people. But if you're already factoring in things aside from the actual movie, also consider the crew experienced a hurricane on set in Puerto Rico, and still insisted on finishing the project on the devastated premises, aiding the locals greatly and keeping people employed. Either way, I think it's a great movie to spend an evening with, take in the time period, enjoy the characters and if you're unfamiliar with the story - it's a great introduction to an actual story on which the movie was based.
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What keeps the film going is simply the factual chaotic bizarreness of what is happening: an improvised deal on Iran-Contra levels of crookedness. Sudeikis is authentically bland and slippery.
Against the film’s own boisterous inclinations, 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. Like its less interesting chancer of a protagonist, however, Driven will take what brushes with greatness it can get.
Somewhere deep inside Driven — Nick Hamm’s based-on-real-life crime caper — lies a fascinating movie.
Odd as it is to watch both DeLoreans treated as afterthoughts, Driven is a joyride more interested in the journey than in any significant destination.
Slaloming between Hoffman’s testimony at DeLorean’s trial and the caper that got both men there for no obvious reason beyond it being the way these things are usually done, the film obediently pads through the shaggy-dog motions.
Тяжело определиться о чем именно этот фильм повествует. О сборище неудачников или о судьбе исторической модели Delorean. Этот фильм просто повествует и заставляет тебя вникать в какие-то исторические факты. Хороший фильм что бы скоротать вечер.
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The story is familiar, as long as it is well filmed and acted it's worth watching. This movie, like the car, feels unfinished. Hoffman is an informant but to what end is vague and meandering. A lawyer asks halfway into the movie if this is part of the plot, which i was also asking at that time. We do get a naked Erin Moriarty. And miraculously they make 70s drug parties look no fun, that's sacrilegious.
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While the subject is basically interesting the screenplay and direction for this treatment leave much to be desired. The fact alone, that almost all characters involved are unlikeable will put it at odds with many audiences. Then, trying to squeeze some worthy personality elements from egotistical mainstream conmen (auto magnate John DeLorean, etc) and small-time boy-next-door drug runner (John Hoffman) is a stretch anyway. Performances are mostly on the mark but the potty-mouthed crude dialogue is often overdone and unnecessary.
The cars are cool and the production is agreeable but it often feels too far removed from its factual background to remain engaging, and somehow, the pacing makes the whole thing seem much longer than it actually is – this makes for not a good feel.
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