10 Most Intense Car Chases In Movie History
7. Drive
Like many of Drive's most memorable moments, this one is a short but sweet sequence that allows Ryan Gosling to fully embody the stoic, violent and emotionless action lead that Driver requires. Here, we feel a much stronger sense of urgency more than anything else; Gosling isn't yet sure who is pursuing him and low-level crook Blanche just yet, but he knows they need to get away from the motel, and fast.
The genius is having the pursuing car having pulled up before the robbery the Driver is helping with goes sour. That car is in the back of our minds the whole time, and it's only when the chase takes off that it becomes as important. Intermittent cuts compress time and space, making the acceleration feel all that more pronounced and therefore making the chase all the more exhilarating.
Culminating in a wicked little backward maneouvre that shows just how well Gosling's unnamed driver knows his way round his stolen 2011 Ford Mustang, Drive's most thrilling chase shows just how stylish you can be when you direct a chase scene that is sadly all too brief.