The Driver
Twentieth Century Fox | Release Date: July 28, 1978 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
56
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 13 Critic Reviews
Positive:
6
Mixed:
6
Negative:
1

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
CineVueCraig Williams
The Driver is a film of types and trends; a cinematic expression of our basest narrative impulses. Directed with remarkable economy, the seasoned Hill keeps everything as tight as possible. Read full review
80
Time OutStaff (Not Credited)
A combination of brilliantly edited car chases and existential thriller which recalls the sombreness of Melville and the spareness of Leone in a context which is the 'classical' economy of directors like Hawks and Walsh. Read full review
80
TV Guide MagazineStaff (Not Credited)
The sparse story of the struggle of the two men with their obsessions, and with each other, skillfully creates a mood that is hard to shake after the ending credits. The car chases are breathtaking. Read full review
75
Slant MagazineGlenn Heath Jr.
A visceral symphony of screeching tires and crushing metal. Read full review
70
NewsweekDavid Ansen
As ludicrous as the dialogue by screenwriter/director Walter Hill may be, the film's visual scheme is hypnotic. Dark, moody and muscular, its style gets under your skin even if your brain rebels. [21 Aug 1978, p.66]
63
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
All of this could have been nice and juicy if Walter Hill had done a few more things with his screenplay, such as made the characters into people. Read full review
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