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Aug 21, 2015 · August 21, 2015. 4 min read. Learning to Drive. “Learning to Drive” is advertised as a two-hander about life lessons, which is problematic if you’ve cast a cynical, superior gaze toward this type of movie. People finding themselves through some kind of metaphor for perseverance is a topic ripe with hate-watching possibilities.
Aug 21, 2015 · Aug. 20, 2015 6:50 PM PT. Providing a welcome, grown-up escape from all that summer escapism, director Isabel Coixet’s “Learning to Drive” is a richly observed, crosscultural character study ...
Jun 9, 2016 · That’s the acting dynamic. Surprisingly it works. As a wrinklies’ romcom the film is as sweet as Driving Miss Daisy while less likely to rot your teeth. The script itself adds judicious ...
Aug 20, 2015 · The film belongs to a school of grown-up, low-drama two-handers, of which the most famous example is “Driving Miss Daisy,” but “Learning to Drive” isn’t half as sentimental.
- Stephen Holden
- Isabel Coixet
The whole cast offers viewers authentic performances, elevating an already pretty good movie close to greatness. Learning to Drive also makes the most of New York City as its backdrop, though not in the same cliched ways many other films do. The borough of Queens comes alive; the arteries and highways seem nearly as essential as the subways.
- Broad Green Pictures
- Isabel Coixet
A touching movie that isn't so much about the destination - frankly that part is a mild let down - but about the journey and the words. The pleasure of the film is taking the trip and listening in ...
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Kingsley's performance breathes thought. His face reveals a man who thinks a hundred things at once and at times decides to put aside what is right in front of him. Clarkson expertly maneuvers Wendy's terrors of learning to drive as well as re-learning to live her life. The giddiness and the rage make for a striking combination.
