Alien at the Movies

Drive My Car

Two years after the sudden death of his wife, an actor/director takes on the task of directing a multilingual play where he is required to have a driver chauffeuring him around. This Japanese film with English subtitles is nearly 3 hours long with opening credits displayed around the 40 minute mark. This is a story exploring the emotions of love, loss, & regret. Film critics will likely be more entertained than the general public. I️ admit I️ was a bit too slow in reading the subtitles due to quicker dialog pace of the Japanese language. The mood of the film was too sad for me to be enjoyable.

Alien gives it 2 “red 1987 Saab 900 Turbo” stars out of 4.