I first seen this back in I think 1998 on TV when I was 8, I remember liking it even then, then around 2001 seen it again on TV.Fast forward to 2018 and I still like this film, it's just as good as I remember it because sometimes seeing films in your childhood and then in adulthood differs.I just rented it recently from my library and I still love it. On to the film, Mark Dacascos plays Toby Wong, from what I understand he could possibly be a soldier that more or less volunteered for the program to have a turbo drive device implanted in his chest that gives him superhuman strength, speed and agility. But for him, he is just a prototype, for we later learn there are others just like him in cold storage. Obviously this is the work of a sinister corporation,( but the version I have does not explain any further on that). Kadeem Hardison plays Malik Brody a down on his luck singer who meets Toby in a bar, as the bad guys track him, Malik and Toby flee the scene and Malik must "Drive" him around town to stay one step ahead.This movie was a lot of fun, it's just non-stop action and laughs from start to finish, and the late Brittany Murphy plays a small roll too, mostly her is part is a comedic side kick for relief.Overall fun, action packed and re-watchable. I give it a 7/10. I recommend it.

the spoilers are very vague and not related to the plot.this is a heads up to martial arts movie fans who can't stand sped up fighting.it's too bad that so much of the thoughtful 'drive' fight choreography was undercranked/sped up or had "hidden" jump cuts. it was cut offline on an avid, so it's very easy to pick an choose frames.after seeing this movie, i can't actually tell how talented donnie osmond--i mean dacascos--actually is. about 60% of the final fight appears sped up or altered and about half of the bar fight and hotel fight are similarly falsified.martial arts movies are different from other action movies in that most of the best examples are not technical displays of cinematographic bravura, but showcases in which the martial artist and choreographer can show their stuff, and oftentimes, years of training.so something like 'drive'-- a movie loaded with sped up shots and jump cuts-- deflates the most important element of a martial arts movie and is an automatic fail for me, especially with a terrible plot like this one has, weak villains and 60+ minutes of situation comedy that yields about 6 or 7 laughs.

This unknown movie maybe one of the best action movies I have seen. To my surprise everything works. Mark Dacascos is great. This is one of the few where he has gotten the chance to show what he can do. Kadeem Harrison isn't annoying in the supporting role and has some good chemistry with Dacascos. Even Brittany Murphy performs well. Although again she plays a socially awkward but endearing character. I wonder how much of that is acted and how much of it is real. It is very fascinating since it is hard to tell whether she is insane or just happily disturbed.Like I said the action is top notch. MD delivers on this front like he did in Crying Freeman. Very reminiscent of Hong Kong style action. And this should not be a total surprise since Koichi Sakamoto and the Alpha Stunt Team was behind the stunts for Drive. They were attached to the Power Rangers franchise if that means anything to you. The martial arts sometimes is used in combination with wireworks. But it is not obvious. In this way it intensifies the action scenes. I must admit that the climax: fight between MD and other "super" man could have been much longer but still it is a great finale. The main highlight is the sequence in the motel where we get introduced to Brittanny Murphy's character. It's a very long but very rewarding scene interchanged with a lot of comedic bits. For a low budget production the movie looks great. The plot is adequate and provides a good background for the main characters. (At least it was in my version: director's cut).Overall it is a very fun and fast paced movie and still holds up today.

Okay, Okay, this is a shocker, especially considering who the producer was, but Drive is a wonderfully entertaining film. The action set pieces are great, the pacing is tight (well, with two small exceptions), and the special effects aren't asked to do too much. The plot is thin, the characters thinly written, and the end seems a little rushed. BUT, that's okay. Dacascos and Hardison do a great job of fleshing out their characters and adding zip to the dialog. Pyper-Ferguson transcends the limitations of his role and Tracey Walter is, well, as quirky as ever. Also surprisingly good was Brittany Murphy as Deliverance, the nutty hotel clerk.While no awards will ever be sent its way, it is well worth a rental and, maybe, a re-viewing.