63
Driven is an odd or maybe ironic title because that man, Jim Hoffman, has a very un-driven demeanor, coming across as disarmingly impromptu, maybe some goofy charm.
What are people saying?
What are critics saying?
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The Hollywood Reporter by Boyd van Hoeij
If the pic is ultimately an entertaining ride, it is because Sudeikis takes the audience by the hand through this very unlikely story that was inspired by true events.
75
The Film Stage by Christopher Schobert
Driven is a well-told, strongly-acted drama with real heart.
55
Odd as it is to watch both DeLoreans treated as afterthoughts, Driven is a joyride more interested in the journey than in any significant destination.
60
Against the film’s own boisterous inclinations, Pace gives it something like a heart, albeit a closed, melancholic one: that’s some acting, and it’s maybe more than these agreeably derivative proceedings deserve. Like its less interesting chancer of a protagonist, however, Driven will take what brushes with greatness it can get.
60
An enjoyable if routine period crime picture with good performances from Jason Sudeikis and Lee Pace, but it lacks a personality and style of its own.
60
The New York Times by Jeannette Catsoulis
Somewhere deep inside Driven — Nick Hamm’s based-on-real-life crime caper — lies a fascinating movie.
50
New York Post by Johnny Oleksinski
Driven is a lot like a DeLorean: Looks great, but moves slow — if it even moves at all.
70
Los Angeles Times by Kimber Myers
Driven, the year’s second DeLorean-inspired film, veers from glib comedy to character-driven drama to crime thriller, but director Hamm always has his hands on the wheel.
40
The Telegraph by Robbie Collin
Slaloming between Hoffman’s testimony at DeLorean’s trial and the caper that got both men there for no obvious reason beyond it being the way these things are usually done, the film obediently pads through the shaggy-dog motions.