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11 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75The Film StageChristopher SchobertThe Film StageChristopher SchobertDriven is a well-told, strongly-acted drama with real heart.
- 70Los Angeles TimesKimber MyersLos Angeles TimesKimber MyersDriven, 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.
- 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.
- 60The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisThe New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisSomewhere deep inside Driven — Nick Hamm’s based-on-real-life crime caper — lies a fascinating movie.
- 60The Hollywood ReporterBoyd van HoeijThe Hollywood ReporterBoyd van HoeijIf 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.
- 60VarietyGuy LodgeVarietyGuy LodgeAgainst 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.
- 55TheWrapElizabeth WeitzmanTheWrapElizabeth WeitzmanOdd as it is to watch both DeLoreans treated as afterthoughts, Driven is a joyride more interested in the journey than in any significant destination.
- 50New York PostJohnny OleksinskiNew York PostJohnny OleksinskiDriven is a lot like a DeLorean: Looks great, but moves slow — if it even moves at all.
- 40The TelegraphRobbie CollinThe TelegraphRobbie CollinSlaloming 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.