''DriverX'' is a 2017 American drama film directed by

Henry Barrial Henry may refer to: People and fictional characters * Henry (given name), including lists of people and fictional characters * Henry (surname) * Henry, a stage name of François-Louis Henry (1786–1855), French baritone Arts and entertainment ...

, starring

Patrick Fabian Patrick Fabian (born December 7, 1964) is an American film, stage, and television actor. He is best known for his role as attorney Howard Hamlin in ''Better Call Saul'' (2015–2022). His film roles include '' End Game'' (2006), '' Cloud 9'' ( ...

Cast

as Leonard Moore * Tanya Clarke as Dawn Moore *

Desmin Borges Desmin Borges (born 1983/1984) is an American actor. He is best known for playing Edgar Quintero on the FX/ FXX comedy-drama ''You're the Worst''. Early life Borges grew up in Chicago and received his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theater at DePau ...

as Tom *

Travis Schuldt Travis Schuldt (born September 18, 1974)"Catching up with....Travis Schuldt." ''Soap Opera Digest''. August 12, 2013. p. 63. is an American actor. He originated the role of Ethan Winthrop on ''Passions'', and played the recurring roles of Keith D ...

as Harry *

Melissa Fumero Melissa Fumero ( Gallo; born August 19, 1982) is an American actress and television director. She made her professional debut in 2004 in the recurring role of Adriana Cramer in the television soap opera ''One Life to Live''. Following several ...

as Jessica *

Oscar Nunez Óscar Núñez (born November 18, 1958), sometimes credited as Oscar Nunez, is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for his role as the Dunder Mifflin accountant Óscar Martínez on NBC's ''The Office''. The accolades he has recei ...

as Julio *

Nina Seničar Nina Seničar ( sr-Cyrl, Нина Сеничар; born 11 November 1985) is a Serbian actress and model based in Los Angeles. She has appeared in Hollywood movies such as ''Papillon (2017 film), Papillon'' (2017) and ''Mayhem (film), Mayhem'' (2 ...

as Nina *

Max Gail Maxwell Trowbridge Gail Jr. (born April 5, 1943) is an American actor who has starred on stage, and in television and film roles. He is best known for his role as Detective Stan "Wojo" Wojciehowicz on the sitcom ''Barney Miller'' (1975–1982 ...

as Danny *

Iqbal Theba Iqbal Theba ( ; born 20 December 1963) is a Pakistani actor, known for his recurring role as Principal Figgins in the show ''Glee''. Early life Theba was born in Karachi, Pakistan. He belongs to the Sindhi-speaking Theba tribe. Theba attend ...

as Distinguished Man *

Randall Batinkoff Randall Matthew Batinkoff (born October 16, 1968) is an American actor, director, and producer. He began his career in commercials at the age of eight before transitioning to film and television. He gained recognition for his role opposite Molly R ...

as Ryan * Heather Ankeny as Jackie

Release

The film was released in theatres on 30 November 2018.

Reception

Dan Buffa of ''

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'' wrote that the film "shines a much-needed light on a profession that's not as easy as it looks" and is "far more interesting" than he initially thought it would be. Ben Kenigsberg of ''

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'' wrote that while the film is "not perfect" and features "one wild night too many", its outlook "lingers". Noel Murray of the ''

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'' wrote that while the film is a "little reductive when it comes to the generation gap", the performances are "excellent" and Barrial "isn’t playing Leonard’s predicament for cheap laughs or amped-up drama".

Frank Scheck Frank Scheck is an American film critic. He is best known for his reviews in the ''New York Post'' and ''The Hollywood Reporter''. He formerly edited ''STAGES Magazine'' and worked as a theater critic for the ''Christian Science Monitor ''Th ...

of ''

The Hollywood Reporter ''The Hollywood Reporter'' (''THR'') is an American digital and print magazine which focuses on the Cinema of the United States, Hollywood film industry, film, television, and entertainment industries. It was founded in 1930 as a daily trade pap ...

'' wrote that the film "has the style but not the substance of a strong ’70s indie drama, stalls out quickly and goes nowhere interesting." Nick Allen of ''

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'' gave the film a "thumbs down" and wrote that it is "selling a lifestyle of working for billion-dollar rideshare companies, masquerading as a light-hearted indie when it has the soul of a commercial."

References

External links

* * {{rotten-tomatoes, driverx, DriverX American drama films 2017 drama films 2017 films