Sexylocher Masterful Movie

ScoobyWell Great visuals, story delivers no surprises

SparkMore n my opinion it was a great movie with some interesting elements, even though having some plot holes and the ending probably was just too messy and crammed together, but still fun to watch and not your casual movie that is similar to all other ones.

Stephanie There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes

dshaskin-44310 Wow - this one takes the cake in bad movies. Ben Kingsley at 70 odd years, is practically covered in black shoe polish to play this part. It's a travesty. Sikhs around the world should protest. Patricia Clarkson is whiny, pathetic and completely unlike-able. The movie meanders from comical to disjointed. As a viewer, I couldn't wait to get out of this claustrophobic, unbelievable car wreck of a movie.It's unbelievable that any reviewer would actually give this film any decent ink. I apologize to any living or dead driving instructors of Sikh or non-Sikh descent. I only hope that no animals were hurt in the making of this film.

SnoopyStyle Darwan Singh Tur (Ben Kingsley) is a Sikh from Queens. He was a political refugee from India. He teaches driving and drives a cab. He picks up Ted (Jake Weber) and Wendy (Patrician Clarkson) who are fighting about his infidelity. They are getting a divorce. Their daughter Tasha (Grace Gummer) is in Vermont. Wendy needs to drive to the remote farm but she never got a driver license. She decides to take lessons from Darwan. He's hiding his nephew Preet who is an illegal. Jasleen (Sarita Choudhury) arrives from India to get into an arranged marriage with Darwan. Debbie (Samantha Bee) is Wendy's sister. Wendy and Darwan try to solve their personal problems as they become unexpected friends.There are solid human performances from veterans Patricia Clarkson and Ben Kingsley. There are some funny moments and a friendly relationship. It's not the most dramatic story but it does have good humanity. The ultimate understated climax could be done slightly better. It's a nice indie with great actors.

MartinHafer "Learning to Drive" is a slice of life film that is well acted but seems to leave the viewer cold by the end. A better or at least a more complete ending would have made this a more enjoyable viewing experience.When the film begins, Darwan (Ben Kingsley) is a very hardworking guy--working both night and day driving taxis and teaching folks to drive. He meets a pathetic lady, Wendy (Patricia Clarkson), when her husband of over 20 years dumps her in his cab! Coincidentally, when she starts picking up the pieces of her life, Wendy decides she wants to learn to drive so she can go to Vermont to spend time with her daughter...and she calls Darwan's driving school. Through the course of the film, she and Darwan become friends...which is good, as he needs a lot of patience because she's a horrible driver..just horrible. Clarkson and Kingsley are both really good actors...so I did enjoy the film simply so I could watch them. But as for the script, it left me a bit flat because the ending was so abrupt and anticlimactic. See the film for yourself...and see if you, too, agree.

Sonofamoviegeek I agree with the positive reviews of this movie, especially the acting performances of Patricia Clarkson and Ben Kingsley. It's too bad that the story doesn't ask too much of Sarita Choudoury as she's capable of more. It's just great to see that older actors aren't left out of the rom-com genre but that's likely one reason why this movie isn't more popular. There may be some expectation out there that love happens only when one is under 30. When love overcomes age as well as cultural and religious barriers we tend to ask "How did that happen". Instead we should sit back and watch how it develops in Learning to Drive.The other reason Learning to Drive may not be popular is that we somehow expect that love must be always consummated. If Wendy and Darwan did develop their friendship beyond the point of achieving Wendy's goal, that would be doing the wrong thing. Darwan is religious as well as married. We should be happy that he's learned how to relate to a woman and use these new skills on his marriage. And Wendy finally learns how to relate to her daughter and not be work focused.Learning to drive is a must-see