Mostly, it's the pace of the performances and the discursive writing that leads to both its emotional depth and its narrative drive.

That would all be fine if the film had some sort of narrative drive to hold our interest.

But that range comes at the expense of narrative drive.

The hour was highly entertaining: vivid characters, moral dilemmas, and a narrative drive much drama would envy.

Real dreams, of course, don't adhere to logic, let alone narrative drive and plotlines.