Review of Baby Driver (2017) by Tsreviews — 27 Jun 2017

Immediately (As in the first ten minutes or so) Baby Driver proves one thing. It is everyone's movie! Edgar Wright has truly outdone himself in what I consider one of the greatest comeback films ever. From a wide variety of interesting well developed characters, to a tasty platter of amazing songs that practically run the scenes, Baby Driver proves to be summers greatest hit thus far. In the first few moments of the film, Baby (Ansel Elgort) proves why he is Docs(Kevin Spacey) "lucky charm". I mean..... this kid can drive! But not just that, he is also incredibly smart which aids in their robbery escapes multiple times in the film. That's one of things I like about Baby Driver, or more specifically Edgar Wright. He clearly puts so much time and effort into each character; and never stops at the bare minimum. We can see this through the other thieves and misfits as well. I especially liked Jon Hamms character Buddy, I thought his personality was extremely complex up until his last line of dialogue. And don't even get me started on Kevin Spacey. This man proves why he is one of the best, if not the best actor of all time. The character of doc was so complex, especially with his relationship with Baby. In a weird way it sort of worked like a father son relationship, which Wright played out in the best way possible. I would also like to point out that in current times it's easy to loose the stakes in action sequences, however, because of the dynamics between the characters it keeps you on the edge of your seat. There is one scene in the Diner that was specifically clever, props to Jamie Foxx. Another great part of Baby Driver was it's music. I can't honestly think of a time when an amazing song wasn't playing. This film is actually run by the music! Which is incredibly clever, but also highly entertaining. I thought he played that part of Babys character so well into the scenes and dialogue with other characters. Every part of this movie moved to the sound of the beat, and I just love that attention to detail. It really makes each scene that much more enjoyable.

Finally, I thought the ending to the film was a very refreshing spin on a modern day criminal/hero. Baby Driver brought real life consequences to the decisions its characters make, and I couldn't agree more with that style of storytelling.

Some minor discrepancies would probably be the fact that Baby fell in love incredibly quickly. His love Deborah (Lily James) also seemed a little to willing to risk her life so early into a relationship. But I guess if it's love it's love.

Overall, If you are looking for an incredible thrill ride. Speed to Baby Driver right now, it truly is an incredibly well written/acted/edited thrill ride that always plays to the sound of the beat.