Review of Baby Driver (2017) by Rebecca31 — 27 Jun 2017

It's a bank heist movie about the driver. Sure we’ve seen that before but it brings a freshness to this genre that you just can’t help but love. Without a doubt the soundtrack is the best thing about Baby Driver. It’s not simply distracting you with catchy songs like some movies. It incorporates the songs brilliantly they become essential to the story. You can’t imagine Baby Driver without the soundtrack.

Ansel Elgort and Kevin Spacey are particularly great accompanied by Jon Hamm and just the right amount of Jamie Foxx but as for Lily James and Eiza Gonzalez, well they’re just there for the sake of it. Underdeveloped with little to no chemistry with any of the other characters. I thoroughly enjoyed Baby Driver but what lets it down unfortunately was the over the top conclusion. Or should I say conclusions. Feels a lot like Edgar Wright had three different endings in mind, couldn’t choose one so went with all three. This was rather disappointing to see as I had such high hopes and all the critics haven’t stopped fangirling over this movie for months. Well I’m not going to fangirl over it. When it comes down to it you’ve got action, fantastic car chases reminiscent of great action movies through the ages all accompanied by a stand out soundtrack so what more do you want? Recommended.