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As a boy, Baby (Ansel Elgort) was in a car accident that
killed both of his parents and left him with permanent tinnitus that he drowns
out with music. Baby works as a getaway driver for Doc (Kevin Spacey) whom he
owes a debt to. He wants his work with Doc to be temporary, especially after
meeting a pretty waitress (Lily James). It doesn’t take long before things go
awry. Baby Driver is written and
directed by Edgar Wright, and it shows. Almost immediately, you know you are
watching an Edgar Wright movie. Ansel Elgort feels like the wild card in this
situation. As an actor he doesn’t really much chance to show a lot of range in
his movies, and he’s pretty strong here. But, it’s the supporting cast that
really gets the chance to shine. Jon Bernthal as Griff is fairly memorable,
even though he only gets about five to minutes worth of screen time. Jamie Foxx
is absolutely insane as the character Bats, making for a pretty damn
entertaining villain character. Jon Hamm and Eiza Gonzalez have awesome
chemistry as a bank robbing couple that works regularly with Doc. Much like his
work on the Cornetto trilogy and Scott
Pilgrim vs. the World, Edgar shows here that he knows how to combine
violence, action, and comedy into one roller coaster package. The soundtrack to
this movie is incredible and is perfectly synced up with the action sequences
almost all the time. Baby Driver is a
movie boasted by it’s fantastic soundtrack, great performances, spectacular
writing, and slick directing.
10 / 10
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