British
director Edgar Wright (Hot Fuzz, Shaun of the Dead) commits boatloads
of exuberance, wit and musical savvy to the ridiculously entertaining
Baby Driver, a film fueled by the adrenalin of its oh-so-winning cast,
led by the brilliantly nimble (and preternaturally adorable) Ansel
Elgort (The Fault in our Stars) and featuring Jamie Foxx, Jon Hamm and
Kevin Spacey. Elgort stars as the oddly monikered Baby of the title, who
is the iPod-addicted getaway driver for a crew run by Spacey’s Doc.
Baby is working off a debt with hopes of going straight after one last
job – then he meets diner waitress Debora (a wonderful Lily James) and
things get, as they say, complicated. Wright’s direction matches the
precision and daring of Baby’s driving, which is breathless and
thrilling. But on top of some award-worthy camera work and editing is a
seamless musical storyline the likes of which I’ve not heard used in
such a way in a film. If you love a good cops and robbers story and
sharp, creative moviemaking, you’ll no doubt find Baby Driver quite a
ride. And you’ll want the soundtrack, without question.
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