Baby Driver (2017)


Baby Driver

2017, Edgar Wright

1h53min

Action, Thriller, Drama

With:Ansel Elgort (Baby), Jon Bernthal (Griff), Jon Hamm (Buddy), Eiza González (Darling), Jamie Foxx (Bats)

Movie ‘Baby Driver’ is NOT the best movie ever. It won’t be a Cult Film either. It’s a good movie in which Edgar Wright re-reveals his skill in directing.

Every film Edgar Wright crafts reeks of originality, he takes a few similar traits, throws them together, delves down a completely unexpected route and forms something unique, something masterful. From ‘Shaun of the Dead’ to ‘Hot Fuzz’ and so on and so forth, each film feels like something you think you witnessed something, but on a whole new level, something fresh, something alluring, packed with adrenaline. And of course ‘Baby Driver’ followed suit.

  • Baby: You and I are a team, Doc
  • Doc: Don’t feed me anymore lines from Monsters Inc. It pisses me off

‘Baby Driver’ is an utterly engrossing caper-comedy that is (in my personal opinion) the finest film to face 2017 so far, I couldn’t help but smile throughout, from the stunningly executed action scenes and stunts, through to the soundtrack (with an abundance of classic rock and soul tracks) and finally the heavily relatable characters. The lack of disappointment in Edgar Wright’s work continues with this masterful film, which is ultimately also one of the coolest films of the past decade or so.

Many of the heist films of recent years have been rather disappointing when it comes to both story and technical achievement, however when something like ‘Baby Driver’ makes an appearance, it’s refreshing to know that indie films are still taking this planet by storm and shunting the blockbusters out of the limelight. To know that certain production companies still trust the creativity of a director over the monetary expectations, and by doing so, unleashing a flurry of fantastic independently ‘driven’ films.

My last words are for the soundtrack, which is a pure beauty. Hey man! A soundtrack that includes tunes like The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Commodores, The Beach Boys, T.Rex, Beck, Barry White or Sam & Dave, admit it doesn’t sound bad. Excluding Quentin Tarantino and Guy Ritchie, I don’t know many directors who have such an eclectic pop culture. Music clearly plays another lead role in this movie. Real happiness.

90% Dialogue
95% Action
95% Music
90% Filmmaking
92.5% Score
Box Office
Budget:
Worldwide:
34,000,000 $ (estimation)
227,000,000 $
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