Baby Driver was Directed by Edgar Wright and stars Ansel Elgort as an extremely accomplished and talented get away driver named Baby who is working to pay off a debt to a crime boss named Doc played by Kevin Spacey. Baby is forced to partner with several different criminals ( Jon Hamm, Jamie Foxx, Jon Bernthal and Eiza Gonzalez) to perform these heist, while attempting to develop a personal relationship with Debora (Lily James) a waitress he met at his favorite diner. If you ask me what one of my favorite trilogies of all time is, it's the Cornetto Trilogy. The Cornetto Trilogy is funny, creative and expertly direct by Edgar Wright. I was a humongous fan of Scott Pilgrim vs the World and so I was extremely excited to watch Baby Driver. I was not disappointed at all. This entire movie was a blast from start to finish while being excellently directed and acted. I was floored by the spectacle that this movie was. It's a true masterpiece in almost every aspect of film making. Edgar Wright worked extremely hard to make this movie, and it shows in virtually every scene. This movie uses music in ways I haven't seen before, it's soundtrack is intricate to the plot and helps tell an awesome story. I could just tell the every shot in this movie was precise. planned, well rehearsed and filmed several times to make sure that it was as close to perfect as he could get.
Edgar Wright made a pretty amazing movie.
Let's take a look at the best parts:
1. Creativity and Editing- Baby Driver is unbelievably creative and exciting, the editing of this movie is to be studied. There are so many times this movie combines the natural movements and actions of people to fit with the songs. For example, there is a pretty big shootout in this movie, and every shot fired is the beat of the song Baby is listening to on his iPod. Baby driver is an exciting and different musical for the most part. I haven't seen something this creative in a long time. I did not expect music to be used in the way that Edgar Wright did. I was truly blown away.
2. Exciting- Baby Driver had some of the greatest car chase scenes I have ever seen, exciting shootouts and a fun plot. Every time Baby got behind the wheel, I felt confident for him and confident I would watch something great. The opening scene set up one of the best chases ever put to film and set an amazing tone for the movie. There was a fun character dynamic between Baby and his foster father that helped fill in the down time of the movie really well. There was never a moment that I was bored during Baby Driver.
3. Acting- Every actor in this movie was excellent. Every one held their own on screen. Each character felt new, refreshing and exciting. I never felt like they were trying to act, it all felt pretty natural and genuine. It was impressive to see such an amazing ensemble on screen. I was blown away by each actor. A lot of this is due to the direction and screenplay by Edgar Wright.
This movie had one flaw in my eyes:
1. The Romance- There is a moment in this movie where Baby and his love interest Debora begin to go on dates and spend more time together. While I felt like the characters had pretty good on screen chemistry, it was cut way too short. I wish there could've been about 10-15 more minutes developing the relationship between the two. Toward the end of the movie Baby asks Debora to engage in something pretty life changing. Debora jumps on the proposal way too quickly in my eyes. It was a little bit too unbelievable. A few more minutes would've helped develop the relationship between the characters weight and depth to the decisions that Debora makes.
I was absolutely floored by the way Baby Driver turned out. I was enthralled in the movie from start to finish. Edgar Wright directed an amazing movie. Ansel Elgort gave the best performance of his career and helped deliver some of the best practical action I have seen. Though the romance between Debora and Baby felt a little too thin, it didn't take away from the movie too much. I am going to give Baby Driver an A+.
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