Baby Driver

Clearly, Edgar Wright found something here that he hadn’t in previous films. As opposed to all of his other movies, which were basically all comedic films, Wright cherished the moments that were more serious in Baby Driver. This makes sense, especially due to Edgar Wright’s claim that Baby Driver has been a passion project of his for years. Although this is very different, it’s clear that this is an Edgar Wright movie. Visually, the movie is an absolute treat. All of the car chases and even basic shots are shot in such a way that the eyes of the audience are constantly glued to the screen. Another great part of Baby driver is the soundtrack, it fits the character and the setting quite nicely. Now, both the look and the soundtrack are great pieces for a movie on their own, but Baby Driver puts them together masterfully. In a lot of ways, that’s the entire substance of the movie. At first, I thought this was going to be a gimmick film. The interesting part of this “gimmick” film is that it only is “gimmicky” for the first half. As the film and characters progress, the film itself draws itself further away from the draw of the movie, the music combined with the way the movie is shot. Honestly, I think that Baby Driver suffers from this. The overall story is fine, but there are quite a few problems with it at the very end. For example, why does Jon Hamm’s character keep coming back? He was chased by cops, in a violent car crash, shot, and was in a car that went out of a parking lot (Fast and the Furious style) crashing on the ground in an explosion. Of course, Jon Hamm came back every single time. I understand that this may have been intended to play with the genre, but the way Hamm played the character wasn’t over the top enough to emphasize this. On the other hand, Ansel Elgort gives a brilliant performance, even though he doesn’t talk much, until the very end. So, overall, the film is made very well. However, in terms of story, the ending is quite unsatisfactory. The film suffers from missed moments and broken canon. So, in conclusion, while I have these problems, the movie is extremely fun. I’d give it an 8.7/10