Tuesday, June 27, 2017

Baby Driver

Within a relatively short time, Edgar Wright's (Shaun of the Dead) infectious filmmaking enthusiasm has amassed a solid core of fans. In his latest feature and first solo writing effort, Wright sets the tone with an amazing high octane opening scene with breathtaking car speeds, stunts and pulsating soundtracks.

Baby (Anson Elgort), the young bank robbery getaway driver for Atlanta crime boss and heist mastermind Doc (Kevin Spacey), needs one final heist before he can be free from a life of crime and focus on his love interest, waitress Deborah (Lily James). 

However Baby's menacing and short fused cohorts Buddy (Jon Hamm), his ruthless archenemy Bats (Jamie Foxx) and buddy's girlfriend Darling (Eliza Gonzalez) make the heist much more dangerous than expected.

Besides the unmatched show stopping sequences spiked with comedy and a bit of romance is a fantastic display of sharp editing and swift camerawork as well as exceptional acting, in what may be one of Hamm's and Foxx's best performances.

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