Baby Driver
Baby Driver is essentially an action heist flick with elements from musicals woven into its genetic makeup. This feat is achieved by director Edgar Wright as he seamlessly syncs action elements and sequences to the beat of the music playing through lead character Baby’s (Ansel Elgort) headphones.
Plot wise this is a straight forward heist tale, with a love story woven in as Baby approaches his final job for crime boss Doc (Kevin Spacey). Obviously that final job rapidly descends into chaos and the bullets begin to fly in time to the crescendoing score.
The choreography of Baby Driver by Ryan Heffington is flawless as it creates tension during the action sequences but also helps the sparks fly during the romantic moments between Baby and Deborah (Lily James), akin to anything we saw during this years other big musical La La Land.
Baby Driver is an incredibly stylised film which leans heavily on the synchronicity between its phenomenal soundtrack and what we see on screen to add to its lasting impression, even if the story cannot quite reach such lofty heights.
★★★★