This is a smart, funny and very entertaining movie with a killer soundtrack. The soundtrack has a little bit of everything and is choreographed perfectly into the action. Ansel Elgort is great and so are Kevin Spacey and Jon Hamm.
EDIT: Saw it again and it is still just as great.
I got massive GTA 5 vibes from this. Just look at it: heists, hijacking cars, more heists, criminals being portrayed as eccentric & nuts, planning heists in an abandoned urban building; hard to miss the influence.
It still feels like an Edgar Wright film though. In fact, it very much starts like one of his comedies, but then it takes a complete tonal shift around the halfway mark. It becomes much darker, and it’s suddenly driven by tension instead of jokes.
A lot of movies can’t pull that off, but this one does simply because you can look at this premise as lighthearted, but there’s nothing too ridiculous or stupid for it not to work as a serious thriller either.
The directing and editing are really stylish and inventive, the performances are good, plenty of character development (a lot of which is done visually), excellent music selection, and there are a few twists in the second half I didn’t see coming.
My only complaint is that the romance subplot starts a bit clunky, but it evens out as the film goes along.
8.5/10
vroom vroom bitches know they can't catch me
[9.3/10] At first blush, Baby Driver writer-director Edgar Wright and fellow director Wes Anderson don’t seem like a natural pairing. Wright’s films, like Hot Fuzz and Shaun of the Dead tend to be overtly comedic, include a good quotient of action, and bring an adventure-focused quality to the proceedings. Anderson’s, by contrast, tend to be quieter, more droll pictures, that are certainly funny and have their share of exciting moments, but which find their form in the more reserved, music box sensibilities of Anderson’s oeuvre.
And yet, Wright and Anderson’s films have something very much in common. They both create films where it seems like the world was built to fit their characters, rather than more typical films where the main personalities find themselves struggling in a world that’s indifferent to them or even more commonly, which doesn’t fit them at all. Whether it’s Anderson’s elegant dioramas or Wright’s “everything’s foreshadowing” rube goldberg machines, the environments of these films bend to our heroes, not the other way around, resulting in some wonderfully well-choreographed cinema.
Baby Driver is the apotheosis of this tack, brought to bear in the form of car chases, gunfights, and the best jukebox soundtrack this side of the galaxy (and any attendant guardians). Indeed, Marvel Studios’ Guardians is a nice reference point, as both films not only feature countless rockin’ tunes, but also center on roguish but decent young men, holding onto to the last holy artifacts of their mother, finding solace in music and falling in with a rough crowd before deciding to stand for something more. It’s kismet that star Ansel Elgort, who plays the lead (appropriately named “Baby’), is signed on to be the past and future Han Solo in the latest standalone Star Wars flick, a character who’s very much in the DNA of Guardians’ Peter “Star-Lord” Quill.
Independent of any comic book counterparts, however, Baby Driver doesn’t offer much in terms of an original premise. Baby is a badass driver and a decent kid, mixed up with some bad folks, tentative about the prospect of blood and his hands, wanting to start a new life with his lady love. There are a lot of tropes in the film: the quiet but effective young naif, the loose cannon gangster, the slimy mastermind, the ingenue who represents a beacon of hope, the inevitable moral dilemma.
But what the film lacks in originality in its setup, it more than makes up for in performance, texture, and execution. Baby Driver has a murderer’s row of performers who chew up and spit out Wright’s script and make what could otherwise be stock character come alive and compensate for any dearth of depth with the sheer vividness of their presence.
Kevin Spacey looks alive for the first time in ages, bringing a blasé menace as the organizer of each heist. Jamie Foxx is at his extroverted best, rolling through pointed monologues and bringing a lived-in flavor of crazy. Lily James has enough homespun, wanderlust charm to balance out her underwritten part. Elgort is necessarily more reserved, but equally endearing and a fine fulcrum for the movie. And Jon Hamm brings his Mad Men practiced-gentility in a fashion that makes him seem like that much monstrous when the scales fall.
But while the performances carry the film in its quieter moments, what sets Baby Driver apart is sequence after superlative sequence of breathtaking kinetic cinema. Not content to simply toss in explosive but empty action to keep the heart-pumping, Wright, cinematographer Bill Pope, and editor Paul Machliss create these elegantly constructed set pieces of gorgeous synchronous stunts, twists, and turns, the hum right along with the music, just like the protagonist.
That works whether Baby is blowing the doors off the film’s opening with a series of death-defying terms perfectly sequenced to his backing track. It works when the young man finds himself embroiled in a firefight where surprise shots and returned fire blast back and forth in time with the beat. It works in chases on foot as the rhythmic thump of the tune of the moment matches the energy of pursuers and pursued alike. Even when Baby goes to get coffee, the world moves with him; from the graffiti on the walls to the buskers on the street everything goes where he goes.
In the same way, the film doesn’t so much present action scenes as it does ballets of chrome and octane. Baby Driver oozes with style and tempo, knowing how to hold the audience’s attention through great escapes that and close scrapes that keep topping one another, and quieter scenes where the tension comes from sweet interactions juxtaposed with combustive elements, leading the viewer to wonder which will win the day.
It’s also a near perfectly-paced movie. Like a perfect mixtape, Wright knows when to kick things into gear and when to slow things down to let the audience catch its breath before putting his foot on the gas once more. While the film starts to feel a bit overextended at the very end, with the villain creeping into unkillable slasher territory, for the vast majority of its runtime it holds your attention from moment to moment and scene to scene expertly. In that, Wright matches the talents of his protagonist, directing and maneuvering this complex machine like it were a rough-and-tumble ballerina, full of slick thrills and inimitable grace.
He achieves this with a movie, a setting, and a lead character, that each move like clockwork in sync with one another. While Baby Driver is neither as quiet or twee as Wes Anderson’s work, it brings with it the film’s own sense of longing and melancholy beneath an intricately constructed world. Every scene is a dance, every moment a confluence of sound and imagery and movement, whether in the pulse-pounding races against cops or robbers, or gauzy imaginings of another life that might be. In Baby Driver, Wright has built his most elegant, intricate toy, and it’s a treat and a pleasure to see him play on the screen once again.
I seriously believed that the movie should have been done within the first half with not much of a need for the second. The enjoyable first half was let down by the second and I didn't find the songs actually too interesting or in sync with the movie. There were instances where Ansel Elgort's acting were brilliant but there were a few cliché moments which didn't really add anything to the overall story. The end didn't really have a certain punch to it considering how the character build up was happening.
All in all, it was ok even for a one time watch.
Wow does this have such a high rating! I found it surprisingly terrible. Strange.
Very entertaining movie. Don't expect too much and you will enjoy it
Nothing so special about this movie, it could be far better.. just good soundtrack. 6/10
The Five Faces of **BABY DRIVER**
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From its unforgettable opening sequence, it becomes clear that Edgar Wright's (Shaun of the Dead, 2004) Baby Driver is an unusually clever and fresh action film. The music in this film is not only an awesome mood lifter, it's an important part of the experience and a character of its own.
The cinematography is great, but the mix of sound and visual editing is downright impressive. The music is perfectly synced with the action on screen, down to every beat and break. Steven Price's (Gravity, 2013) score is awesome and varying in it's own right, but it's when it gets combined with the editing when it turns truly marvellous.
The action sequences are fast, exhilirating and impressive. Most of them are shown from Baby's unique perspective, which make them feel special.
Ansel Elgort (The Fault In Our Stars, 2014) hasn't really been given a chance to break out properly, but Baby Driver should be the film that allows him to do so. The eccentric, cool, suave and somewhat naive Baby fits Elgort perfecly and he makes the character his own. There's so much joy and dance in Elgort's performance that it becomes contagious.
Wright's script is filled with wonderful humor, sharp dialogue, clever pop culture references, a few surprises and, above all, exhilirating action scenes, of which the car races are the absolute best. His action film is of the intelligent kind, with a backstory to support the characters and personal motives to create tension.
The scenes in Baby's home featuring the deaf man (CJ Jones) and communication through sign language is oddly calming to watch.
The climactic action sequence is one of the most glorious and entertaining chases in an action film ever. And that's just the beginning for a tight and exciting final act and an emotional ending that neatly ties the film together.
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In many ways Baby and Debora represent the kind of life modern teenagers live - constatntly living in a busy world with music playing in their ears. Even though their relationship is the most unoriginal part of the film, it still feels warm and very lovely.
Kevin Spacey (L. A. Confidential, 1997) gives a strong performande as the crime boss Doc, acting both as a father figure and a sore thumb for Baby. His chemistry with Elgort is admirable.
Wright's script isn't all mindless action. There's plenty of scenes developing the characters, settings and relationships. Wright makes sure we get to know the main characters and feel for them.
Jamie Foxx (Django Unchained, 2012) and, in particular, John Hamm (Mad Men, 2007), give great supporting performances. Those two bickering with each other and Baby is wonderful to watch.
The tension inside the group is palpable - that between the violent and unstable Bats, the negotiator Buddy and the conflicted Baby.
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Lily James (Cinderella, 2015) is her usual cute self in this film, but her character Debora isn't all that interesting. The chemistry between her and Elgort is genuine but she is given little material to work with and her relationship with Baby doesn't really evolve throughout the film.
The middle part of the movie gets somewhat repetitive and dragged out before the script moves on to new things.
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7.5/10 I was left whelmed by this movie
Very stylish action film, with the character and sequences mostly choreographed to the music. Killer beats, flashing character design, and a funky character background (Baby's past and how he got into it). There is not much character building in the movie, and the last 30 minutes that lead to the eventual climax only make little sense plot-wise and character-wise (especially with the way Baby seems to have been reluctant to kill since the start, but the unusual way the plot ended--despite the cliches that come along with it--kinda satisfying.
For an action flick this one gets the job done, props for the stylish presentation.
So good and fresh. Ansel Elgort makes a wonderful job here! However, Jon Hamm stole the show for me.
It was an okay movie. The music is definitely great. Although, I sadly didn't like the ending.
Really bad movie with an even worse sound track.
Where do I even start with this? From the first scene right through to the very last credit, Baby Driver is an utterly absorbing blast of absolutely fabulous music and choreography. This isn't an action movie, it's a musical! Oh, man, the music! Even the tracks pulled from genres that I normally don't like just blended together so well. There is no way this film can not win at least one Oscar next week, for sound editing or mixing. It's all so well done.
Ansel Elgort* just kills it as the titular driver (called Baby, because what else would his name be?). Rarely have I seen such a young actor disappear so completely into a role—and he's in every scene. I was impressed by his seemingly effortless performances, and intrigued by the character. When a character is truly interesting, the way Elgort's Baby is, it's like a breath of fresh air after all the bored, tired, flat stereotypes we usually see in big Hollywood films. Baby isn't unique, by any means—plenty of characters in film, television, and stage plays get their core drive from some sentimental attachment to the past—but it's his way of moving, of taking what life throws at him, that makes Baby an interesting young man to watch. Most of the seemingly stock characters in Baby Driver come alive, actually, and that's a major credit to all the actors involved.
On the action side, there's a bit of Die Hard feel thrown in there, just for fun. The police chases feel pulled straight out of The Blues Brothers. The nods in this film keep coming, and they don't stop coming (but sadly that song was neither referenced nor used).
I'm throwing away my movie rating rubric for this one. I don't care how predictable or far-fetched the plot is, it's a "totally ninja" ride!
* — Elgort's father was a photographer, so it's not hard to guess why he was named Ansel.
Slightly disappointed to be honest. I expected something else..something more up tempo. Took its foot off the wheel too many times, meaning it became something akin to many action movies we see on our screens. Still, Ansel was great, and the chase scenes (when they finally arrived) were pretty good. So, it didn't quite run out of gas, but I still wish they had revved the engine up to max instead of running at half speed.
I liked the music and driving. Being hit over the head with the romance aspect of the movie? Not that cool. Also, not even a little bit believable. Maybe it would have been a better choice for him to have a little sister, or something, that he wanted to protect, and leave the lady love angle out of it. Also, Baby is a stupid name. Maybe there's some kinda reference there that I'm not getting?
(Why did they keep repeating Baby's and Debora's names? It got so annoying and awkward)
Oh wow this was a tiresome cliche heist flick if I've ever seen one. Big mouth tattoo bad boys and cars that go brrr. Golden heart protagonist that needs to redeem himself. Innocent girl gets dragged into it. Kevin Spacey is a criminal mastermind. Soul soundtrack. Very testosterone.
Baby (Elgort) is a getaway driver who spends his days listening to music on his multiple iPods and driving fast cars for a criminal syndicate led by Doc (Spacey). He records their conversations and creates remixes from them. Between heists, he meets and falls for a waitress named Debora (James) and wants to leave the criminal life with her. However, Doc has one more job for Baby to complete.
The film features thrilling car chase sequences that are well choreographed and accompanied by a great soundtrack. Elgort's portrayal of Baby is cool and mysterious and the supporting cast, including Spacey, Hamm, Foxx, and James, all deliver solid performances. Although the story becomes predictable, the film remains enjoyable to watch. However, the ending feels slightly anticlimactic and the structure of the film feels odd in places. Overall, "Baby Driver" is an entertaining blend of "The French Connection," "Drive," "La La Land," and "The Driver," with a modern pop culture twist.
Baby (Elgort) es un conductor de fugas que pasa sus días escuchando música en sus múltiples iPods y conduciendo autos rápidos para un sindicato criminal liderado por Doc (Spacey). Graba sus conversaciones y crea remixes a partir de ellas. Entre atracos, conoce y se enamora de una camarera llamada Debora (James) y quiere dejar la vida criminal con ella. Sin embargo, Doc tiene un trabajo más para que Baby complete.
La película presenta emocionantes secuencias de persecución de autos que están bien coreografiadas y acompañadas de una excelente banda sonora. La interpretación de Elgort de Baby es genial y misteriosa y el elenco de apoyo, incluidos Spacey, Hamm, Foxx y James, ofrecen actuaciones sólidas. Aunque la historia se vuelve predecible, la película sigue siendo agradable de ver. Sin embargo, el final se siente un poco decepcionante y la estructura de la película se siente extraña en algunos lugares. En general, "Baby Driver" es una mezcla entretenida de "The French Connection", "Drive", "La La Land" y "The Driver", con un toque de cultura pop moderna.
I think this was a good movie. There were some holes or moments that were disappointing, but overall it was a pleasant watch.
The film starts quite strong and is enjoyable for the most part. It seems to be about 30 minutes too long as it falls apart quite sharply towards the end.
5/10 Meh
Starts off strong, but becomes more and more convoluted as it goes on.
Just one example: Towards the end a guy is in a car that falls several stories off of a parking garage, and then the car immediately bursts into flames. A moment later he teleports to the place the car fell from, and he's seemingly suffered no injuries that he hadn't already gotten before.
The concept here is sound, the soundtrack certainly elevates it, but all in all it fell flat for me. This is certainly ripe for a supercut of all the driving scenes, and perhaps a few others that feature the soundtrack. If someone's made that, then go check it out. Otherwise this is skippable.
"Was he slow?"
Just when I thought "Dunkirk" was a surreal movie experience, along comes "Baby Driver". A beautifully directed fast peace film with a mix of comedy and action. Just imagine La La Land, but if it was directed by Michael Mann.
I've been a fan of Edger Wright for awhile, as every film he directs I will watch and support it the best I could. Edgers way of visual comedy and know when to switch tones is achievement of it's own. And I know a lot of film makers struggle with that or don't know how to pull it off. What Edger managed to pull off in "Baby Driver" should convince film studios or the average audience member, he's one of the most gifted directors alive right now. The stunt driving and the brilliant coordination with each scene, it's hard not to love it. This was he's passion project and it freaking shows.
Good thing I watched this on the last week it was playing at my cinema. Imagine me missing this.
The movie is literally driven by music. Because everything is edited to a beat of the music. The way the music tunes with the environment of the characters was both unique and different. Gunshots, car horns, or any action will sync up.
Besides having a story that's been done before and you having a sense of things you know is going to happen, but what stops it from being predictable is you never know how things are gonna play out. Almost like the main characters mindset.
All the acting was pretty superb and everyone added something to their characters. With Jon Hamm being the stand out for me. Even well known actors who didn't do much still shine on their own. Like Kevin Spacey dose he's usual thing and there's nothing wrong with that, as it was suitable for that character.
Overall Rating: "Baby Driver" is extremely thrilling, funny, and a total blast to watch. Stylist with it's colors and music choices. The best mix of all film genres and you have no idea how refreshing to see something like this.
Bullets going along with the beat of the music was beautiful.
Loud, raucous good times with fast cars, tough guys, beautiful girls, a talented young wheelman and his ever-present set of earbuds. The key to this picture is its music, which thumps and grooves in time with the chaos outside our driver's private little bubble, so it's a good thing the soundtrack is so hip and catchy. Peppered with a broad mix of genres - motown hits, classic rock, old school hip-hop, first-wave punk, britpop - somehow it all fits together swimmingly, an expertly-paired tune for each mood that smoothly eases right into the next track. It's stylish and fun, with subtle winks and clever lyrical Easter eggs snuggled lovingly into the scenery, but the gimmick never feels too cute.
The plot is simple and straightforward, no risk of bucking distracted viewers here, and while a little extra depth might have given us more to chew on, it also would've robbed the film of its charm. There's a certain puppy dog innocence to the whole thing, despite the storm of bullets and bloody end to so many primary cast members, that's not unlike director Edgar Wright's earlier films. A great dose of pure, high-octane summer entertainment with a musical spirit to rival Guardians of the Galaxy, it's just a hair on the light side.
Awesome soundtrack (obviously), great pace, interesting characters, great amount (but not useless, stupid) of action. Baby Driver is a badass watch.
middle of the road fun.. some cool scenes but overall just meh
Kinda strange vibes, but good movie tho.
THe music is nicely used and it has a good cast but the end of it was too disjointed for me of the first part. Entertaining and fun, and no more.
This movie is just as good as you would expect a movie titled baby driver would be.
The plot is incredibly foreseeable, the characters aren't that interesting, and the whole backstory as to how the main character baby ended up in this position was incredibly far fetched. But the movie isn't all bad, it has some great action scenes, and the way music is used is down right genius. The plot may be terrible, but i would still recommend watching the movie purely for its soundtrack. The songs were great, and it was such big part of the story, i loved the scenes in which they synced the beats up with the gun shots. Sadly i can't rate it higher than a 5 overall.
great Actors but but terrible movie. The first part was okay but the end of the movie... no no no
It took a while to sync with the idea of the movie, i do not know but i first i didn't like it looked like another heist movie but after a while i start noticing things, like the casting and every role was superb given, the choreography and sync of music with movements and scenes and of course the second part with a lot of action and very good back story. The direction of Wright was a masterpiece.
Ok. I Do not agree with other comments that the backstory is lame or unfeasable or what not. But considering that Doc is a manipulative bastard coercing baby into his role as criminal, how likely do you think is the scenario of him becoming an philantropist laying his life on the line just after this brat ruined his good running enterprise? And the only one who had tried to connect with Baby turns out the vengefull wacko who is out to kill him? all toghether, I have more problems with the actuall plot than with the exposition, background and all.
jon hamm being killed by that fuckboy was not realistic............ use your minds people
Why the second half was so so bad?
This movie was awesome.
Baby is just amazing.
Debora was so faithful to him like Doc.
I really enjoy the adrenaline that they created in me.
Perfect music combined with a great story made for a very entertaining movie. Ansel Egort was perfect in his role in all the ways possible, with the least amount of words in the movie he carried his character perfectly. Kevin Spacey is perfect in his role as ever, and the surprise for me was Jon Hamm what a fantastic role he played.
An exciting ending with unexpected twist of characters making for a great movie. Watch it! You will love it. It lives up to the hype.
A damn good movie. You really sympathize with the character of Baby. It's got good action, good characters and a rather sad story. Not to mention the outstanding driving!
8/10
9/06/2019
A movie about a baby that can drive cars.
Really enjoyed this - way better than those stupid churned-out Furious chase movies... it actually has a story... and acting!
The movie was absolutely exhilarating during the action sequences, especially the car chases. But, the second the action sequences stop, the movie grinds to a halt with stereotypical writing and characters. What also doesn't help is the self-conscious need to be cool that the film has. Some would call it style, I would call it distracting.
One last job? Seen it before. And the characters in the film are cardboard cutouts. The worst of the bunch is Jamie Foxx's character Bats. Bats is a homicidal maniac who is hired by Spacey's Doc for a two jobs. Doc seems to be a very careful man who plans meticulously. Why Doc would pick an unhinged impulsive person like Bats to do a job is beyond me. The whole thing reminds me of the same flaw in Michael Mann's otherwise excellent heist film Heat where De Niro's McCauley hires a similarly homicidal and impulsive Waingro onto his team.
Did I like the film? Kind of. Yes, for the action sequences that are fantastically shot by Bill Pope and edited by Jonathon Amos and Paul Machliss. No, for pretty much everything else.
Fantastic Movie!! Seen It 6 Times In Theaters!!
The scene cut to Focus' Hocus Pocus is one of the best editing I've ever seen.
Baby Driver!..You've been down too long in the midnight streets...0hhhhh what's becooooming of meeeee!!
Amazing movie overall. I instantly fell in love with it, it's so charming and funny and the way the soundtrack blends perfectly with every single scene dazzled me. Most of the actors have some sort of musical background and it makes it even better. This movie is an ode to music in a way that it was more important to me than the story it was trying to tell. Every actor was crazy good, but kevin spacey and jamie foxx were amazing. Ansel was great in its way, I know him more for his music than his acting so I don't know if he was looking off because of the character or because of his acting. But it created a weird vibe and I appreciated that.
The only reason why this movie is not a 10 for me is the third act. It felt so rushed, one minute baby is trying to save the girl from the post office, the other he's Impaling Bats with a beam. Deborah didn't even questioned why Baby was suddenly killing people and robbing cars, she just went with it and helped him, all for that sweet escape. Did it ruin he experience? nope, but I left thinking it could have been even better.
Few other thoughts:
Opening credits with Baby walking to the street with his eadbuds: AWESOME.
Ansel pulling an Ansolo with his mixtapes: AWESOME.
Dollar bills and bullets sincronized with the song: SO FREAKING AWESOME!
I went to see this because of Kevin Spacey. I wasn't disappointed; this is so much more than just another car heist movie with Kevin Spacey. The whole movie revolves around its soundtrack. Given that said soundtrack is dynamic, exciting, fast-paced, and fun, the movie is great. Go see it!
It was all I expected it to be, and then some. The movie felt like it was constructed around its soundtrack and not the other way around. Great acting across the board. Classic story with a twist.
I love Kevin Spacey, and I love watching his movies. Also the TV series "House of Cards" is one of my all time favourites. But, I don't know why I have a feeling that tells me that this movie is going to be a failure and very disappointing?
Great movie
Listed as a go to if you are in for a thrill "ride"
wearing the same outfit as a civ on multiple heists and not even a mustache or a wig.
unrealistic to the point it breaks immersion
3+1(for the needledrops)
I loved it at first, but the closer to the end we got, the cheesier it became and the more I recoiled on the inside. Still love the big role that music plays in it and how they underlined that by making the screenplay be part of the songs.
Racey and Raw is how I'd describe it. Racey because the tension bounces against the wall of interest and cars duh. Raw because some characters had real depth to them that could be explored even more in spin offs or sequels/prequels. Also, Edgar Wright's style in directing makes generic movies feel unique, I caught myself clocking how generic it was but noticed how well it was transformed into something different.
This blows me away everytime.
Obviously it's unique with the music and all that but something that's not mentioned enough is how this often feels like a campy 80's flick, a tone no movie is bold enough to go near nowadays.
The soundtrack to this movie is so good, and many of the scenes match perfectly with the music. My favorite one had to be during that 2nd heist, I was vibing hard to that song. In the first half of the movies, I feel that the characters were strong. I liked Baby and how everything was turning out. There are some stupid decisions he makes though. Like, why did he go back to ask his boss or why did he even want to do the last heist?? The story got chaotic near the end, but I also feel like it was a bit too much. The movie itself was still good, though.
At Time of Review:
Low 8/10
Story and Characters: 7/10
Presentation: 8/10
Enjoyability: 8/10
the beauty of this flick: it gets the old heist genre and turn it into a real "hero" film. but it focus way too much in the heist and hero. the ending did save some of this, but it should happen earlier and got more space to develop it, because the real beauty happens there. too bad the film only mentions it without showing. this explains why so many people mistake it for masterpiece or crap. certainly worth watching.
One of my faves. Such a great soundtrack too. Never get bored of watching this one.
This movie was so good 8/10 in my opinion.
Man drives cars like other people line dance.
Overrated, basic hero locked in Bad situation, basic lovestory called early, music's great but doesnt make an old action movie a sudden masterpiece
Hits the spot when you want something engaging and with depth but still light viewing. An action film with style - and of course a great soundtrack. Highly recommended and would watch again.
Basically an iPod play list that they tried to cobble a movie around with not much success. A predictable caper with some actors of good ability stifled by a poor script. 'Baby' as he is known is a real insufferable juvenile jerk, like the college kid trying SO hard to be Uber-cool (finger drumming, dancing in the street, and wherever else he can, cutesy look and cringe worthy character), never have I wanted a lead character to meet an unpleasant demise. Total crap!
You know this is a movie about robberies. It is a movie with Kevin Spacey. I liked it. There are cars, guns and robberies. Good acting and a very very good soundtrack. Those gunshots are the rhythm of the current playing song. I recommend it. If you are a fan of those movies.
Loved this film.
Minus a romance that never felt believable and character choices that really don't make sense this film is near perfection.
With a killer soundtrack, high-octane car chases, and superb action scenes this is truly an Edgar Wright delight.
9/10 - Excellent film, always happy to rewatch
i would never put this movie anywhere close to my top 10 favorites but there's something about it, i keep coming back. also holy shit buddy looks like negan so much in this film
This is a decent action film that actually adds some originality to the mix. Ansel Elgort plays the part of Baby really well.
Imagine a sandwich with the world’s best filling, but placed between two pieces of stale supermarket bread.
That’s Baby Driver. The start and end will leave you cold, but the middle is delicious cinema indeed.
While I look forward to the last part of Edgar’s Little Horns trilogy, made up of dubious teens like Scott Pilgrim, Baby and the heroine(s) of Last Night in Soho, I’m still not sure whether it’ll be a great film
"Baby Driver" is a generic heist action flick synched to the main character's iPod playlist. There could be more substance, but the sharp visuals and flawless direction are enough to deliver some solid entertainment.
The script is Edgar Wright's first effort as a solo writer, and unfortunately, it felt a bit too simplistic and lackluster compared to his other productions. Characters are as memorable as they are cartoony, their backstories. Their motivations and personal relationships get hardly explored, and there are a bit too many contrived plot points towards the end. Due to the film's hybrid nature, it's not clear if we are supposed to think of it as a regular action film or just a parody of the genre.
Nevertheless, it's an excellent film for a casual, relaxed evening, with some surprisingly thrilling car chases and action sequences for a comedy director.
Edgar Wright is someone who I have liked since the first time I have seen his work with Spaced way back in the day. Hot Fuzz, Shaun of the Dead, all good stuff, all hugely influenced by other films and directors. Baby Driver is going to be that way – anyone who does not realise this has not been paying attention.
We are clearly and most unequivocally in a cinematic world here, nowhere else, so there is not much actual realism, no sense to be properly had, if you let it go, let the colours, sound and action take you in you will be fine. The car driving action is up there with any you have seen recently and probably in the past too, fast past, ridiculous and mainly in vehicles that would fall to pieces if you really did what you see on the screen. Music and pop-culture has played an important role in Wright’s artistic career so using music as the timing for the heists and action fits perfectly in the film. There is the conceit of tinnitus to power this plot point but in all honestly who cares, it is just an entertaining film and we are here for the colour, sound, action and cool characters.
If I have a quibble, and if you do read these typo-infested little works you know I always do, it would be the tone of the story seems a little inconsistent. For the most part we are looking a criminal caper movie with what is obviously a kind-hearted, good kid who is mixed up with some real ‘baddies’ who air menace and talk about death and mayhem but mainly seem to shout and scream but later we get blood and death and menace and the most menacing character becomes kind-hearted, definitely to my little mind a bit off-kilter.
The music is eclectic and drives on the action scenes well, all good stuff if you are a music-head, unfortunately I am not but I do understand and see the artistry at work here.
Ansel Elgort is particularly good in the main role of Baby, perhaps a little too cool for my liking, but he was consistent and engaging throughout the film, clearly his supporting actors John Hamm, Jamie Foxx, Jon Bernthal, Eiza González and Kevin Spacey all flirted with parody as they turned the nasty up to 10 but it was just restrained enough not the pantomime although all rather familiar. None of them had any sort of story other than bad criminal and thus they appeared even more peripheral than normal in a film of this type.
The weakest part of the film was the love story shoe-horned in with Lily James seemingly playing a character from another film. I was not sure how she was told to play her role but for me it was over the top twee and cutesy and even within the world we were being shown it just seemed out of place. Chemistry was clearly lacking between the young actors and it showed on the screen. I cannot say it is a minor gripe because it is a large part of the story but the whole film is just about strong enough to withstand it.
All in all, this is a strong entry to Edgar Wright’s filmography and it shows what good directors and film makers can do if they are given a little more freedom than big studio blockbusters allow. It will not be for everyone and has no place in the pantheon of serious films about crime. It is bright, colourful and as noisy as any comic book with acting and characters to suit that look it probably is not the sort of film I would seek out to watch again but this does not make it a bad film.
If you like colourful action and cool characters mixed in with some classic music tracks and you are not averse to a bit of violence, then this is the film for you – if you are the right mood for it this is a fantastic film for that, I am sure.
The respect this movie's team has for music is incommensurable.
This should be added in the Musical category, my ears literally hurt from all the mix matching of various songs and genres.
No inside heist action, just a demented kid listening to old music all the time and driving a car.
I'm sorry I waisted my Sunday morning on this!
BABY DRIVER (2017) REVIEW
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:scroll: Plot : Baby is getaway driver who works for a criminal kingpin named Doc who sets up new team for his of his heist with baby being the only constant. Now after Baby sees bloodshed during one of the heist decides to stop doing it and lead a normal life with a legitimate job and continue a relationship with Debora. Things Go wrong when team become incompatible in their last heist and all things go messed up. What happens next is the story all about.
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Baby Driver is a musical , action thriller which seems to hit right notes for its genre. The gradually increasing and well shot action scenes are a treat to watch. The Actors are brilliant be it Kevin Spacy's dialogue delivery or Jamie Foxx's homicidal image along with his accent the movie has all elements of an entertainer. The Unpredictable Music is the highlight of the movie which sets the tone of it.
Ansel as Baby is the heart of the movie who is a victim of an accident during his childhood because of which he has developed acute tinnitus, which leaves a constant humming sound in his ears. He drowns out the noise with music, stored in a collection of vintage iPods, one for every mood. He is brilliant as a fearless driver , a romantic lover and a responsible son .
All in all Baby Driver may seem like a old school action musical. Oh Wait for the final hour — a high-octane, tightly choreographed violence, action, drama and, yes, love. A heady, intoxicating combination that Wright, the Director manages to get just right.
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:thumbsup:Goods : Brilliant Action Set Pieces, Chemistry between Baby and Bats (Jamie Foxx), Thrilling Climax
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:thumbsdown: Bads : I Expected a little more from it and felt betrayed.
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:fire: Final Rating : 7/10
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:white_check_mark: Recommendation : Watch it for a time pass, a popcorn worthy flick which has everything merged into one. Action, Drama, Melodrama, Romance, Music and Thrills.
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Now, this is how you make a fun film with characters that you care about and it isn't ridiculous or overly long. Edgar Wright is an amazing director and I can't wait to see Ansel Elgort (Baby) in the sequel, he plays his character so perfectly and the action in this film is so insanely good with some of the best driving stunt work I have ever seen.
All the side characters are really great as well, with Jon Hamm (Buddy) being my favourite side character as his character does a complete 180 during this film and its so great. Also, this film had one of the best soundtracks as any film that can have Young MC on the soundtrack makes me super happy.
If you are looking for a film with some of the best action and one of the best casts, also it is very surprisingly funny and actually is an alright family film if you have teens. Pretty flawless film in my opinion :)
I came back here, I watched this 2 weeks ago, just to say how amazing is the soundtrack of this movie. Today I was listening the movie playlist on Spotify and is great!
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6PDXrjun1PrnqOC2iFQity?si=xWLdT-ZUQmSSiEBPqNwZMA
Never watched it because I thought it was going to be a comedy with an Actual baby driver. Found out it wasn't.
It was interesting until the last 30 plus minutes where the movie took an obvious turn into Romance and it became too much of a cliche where those last 30+ minutes were agonizing and makes you want to stop watching because the main character makes extremely obvious choices.
Worth watching once and only once.
Good, fun, and enjoyable movie. I think that the main character's code name being "Baby" was a little pretentious. That word being a commonly used word for endearment made it awkward to watch whenever he was called that, but it is what it is. And the main characters were likable, even Bats. Just significantly less than everyone else.
I enjoyed watching it I think it was a pretty awesome movie
Looking for an action filled , hesisted car chased paced Soulful Sounding movie then go grab " Baby Driver "
This high adrenaline block buster has a star studded ensemble from ..
Ansel Elgort
Jon Hamm
Jamie Foxx
Lilly James
John Bernthal
Kevin Spacey
Directed by :
Edgar Wright
I not only totally this movie i am jamming to the Soundtrack on my Spotify Playlist !
Damn this movie could be so fucking good! If not for the fact that baby is a little whining bitch who blow of the whole operation just becasue he felt sick of his little tummy! To make everything better the hot ass darling dies and all of the sudden kevin Spacey decides that is worth to sacrifice himself for that bitch ass lady they call baby and her girlfriend.
Really? Bitch please!
That is the kind of shit that only makes me angry.
this movie had potential to be good; so good!
This kid has the best taste in music ever. I envy him. I mean not his situation in life of course, but more his knowledge about music. Because my god the soundtracks here were on point. It had me jamming while a damn heist was going on in the background. The plot was fantastic. The movie was thrilling and exhilarating. And just the different take on the usual heist movie was what really interested me. Not just this is the plan, get in get out type of thing, but instead, we have this kid with a strong personality, no parents or siblings, and is stuck inside this shitty heist business, where he obviously doesn't belong in. I highly recommend it.
Compared with the bandmates, a small sentence is not going wrong.
Well this sure was a great car ride, started up all my engines.. great sound track.. fantastic performance from ansel elgort...
Finaly i heard the Boards of Canada in a movie.
Fast and Furiousesque but fun to watch. Not something I would watch again but I enjoyed it.
Some of the drifts, stunts, gunfights, etc. are a little too much (-1 ) and the soundtrack is mostly shitty (- a second *) IMHO. Man, think about how great this flick would be with solid rock&roll tracks instead of those mainly annoying bepedy-bop rap and pop sh*!
It wasn't as good as I had hoped. Eiza González makes the whole thing worthwhile though!
The action scenes are decent, but the pacing is all over the place and makes the ending come just a little too soon.
This movie is great. Is so good, and his amazing soundtrack make the difference. I really loved!!!
Great to good to meh - real fast.
one of the bests of the year, really liked it, although i thought kinda nonsense the romance plot
the way they harmonize the songs with the action parts are awesome, especially the first ones
I was hesitant to listen to Kevin Spacey calling a young man "baby" for the duration, and it was indeed unsettling. But more people make a movie than one bad guy, and I've always had fun watching Edgar Wright films. 'Baby Driver' was something new, not quite like other getaway or drive-fast movies. The payouts don't matter and the cars don't matter. The music matters. At times it felt like I was watching an old iPod commercial. A good one.
Thought I'd watch this movie for the positive reviews it got. Alas I was proved wrong. This movie is for music lovers. Just boring.
Baby Driver's plot is predictable a lot of the time, but I really couldn't bring myself to dislike it. While the characters were also sort of weak in many aspects, the directing of the movie, whether it is its action scenes or attention to small details is right up my alley that I couldn't bring myself to dislike it. Even if it seems like you might dislike it, it might really surprise you with its directing and action choreography so don't completely dismiss it.
Great first half. Disappointing second half. First half wins.
I've seen this a s a sneak preview and I was really entertained - cool movie, a lot of fun. It's not a master piece, and after the incredible good critics I can understand that some might have been disappointed, but other than that, it's just a lot of fun. I liked the action, the cool driving scenes, some really great compositions as well as the incredible good symbiosis of music and pictures. The thing that bugged me most, is that the general idea of having an action movie married to a great 80s soundtrack is not that new, and since the success of Guardians of the Galaxy somewhat exploited. Only this year we had Guardians of the Galaxy 2 and Atomic Blonde, doing the same thing, so this is already the third one in one year. And especially Guardian of the Galaxy has some parallels with the soundtrack and an antique music playing device being in the center of attention.
Other than that it was however a good movie. I liked all of the main actors; after coming out of the cinema I was a bit dissapointed by the small roll Kevin Spacey was playing - at that time I would have liked to see him a bit more (of course that was before the scandals).
Other than that, great action movie.
Great soundtrack and awesome movie! I was just expecting more Jon Bernthal...guess Griff is dead!
Loved everything except the climax
Surprised it was decent. Soundtrack was good. Fun driving scenes. Seemed long, some surprises.
The Best Movies in this year soo far!! thrilling and uts like youre been on exercising because of the thrill!! An Comedy, Music, and Crime together at one!! Very Fascinating
Killer soundtrack, great cast, nice plot
Great music, Wright's classic frantic editing and a "True Romance" (1993) vibe. Very enjoyable.
amazing movie, i loved all the music <3
Review by AcoucalanchaVIP 4BlockedParent2024-01-07T03:56:59Z
This was B-A-N-A-N-A-S!! Drive meets Money Heist. The story isn't anything particularly original on paper but this is how it's done right. Perfect mix of adrenaline action, quality Edgar Wright comedy, effective emotional beats and even a good romance subplot. Very stylish and the soundtrack is on fire.
Ansel Elgort nailed it as the main character, what they did with him and the music is pretty clever. The characters are so fun and the interactions between them very entertaining. Jamie Foxx is a standout, he was hilarious. I liked Jon Bernthal at the beginning but he just disappeared from the movie for some reason. Kevin Spacey is both hilarious and scary. Lily James and Ansel Elgort have great chemistry.
I'm totally surprised by the quality of the action here, it was spectacular. Some of the best chases i've seen, be it by car or on foot. The editing, camerawork and quick camera changes make it look even better. It was an 8/10 before the third but it totally deserves a 9/10 because that third act was perfect. Can't wait to rewatch this!
I wanted to hear the "Mozart in a Go Kart" song so bad