{"id":859,"date":"2017-11-28T15:00:40","date_gmt":"2017-11-28T22:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/benjamin-m-weilert.com\/?p=859"},"modified":"2017-12-02T13:06:28","modified_gmt":"2017-12-02T20:06:28","slug":"movie-baby-driver-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/benjamin-m-weilert.com\/index.php\/2017\/11\/28\/movie-baby-driver-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"MOVIE: Baby Driver (2017)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"BabyBaby Driver
\n<\/u><\/strong>Year: 2017
\nRating: R
\nLength: 112 minutes \/ 1.87 hours<\/p>\n

There are so many \u201cheist\u201d films nowadays that it\u2019s practically its own genre, with all the tropes and clich\u00e9s that go with it. Consequently, when I learned that Edgar Wright had directed a heist film, my interest was piqued. Best known for his parody comedies,\u00a0Shaun of the Dead<\/em>(2004),\u00a0Hot Fuzz<\/em>\u00a0(2007), and\u00a0The World\u2019s End<\/em>\u00a0(2013), the film of his I have enjoyed the most is\u00a0Scott Pilgrim vs. the World<\/em>\u00a0(2010). His style is distinct throughout these films, which is what I was hoping for in\u00a0Baby Driver<\/em>\u00a0(2017).<\/p>\n

While Wright\u2019s visual style is present in\u00a0Baby Driver<\/em>, it is muted, almost in the background of the standard heist framework. With an almost 1980\u2019s undertone,\u00a0Baby Driver<\/em>\u00a0takes many cues from its predecessor,\u00a0Drive<\/em>\u00a0(2011). Both feature an almost silent heist driver as the main character and plenty of entertaining driving sequences that are practically ballet on the boulevards. Fortunately, both films also focus on the characters, and not so much on the heist, giving personality to their actions. Aside from the likable and titular Baby (Ansel Elgort), Kevin Spacey seems to be satiated through all the scenery he chews (to entertaining effect), and Jon Hamm was almost recognizable with his rough stubble and attitude.<\/p>\n

Granted,\u00a0Baby Driver<\/em>\u00a0is not the goofball comedy I expected. Instead, the film is almost musical, revealing the rhythm in everything by overlaying the action on screen with a curated set-list of obscure and catchy tunes. Sure, the film feels more \u201cmainstream,\u201d but it\u2019s also trying to do something new. Synching up bullets to rhythms and wads of cash to downbeats almost goes unnoticed unless you\u2019re taking in the whole experience. At the very least, we know what music Edgar Wright likes, and I must say that I approve (especially of the \u201cHocus Pocus\u201d sequence, which is a song that should be in more action sequences (like\u00a0Robocop<\/em>\u00a0(2014) did to similar effect)).<\/p>\n

A standard heist film with fun music, engaging characters, and flashy driving, I give\u00a0Baby Driver<\/em>\u00a04.0 stars out of 5.<\/p>\n

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