Baby Driver
A young getaway driver (Ansel Elgort, The Fault in Our Stars) finds himself taking part in a heist doomed to fail in this musical crime comedy from Edgar Wright (Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz). Co-stars Lily James, Kevin Spacey, Jamie Foxx and Jon Hamm.
- Director:
- Edgar Wright ('Shaun of the Dead', 'Hot Fuzz', 'Scott Pilgrim vs. the World')
- Writer:
- Edgar Wright
- Cast:
- Ansel ElgortLily JamesKevin SpaceyJon HammJamie FoxxJon BernthalEiza GonzálezSky Ferreira
Reviews & comments
Vulture
pressPlays out like blasting your coolest friend's record collection in your car at 100 mph on the Atlanta freeway while cops close in on all sides - essentially what happens in the movie again and again, to always-riveting effect.
Variety
pressLike all Edgar Wright movies, "Baby Driver" is a blast, featuring wall-to-wall music and a surfeit of inspired ideas. But it's also something of a mess...
Time Out
pressBaby Driver is sweet fantasy, unlike more violent and existential vehicular visions such as Drive or Bullitt. That means its two-bit thieves and criminal masterminds (Jamie Foxx, Jon Hamm, Kevin Spacey) are enjoyably cartoonish.
Stuff
pressA film that was trying way too hard to be cool. And as everybody knows, there's nothing less cool than that.
New Zealand Herald
pressIt's funny, exhilarating and entertaining, and definitely worth the ride.
This film is masterfully put together and is a joy to watch. We really get to feel for and with the characters, smiling when they smile and (not really but) crying when they cry. The action is admirable though not over the top and the more talkative moments never bore. The fact that the scenes match the music is also clever and fun.
You already know the premise so let's cut to the chase: does Baby Driver pull off its intended goal of being an "action musical" that's both a homage to '70s-style heist-and-chase flicks AND another Edgar Wright pop-bubblegum comedy? I'd say yes. But only just. Wright is a natural director but, as with Scott Pilgrim before it, Baby Driver's script don't...
Right from the opening sequence and killer soundtrack I was strapped in for this fun ride! Story arc was good, character development on point (Jamie Foxx was a bit of a scene stealer for me, and I ain't his biggest fan) and I left very entertained and satisfied. Special shout out to Ed for including Brighton Rock, (Queen) and Know How,(Young MC) what a...
Through our earbud-obsessed getaway driver protagonist Baby (Ansel Elgort), we are quickly introduced to the illegal schemes of head man Doc (Kevin Spacey) and his misfit master con team Bats (Jamie Foxx) and Buddy (John Hamm). What unfolds is a series of thrilling car chase scenes that leave a lump in your throat and provide edge of your seat anxiety,...
Ansel Elgort plays the young getaway driver in Edgar Wright’s full-bore blast of a movie. With every scene choreographed to a different track (as was Scorsese’s Goodfellas), it’s a throwback to the 1970s macho action days of Steve McQueen driving mad in Bullit, or Ryan O’Neal with his pedal to the metal in The Driver. Like those 70s genre flicks, the very...
Vulture
pressPlays out like blasting your coolest friend's record collection in your car at 100 mph on the Atlanta freeway while cops close in on all sides - essentially what happens in the movie again and again, to always-riveting effect.
Variety
pressLike all Edgar Wright movies, "Baby Driver" is a blast, featuring wall-to-wall music and a surfeit of inspired ideas. But it's also something of a mess...
Time Out
pressBaby Driver is sweet fantasy, unlike more violent and existential vehicular visions such as Drive or Bullitt. That means its two-bit thieves and criminal masterminds (Jamie Foxx, Jon Hamm, Kevin Spacey) are enjoyably cartoonish.
Stuff
pressA film that was trying way too hard to be cool. And as everybody knows, there's nothing less cool than that.
New Zealand Herald
pressIt's funny, exhilarating and entertaining, and definitely worth the ride.
This film is masterfully put together and is a joy to watch. We really get to feel for and with the characters, smiling when they smile and (not really but) crying when they cry. The action is admirable though not over the top and the more talkative moments never bore. The fact that the scenes match the music is also clever and fun.
You already know the premise so let's cut to the chase: does Baby Driver pull off its intended goal of being an "action musical" that's both a homage to '70s-style heist-and-chase flicks AND another Edgar Wright pop-bubblegum comedy? I'd say yes. But only just. Wright is a natural director but, as with Scott Pilgrim before it, Baby Driver's script don't...
Right from the opening sequence and killer soundtrack I was strapped in for this fun ride! Story arc was good, character development on point (Jamie Foxx was a bit of a scene stealer for me, and I ain't his biggest fan) and I left very entertained and satisfied. Special shout out to Ed for including Brighton Rock, (Queen) and Know How,(Young MC) what a...
Through our earbud-obsessed getaway driver protagonist Baby (Ansel Elgort), we are quickly introduced to the illegal schemes of head man Doc (Kevin Spacey) and his misfit master con team Bats (Jamie Foxx) and Buddy (John Hamm). What unfolds is a series of thrilling car chase scenes that leave a lump in your throat and provide edge of your seat anxiety,...
Ansel Elgort plays the young getaway driver in Edgar Wright’s full-bore blast of a movie. With every scene choreographed to a different track (as was Scorsese’s Goodfellas), it’s a throwback to the 1970s macho action days of Steve McQueen driving mad in Bullit, or Ryan O’Neal with his pedal to the metal in The Driver. Like those 70s genre flicks, the...
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