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Baby Driver (2017)

The long shot at the start of the movie to the epic ending of the movie. Everything was cool. Edgar Wright may have redefined Coolness with his movie. From Epic Soundtracks to Stylish Cinematography. Everything about this movie felt right. As an audience, I really hated that our protagonist had to go to jail and Kevin Spacey got killed. But again, Where is the originality of the movie if it goes according to what audience wants? Maybe the reason it doesn't go as we expected is the beauty of this movie.

Yesterday I saw one of the most ridiculously titled movies of the year. Most people might stay away coz of the title, but going past it…

The movie in question is of course BABY DRIVER.
This movie is a crime heist drama with some elements of a musical integrated into it.

HOW THE HECK? you might ask. How do you take The Transporter and sort of combine it in essence with LA LA Land?
Well you have to see the movie to understand HOW they pulled that off.

But the point is, not only did Edgar Wright (of Shaun of the dead fame) manage to pull it off, he does it in such style and brilliance that this becomes one of the BEST movies to come out in this year.

I SO miss NON super hero, NON Huge action blockbuster, smaller crime action dramas like Die Hard or The Transporter. This movie perfectly manages to satisfy that itch.
The direction is TOP NOTCH here. One of the best directed films of this decade, the score and the editing and the direction all go hand in hand to create something unique, magnificent, with a good pace and lots of amazing action sequences.
The acting my Ansel Elgort is damn good as the sullen Baby. Who speaks less, but drives fast. The cast has some heavy hitters like, Kevin Spacey, John Hamm and Jamie Foxx and they are all REALLY good in their roles, perfectly casted and great performances.

This is one heck of a rare film which has cars, guns, heists, shootouts and songs combined.

Rating: I am hard pressed to find a reason to NOT give it a perfect 10. But The film did lack a bit in the story department, which they made it up in the acting, direction and editing. So …
9/10. An almost perfect film. Definitely a cult classic in the making.

P.s: The movie has a 97% on RT and 8.4 on IMDB. So it’s lesser known but is being appreciated by critics and audiences both.

I unabashedly adore Edgar Wright. His Cornetto trilogy starting with Shaun of the Dead are so hilarious = the second, Hot Fuzz is one of my favorite films of all time. And the brilliance that is Scott Pilgrim!

So, when I saw this trailer for Baby Driver, my anticipations was at a fever pitch. It is fantastic. Not laugh out loud guffaws like I had in Hot Fuzz, but oh, so clever. I’m no Fast and Furious type of girl, but the driving is simply amazing. I’ve read that it surpasses some of the Fast and Furious movies.


Full review here: https://moviemavengal.com/2017/07/01/baby-driver-fantastic-fun-action-flick-with-heart/