Director: Edgar Wright
Stars: Ansel Elgort, Kevin Spacey, Lily James, Jon Bernthal, Eiza González, Jon Hamm, Jamie Foxx
Runtime: 113 minutes
Viewed at: City Lights 12 Georgetown
The secret to Wright’s utterly perfect spin on the classic getaway driver crime thriller lies in the tunes. Not just exhaust, either, as the eponymous Baby (Elgort) listens to his iPod when he’s on rounds – and his taste in music fits the incredibly crafted action like a driving glove. The performances, the editing, the chases, Wright’s trademark spin on tired tropes – albeit with just a touch of irony, which really fits the mood – all wow at every corner. Baby Driver gets its hands wet on the wheel of a well-oiled genre and reinvents it into a brilliant speed symphony. (99 words/A PLUS PLUS PLUS)
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