‘Baby Driver’ review: Come for action, stay for music

Movie – Baby Driver

Director – Edgar Wright

Cast – Ansel Elgort, Kevin Spacey, Jon Hamm, Jamie Foxx, Lily James, Eiza González, Jon Bernthal

What’s it about –

Baby (Ansel Elgort) is an on call getaway driver for a heist runner Doc (Kavin Spacey). Doc has one rule: Never work with the same group of hustlers. But what’s a movie if that rule is not broken. For one last heist, Doc picks Buddy (Jon Hamm) and his wife Darling (Eiza González) and pairs them with Bats (Jamie Foxx). Baby is their driver but for this job, he has his own plan. Things go south when team members start doubting Baby’s intentions and a musical chaos ensues.

What’s good –

Baby has an ear condition which he has to drown out by listening to music. Boy, that guy has some taste. Director Edgar Wright has made an action-musical which includes gems from Queen’s ‘Brighton Rock’ to Simon & Garfunkle’s ‘Baby Driver’ (obviously!). And a brand new track by Danger Mouse featuring Run The Jewels and Big Boi called ‘Chase Me’ taking up the song tally to a staggering 30 songs! Not a single one is out of place. The songs are paired with the fight …read more