If Edgar Wright's mission statement for this movie had been 'be cool and be entertaining', then Baby Driver meets expectations and succeeds fully. The sheer joy of making this film leaps off the screen ranging from the big set-pieces (which are at times gob-smacking) to the endlessly cool and well-chosen soundtrack (to which the foley artists and editors take syncing the sound effects to new heights) to the evident glee of the performers. It is an eclectic but immensely strong cast: Ansel Elgort absolutely nails the lead role, Kevin Spacey does his hilarious/menacing shtick with aplomb, whilst supporting cast such as Jon Hamm, Jon Bernthal and Eliza Gonzalez create real characters. Baby Driver might not be particularly original or memorable, but as an action movie it really motors along (sorry!), it leads to a great finale that really delivers, and as pure big screen entertainment it simply works to the max.
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