Baby Driver (2017)

	Directed by: Edgar Wright	COUNTRY USA/United Kingdom GENRE Action/Comedy NORWEGIAN TITLE Baby Driver RUNNING TIME 113 minutes
	Produced by: Nira Park Tim Bevan Eric Fellner
	Written by: Edgar Wright

Cast includes:
CHARACTER	ACTOR/ACTRESS	RATING
Baby / Miles	Ansel Elgort
Doc	Kevin Spacey
Debora	Lily James	½
Bats / Leon Jefferson III	Jamie Fox	½
Buddy / Jason Van Horn	Jon Hamm
Darling / Monica Castello	Eiza González
Griff	Jon Bernthal
Eddie "No-Nose"	Flea
JD	Lanny Joon
Joseph	CJ Jones

Review

Baby (Ansel Elgort) is a young, innocent-looking prodigy getaway driver who at all times listens to music on his iPod – setting the soundtrack to his life while reading lips to follow conversations. Edgar Wright (Hot Fuzz, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World) is the man behind this creative take on Walter Hill's The Driver from 1978, and Wright's directorial style works well to complement the basic premise. Unfortunately, the film's script isn't quite as strong or inventive, which means that once the music stops, our interest drops. Thankfully, this doesn't happen too often. Kevin Spacey plays the heist kingpin in a cliched manner, and most of the supporting players follow his lead. Baby Driver is supposed to be some kind of nostalgia trip with a touch of irony. And yes, it is rather fun.