Baby Driver (2017)Directed by Edgar WrightI'm a big fan of Edgar Wright's movies. I really like his Cornetto Trilogy ("Shaun of the Dead", "Hot Fuzz", and "The World's End") and all the other movies in which he has had a hand in ("Tintin", "Ant-Man") have been great too. "Baby Driver" was on my Awaited Movies of 2017 list. It was released in theatres here on Friday, and I saw it yesterday (along with @varunabhiram, @kashyapchandra and @hrishidiwan). The movie is an action comedy with an ensemble cast. Ansel Elgort stars as Baby, a getaway driver who has worked with crime boss Doc (Kevin Spacey) for a long time, and wants to get out of the business. He has a condition called tinnitus due to which he has a constant hum in his ears – and he has to keep listening to music to drown that out. He falls in love with waitress Debora (Lily James), a romance that may be in danger because of his job. Jon Hamm, Jamie Foxx, Jon Bernthal and Eiza González are all amazing as the various criminals who are part of Doc's crew. Edgar Wright has always had a flair for timing visuals to sound and music in his movies, and that is taken to an entirely different level here. Literally every shot is perfectly timed to the sound or music in the soundtrack. The technical excellence in the cinematography, editing, choreography and sound design is something to be seen to be believed. The movie has an excellent soundtrack and you could almost consider it a musical. The acting as I already mentioned is amazing. The action scenes are great. The only downside is that the story isn't anything extraordinary but it still keeps one's interest. I think "Baby Driver" is one of the best movies of the year so far. So entertaining and brilliantly made. I'd rate it a 9/10.This is a sketch of @ansel Elgort as Baby from the movie. It was drawn in pencil and this is a scan. #269 / 2-Jul-17
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