The Most Fun I've Had in a Long Time

Rating: 10/10 (5 August 2017)

This movie is DOPE. I wasn't sure about Ansel Elgort, as I'd only previously seen him in Divergent, and I abhor those movies. But he was absolutely spectacular as Baby. He stole my heart within the first five minutes of the film, and did not give it back. Baby Driver is poignant, thrilling, enthralling and fun, fun, fun, fun, fun. I was on the edge of my seat the whole way through and could not stop grinning. I loved Jon Hamm; he did a standout job. Kevin Spacey was, as expected, excellent. Lily James was charming. Jamie Foxx's character was incredibly annoying, but he played him well, so I can't complain. Oh, and the soundtrack is even better than the Guardians films (and that's coming from someone who loves those movies to death). If I have any complaints, it's that there wasn't enough of Jon Bernthal. I've heard several critics make the comment that this movie was more "style over substance", but I didn't really think so. Yes, it's highly stylized and brilliantly edited and shot, but it gives us enough substance to tell a great, engaging, original story without bogging the action down. Honestly, if there was another show after the one I went to, I would've stayed at the cinema and watched Baby Driver a second time. It's going onto my Top 10 favorites list.