Style over substance

Rating: 5/10 (5 October 2017)

I can't remember the last time I was so excited to see a new film. An entire film synchronised to music, Edgar Wtight behind the camera and all the initial hype showed a real promise. Unfortunately this film does not deliver. It is masterfully made when it comes to the technical aspects, everything else simply does not work.
The story is not engaging enough, after about 45 minutes I was still waiting for Baby Driver to kick into higher gear and it did not. The relationships between all the characters do not seem realistic at all. You never really begin to care about them or root for anyone. Also the romance between Baby and Debora is not convincing from the very beginning when they meet in the diner.
I also believe that casting Ansel Elgort for the lead role was a bit of a mistake since he does not possess enough charisma to carry an entire film. As far as the supporting cast is concerned, Jamie Foxx, Jon Hamm and Kevin Spacey were all great.
The soundtrack is really good and the idea to synchronise songs to match what is going on in the scenes per beat is original but it's unfortunately not enough.
See it if you like stylish action scenes and good music, if you are looking for anything more, you will not find it in Baby Driver.