Great theater experience combined with perfectly timed musical ques

Rating: 9/10 (29 July 2017)

The movie Baby Driver is a well paced, action thriller set in present day Atlanta and follows the story of a young man called Baby who works as a getaway driver for a man referred to as Doc. Doc plans the heists and collects the talent to work for him on the jobs, he is the mastermind so to speak. Just when Baby thinks he is out of the game, Doc comes in and draws him back in.
The plot works because it is simple and well timed. It gives you those moments of intense action but then lets you breathe for a little bit before going into the next buildup. Huge credit to the people who edited this movie, the sound editing and mastering is good, the action editing is good, and the pacing was perfect. Most action films has a pacing problem when it comes to car chases but this movie did it right. When watching it feels like everything is timed to a beat, almost like we are seeing the world like Baby is, to a beat. The only reason that Baby Driver didn't earn my 10/10 spot was a couple of editing moments where a cut reveal what would happen and it ruins a couple of twists but on the other hand, if those cuts were to be left out it would have taken the audience out of the story and just question what they saw on screen.
Ansel Elgort could not have been more perfect for this role, looking forward to what he has left in the tank for us in the upcoming years, he fits in good as a main character behind a wheel. A couple of other big names were in this movie; Jamie Foxx, Kevin Spacey, Jon Hamm & Jon Bernthal. As usual Jon Bernthal and Jamie Foxx prove yet again that they are excellent at playing a-holes. If it weren't for the cast of talents on this movie had probably been overlooked as just another car movie.