High Octane Ballet

Rating: 10/10 (3 July 2017)

From the opening sequence of Baby Driver you realize you are about to see something different. Edgar Wright has tricked you into watching a musical and loving every second of it. One where the dance numbers are performed by fast cars and the beat of the music is pounded out by the gunfire. You thought John Wick's choreography was amazing? Every step, movement, shot, cup of coffee, and chalkboard drawing is perfectly timed to the music of the scene, every line of dialogue was a song. It is a ballet, a Broadway dance, and a brutal massacre without a single missed beat.
This is a huge undertaking as a director, making sure all the pieces are moving in time from the camera and talent to the background performers and traffic, and Edgar Wright nails it every time. It may not be the type of film that the Academy usually notices but Edgar deserves a Best Director nod for the opening title sequence alone. It stands next to Goodfellas and Touch of Evil as one of the best long takes of all time.