Really?

Rating: 5/10 (27 June 2017)

Yes, it starts strong and manages to carry a lot of that momentum forward even somewhat beyond the midway point. But the small flaws that I was willing to overlook up to that point become huge issues as its believability is getting stretched to the breaking point.
I was raised for the first thirteen years of my life in the South, so the Southern accents were a major problem for me. Ansel Elgort seems to drop it whenever it's convenient for him. In a few scenes in which he converses with Lily James in a diner they are both using the accent surprisingly well, then it's just dropped out almost completely beyond that point. Throughout the movie it ranges from very deep to nonexistent. Annoying.
Also, Jon Hamm's performance was usually quite painful. He could not portray a tough guy to save his life. I felt like he was in an SNL sketch and was going to burst into laughter at his own incompetence at trying to play a thug at any moment. I enjoyed seeing him only when he and his lady friend (Eiza González) were shooting up their rivals. In fact, I wish that González had far more screen time in this movie because she played her role in such a sexy-yet-convincing manner.
There was a PAINFUL twist in which Kevin Spacey's "Doc" character does a complete 180 in his personality, which wasn't warranted by anything. And he does it with one of the most clichéd lines in cinematic history-- "I was in love once." It's like Edgar Wright just decided near the end that he didn't like his character anymore and wanted to flip his ways completely without any real justification. It took me out of it completely.
Also, Lily James's Debora character seems as if she is willing to follow the "Baby" character through the depths of hell, which would be difficult to believe even if they had known each other for a few years. She knew him for *a few days.* Wholly unrealistic. Wholly unbelievable.
Jamie Foxx was great. He does a great job of portraying an impossibly annoying, malicious jerk. He reminds me of so many Lyft passengers who I've picked up this year.
It's mildly entertaining. It's mildly enjoyable. But there was nothing here that justifies an 8+ point rating on IMDb or 98% on Rotten Tomatoes.