Superficial

Rating: 5/10 (8 June 2019)

Another overrated film from Edgar Wright, a classic case of style-over-substance and an attempt at 'coolness' that falls flat. The story follows a getaway driver through a series of heists, shoehorning in a needlessly soppy romantic sub-plot to pad out the running time. The reliance on the film's soundtrack to evoke mood and character smacks of laziness for me, and it's true that this is an underwritten movie throughout.
The main character is a real blank and the audience feels nothing for him whatsoever, which is never good. At least we get some interesting performers like Jon Bernthal, Jon Hamm, Jamie Foxx and Kevin Spacey in support. On the plus side, the cinematography is nice and the chase scenes well handled; the last half an hour in particular really kicks off. In the end, this is a nice-looking but superficial movie.