Can't speak for the second half of the film, 'cos I didn't bother to see it.

Rating: 2/10 (11 February 2018)

After paying a somewhat immodest sum to rent this movie online, and with hopes high from the apparent lustrous ratings all round (I should've dug a bit deeper), I was promptly slapped in the face with a brain-dead car action scene featuring a sort of unrealistic car stunt choreography that made me grimmace and think to myself, really?
But give it a chance, I mentally respond to myself. It must have good ratings for some reason; maybe the plot will be gripping, or there are some interesting characters or themes.
Nope. Not a single redeeming quality.
The initially tantalising backstory unfolded into a flippant and uninspired gimmick. The love affair was a cliche in the strongest terms. The portrayal of the protagonist's hearing impairment did more to remind me of the miserable Daredevil (2003) than it did to add depth to his character. And the villain, oh the villain. Usually, a generic good villain character may exhibit some combination of eccentricity, wit, menace or charm. Baby Driver's antagonist exhibited only his prosaic arsenal of expletives. I even confess to watching Kevin Spacey's banal performance with an air of satisfaction in light of the recent press accusations.
And then the stake in the heart, the plot twist. For the avoidal of spoilers I will only say that if I did state the plot twist, all it would spoil is anyone's chance of watching the darn film. I can't say anything about the latter half of the movie, because at that point I decided that it wasn't worth staying up for, which is the only time I've ever walked out on film I payed to watch.