The Most Fun Movie in Many Years

Rating: 9/10 (20 July 2017)

Baby Driver wins you over immediately.
It opens with four people in a car. Three of them are about to commit robbery and the fourth is going to drive them away—that's Baby. As soon as the others leave the car, Baby starts jamming to his lucky robbery song and he does so to a cartoonish extent without an ounce of self-doubt. It sounds cheesy, but it's not, and it also kind of is but in the most charming way possible. Don't worry, it works.
As the three others sprint back to the car after finishing their work inside, Baby steals the show. The police chase that ensues is the best one in many, many years. Baby's skills, along with those of the director, make for a dazzling display that will leave your jaw dropped. Keep in mind, this entire sequence is brilliantly enhanced by an absolutely perfect song for the occasion.
That's a trend throughout the movie—the music maintains a steady flow of fun energy that always elevates the action, never distracting from it. Don't try to keep your toe from tapping or your head from nodding. The music will win. It's unstoppable.
The opening scene provides both a seductive tease and a prescient indication of what will follow. It's all fun and games, even in the perilous parts.
Remember how Jamie Foxx subtly stole the show in Horrible Bosses? He does that again here, only to an extent 10x greater. That's not to say he overshadows anyone. They each shine too brightly to stand in anyone's shade.
Each actor stars in his or her own role. They thrive. The music thrives. The action thrives. And the Baby drives. Go watch the magic happen.