An unexpected gem

Rating: 8/10 (29 September 2018)

Baby is a genius behnd the wheel, and finds himself working as a getaway driver for a local crime boss he is indebted to. Orphaned as a child, when his parents died in a car accident which also left him with a severe case of tinnitus, Baby always have a soundtrack to his life. Finally free from his debt, he meets Debora, and dreams of hitting the highways with her. But he is forced to do one last heist for his old boss, and naturally things unravel...
A movie with high speed, both on the roads and in the pace of itself. Quick and elegant with good pieces of car pursuit and action. But it also has another level to it. Baby and Debora, among others, are likeable characters. The humor is good, but above all; the sound and soundtrack is masterfully used. It lines up perfectly with the acting and events in the movie. It kind of becomes a character of it's own, and sound and hearing is a theme throughout the movie. A little more forgotten is the use of colors. There clearly is a thought behind them, as striking colors are often used in the movie. In such, Baby Driver is a treat both visually and audibly. Director Wright and his team have done a really good job here.
An unexpected gem.