Written by James M. Tate / 7/11/2017 / No comments / 2017 , action , genre tarantino , jon hamm , kevin spacey , new
EDGAR WRIGHT'S TARANTINOESQUE THRILLRIDE 'BABY DRIVER'
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Retro Sparse poster for Baby Driver sans the title YEAR: 2017 |
Of course Edgar Wright isn't without his own zingy style seen in cult favorites SHAWN OF THE DEAD, HOT FUZZ, THE WORLD'S END: And here he's one-upped Tarantino's recent string of dull historical revenge sagas with an edgy urban precision combining music and the tribal beat of frantic self defense: with either pool sticks or in this case, gunfire. Making BABY DRIVER a metronomic, multi-heist action flick that also borrows from Walter Hill's THE DRIVER since the main character is quiet, brooding and much different than the brash thugs he provides an apt getaway for; each heist is viewed by only his perspective...
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ModernCurveScore: **** |
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Which it does without many breaks, and every twist and turn is connected to the overall theme of working for crime and then having to survive it...
Herein Edgar Wright has created an exciting rollercoaster that puts the action up front but not without the characters literally driving it (including Jon Hamm, whose tough, swarthy presence seems a waste till the 11th hour). Sure there's an overdose of madcap ultra-violence, not all the dark comedy works, the romance gets corny and sometimes the rambling dialogue becomes tiresome. But as a whole, BABY DRIVER is a roaring car chase flick that seems more old school stunt coordinated than modern day computer animated.
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