RATINGS
IMDb- 8.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes- 97%
My Reviewal- 3.9/5
Baby Driver is a 2017 action film written and directed by Edgar Wright, starring Ansel Elgort, Kevin Spacey, Lily James, Jon Bernthal, Eiza González, Jon Hamm and Jamie Foxx. The plot follows Baby, a young getaway driver who is coerced into working for a mysterious crime kingpin.
Baby Driver was co-produced by Working Title Films and Big Talk Productions and was distributed by TriStar Pictures. It premiered at South by Southwest on March 11, 2017 and was released theatrically on June 28, 2017. The film received critical acclaim and has grossed $51 million worldwide.
PLOT
Baby
is a young and talented getaway driver in Atlanta,
Georgia. When he was a child, a car accident killed both his parents and
left him with severe tinnitus, which he blocks out using music. He also records
his everyday conversations and remixes them into songs using vintage audio
equipment. Baby works for Doc, a mastermind heist planner, to pay off a debt he
incurred after stealing one of Doc's cars. Baby lives with his deaf foster father,
Joseph, whom he cares for.
After pulling off a robbery, Baby is told that the next job will pay off his debt. Between jobs, Baby meets waitress Debora at a diner he frequents, and the two strike up a friendship. Doc's next planned heist, an armored car robbery with a different crew, encounters difficulty after an armed veteran in the parking lot attempts to stop the robbery. The crew escapes after a brief car chase on the interstate. Doc then informs Baby his debt is paid, and he instructs Baby to get rid of a car carrying the body of one of the crew members, JD, who was killed for being careless and leaving behind his shotgun. Taking Joseph's advice, Baby works as a pizza delivery man. He takes Debora to a fancy restaurant, where he runs into Doc. Doc tells Baby to be ready for another job. Baby agrees in order to keep Debora and Joseph safe.
The job is a post office robbery, where the plan is to steal several boxes of money orders. The crew consists of members from the previous two heists: Buddy, a former stock broker; Darling, who is Buddy's wife; and Bats, an unhinged and ruthless criminal from the armored car robbery. They go to acquire weapons from a dealer nicknamed the "Butcher." Realizing that the Butcher and some of his cohorts are police, Bats starts a gunfight that kills most of Butcher's group and injures Darling. The group stops at the diner where Debora works, but an argument between Buddy and Bats prompts them to leave without eating. Back to Doc's place, the group are chastised for killing the policemen, who were paid off by Doc and were supposed to fence the money orders. Doc calls off the heist, but changes his mind after Buddy reveals he knows another fence. Baby attempts to leave and run away with Debora, but he's stopped by Bats and Buddy, who find his recorder with their recorded conversation. Upon hearing one of his mixtapes, the group concludes that Baby is not trying to rat on them. However, Doc plays a tape labeled "Debora," and the crew realizes that she is the waitress from the diner they stopped at.
During the heist, Buddy, Darling, and Bats successfully steal the money orders. While getting into Baby's car, Bats shoots and murders a security guard. An enraged Baby stalls for a moment, then drives the car straight into a parked truck, impaling and killing Bats on some overhanging rebar. The remaining three flee the scene on foot. Baby then steals a car, but runs into Darling and Buddy's stolen car. The police catch up to them and Darling is killed. As Baby flees, Buddy vows revenge on him for getting Darling killed. Baby steals another car and flees to his apartment. After leaving Joseph at an assisted living home with all of his money; Baby returns to the diner to get Debora, only to find Buddy waiting for him. Baby shoots Buddy and flees with Debora as the police close in.
Baby goes to Doc to retrieve one of his tapes. After initially refusing, Doc relents after seeing Baby with Debora. Doc gives them a bag of money, stating he was in love once as well. At the parking garage, they are ambushed by the Butcher's men. Doc kills them, but Buddy, who stole a police car, runs over Doc, killing him. Deciding to stop running, Baby takes a truck and pushes Buddy's car off a ledge. However, Buddy escapes before the car falls, and fires his gun next to Baby's ears, temporarily deafening him. Debora knocks away Buddy's gun, which Baby uses to shoot him in the knee, causing him to fall off the parking garage to his death.
Debora drives Baby away, but they are stopped by police, and Baby surrenders. For his crimes, Baby is sentenced to 25 years in prison, with a parole hearing after five. Baby (whose real name is revealed to be Miles) receives postcards from Debora, who promises to wait for him.
BOX OFFICE
As of July 6, 2017, Baby Driver has grossed $44.1 million in the United States and Canada and $6.9 million in other territories for a worldwide total of $51.1 million, against a production budget of $34 million.
In North America, Baby Driver was initially projected to gross $12–20 million from 3,150 theaters over its first five days, with a chance to go higher due to strong reviews. The film made $5.7 million on its first day (including $2.1 million from Tuesday night previews) and $3.3 million on Thursday. It made $6 million on Friday, increasing five-day projections to $27 million. It ended up opening to $21 million (a five-day total of $30 million), finishing second at the box office behind fellow newcomer Despicable Me 3 ($72.4 million). It marked the biggest American debut of Wright's career, doubling the $10.6 million opening of Scott Pilgrim vs. the World in 2010.
CRITICAL RESPONSE
On review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 97% based on 209 reviews, with an average rating of 8.1/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Stylish, exciting, and fueled by a killer soundtrack, Baby Driver hits the road and it's gone -- proving fast-paced action movies can be smartly written without sacrificing thrills." On Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating to reviews, the film has a score of 86 out of 100, based on 52 critics, indicating "universal acclaim". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A–" on an A+ to F scale.
Peter Debruge of Variety called the film "a blast, featuring wall-to-wall music and a surfeit of inspired ideas". Manohla Dargis of The New York Times listed the film as a "NYT Critic’s Pick", writing that the film "is so good that you want it to be better and go deeper, for it to put down its guns (or at least hold them differently) and transcend its clichés and cine-quotes so it can rocket out of the genre safe box into the cosmic beyond where craft and technique transform into art". Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian gave the film five out of five possible stars, listing it as his "film of the week" and calling it an "outrageously enjoyable petrolhead heist caper".
Brian Lowry of CNN wrote that the film "is a crackling-good ride, one that organically weaves music and humor into a slick showcase for its cast. Despite a few potholes toward the end, writer-director Edgar Wright's stylish thriller consistently clicks on all cylinders". Brian Tallerico of RogerEbert.com gave the film three-and-a-half out of four possible stars, and called it "fluid and jaw-dropping—the kind of thing you want to see immediately again after it’s over to catch all the things you missed". Terri White of Empire gave the film five out of five possible stars, calling it an "awe-inspiring piece of filmmaking" and "one of the most utterly original films in years".
IMDb- 8.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes- 97%
My Reviewal- 3.9/5
Baby Driver is a 2017 action film written and directed by Edgar Wright, starring Ansel Elgort, Kevin Spacey, Lily James, Jon Bernthal, Eiza González, Jon Hamm and Jamie Foxx. The plot follows Baby, a young getaway driver who is coerced into working for a mysterious crime kingpin.
Baby Driver was co-produced by Working Title Films and Big Talk Productions and was distributed by TriStar Pictures. It premiered at South by Southwest on March 11, 2017 and was released theatrically on June 28, 2017. The film received critical acclaim and has grossed $51 million worldwide.
PLOT
After pulling off a robbery, Baby is told that the next job will pay off his debt. Between jobs, Baby meets waitress Debora at a diner he frequents, and the two strike up a friendship. Doc's next planned heist, an armored car robbery with a different crew, encounters difficulty after an armed veteran in the parking lot attempts to stop the robbery. The crew escapes after a brief car chase on the interstate. Doc then informs Baby his debt is paid, and he instructs Baby to get rid of a car carrying the body of one of the crew members, JD, who was killed for being careless and leaving behind his shotgun. Taking Joseph's advice, Baby works as a pizza delivery man. He takes Debora to a fancy restaurant, where he runs into Doc. Doc tells Baby to be ready for another job. Baby agrees in order to keep Debora and Joseph safe.
The job is a post office robbery, where the plan is to steal several boxes of money orders. The crew consists of members from the previous two heists: Buddy, a former stock broker; Darling, who is Buddy's wife; and Bats, an unhinged and ruthless criminal from the armored car robbery. They go to acquire weapons from a dealer nicknamed the "Butcher." Realizing that the Butcher and some of his cohorts are police, Bats starts a gunfight that kills most of Butcher's group and injures Darling. The group stops at the diner where Debora works, but an argument between Buddy and Bats prompts them to leave without eating. Back to Doc's place, the group are chastised for killing the policemen, who were paid off by Doc and were supposed to fence the money orders. Doc calls off the heist, but changes his mind after Buddy reveals he knows another fence. Baby attempts to leave and run away with Debora, but he's stopped by Bats and Buddy, who find his recorder with their recorded conversation. Upon hearing one of his mixtapes, the group concludes that Baby is not trying to rat on them. However, Doc plays a tape labeled "Debora," and the crew realizes that she is the waitress from the diner they stopped at.
During the heist, Buddy, Darling, and Bats successfully steal the money orders. While getting into Baby's car, Bats shoots and murders a security guard. An enraged Baby stalls for a moment, then drives the car straight into a parked truck, impaling and killing Bats on some overhanging rebar. The remaining three flee the scene on foot. Baby then steals a car, but runs into Darling and Buddy's stolen car. The police catch up to them and Darling is killed. As Baby flees, Buddy vows revenge on him for getting Darling killed. Baby steals another car and flees to his apartment. After leaving Joseph at an assisted living home with all of his money; Baby returns to the diner to get Debora, only to find Buddy waiting for him. Baby shoots Buddy and flees with Debora as the police close in.
Baby goes to Doc to retrieve one of his tapes. After initially refusing, Doc relents after seeing Baby with Debora. Doc gives them a bag of money, stating he was in love once as well. At the parking garage, they are ambushed by the Butcher's men. Doc kills them, but Buddy, who stole a police car, runs over Doc, killing him. Deciding to stop running, Baby takes a truck and pushes Buddy's car off a ledge. However, Buddy escapes before the car falls, and fires his gun next to Baby's ears, temporarily deafening him. Debora knocks away Buddy's gun, which Baby uses to shoot him in the knee, causing him to fall off the parking garage to his death.
Debora drives Baby away, but they are stopped by police, and Baby surrenders. For his crimes, Baby is sentenced to 25 years in prison, with a parole hearing after five. Baby (whose real name is revealed to be Miles) receives postcards from Debora, who promises to wait for him.
BOX OFFICE
As of July 6, 2017, Baby Driver has grossed $44.1 million in the United States and Canada and $6.9 million in other territories for a worldwide total of $51.1 million, against a production budget of $34 million.
In North America, Baby Driver was initially projected to gross $12–20 million from 3,150 theaters over its first five days, with a chance to go higher due to strong reviews. The film made $5.7 million on its first day (including $2.1 million from Tuesday night previews) and $3.3 million on Thursday. It made $6 million on Friday, increasing five-day projections to $27 million. It ended up opening to $21 million (a five-day total of $30 million), finishing second at the box office behind fellow newcomer Despicable Me 3 ($72.4 million). It marked the biggest American debut of Wright's career, doubling the $10.6 million opening of Scott Pilgrim vs. the World in 2010.
CRITICAL RESPONSE
On review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 97% based on 209 reviews, with an average rating of 8.1/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Stylish, exciting, and fueled by a killer soundtrack, Baby Driver hits the road and it's gone -- proving fast-paced action movies can be smartly written without sacrificing thrills." On Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating to reviews, the film has a score of 86 out of 100, based on 52 critics, indicating "universal acclaim". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A–" on an A+ to F scale.
Peter Debruge of Variety called the film "a blast, featuring wall-to-wall music and a surfeit of inspired ideas". Manohla Dargis of The New York Times listed the film as a "NYT Critic’s Pick", writing that the film "is so good that you want it to be better and go deeper, for it to put down its guns (or at least hold them differently) and transcend its clichés and cine-quotes so it can rocket out of the genre safe box into the cosmic beyond where craft and technique transform into art". Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian gave the film five out of five possible stars, listing it as his "film of the week" and calling it an "outrageously enjoyable petrolhead heist caper".
Brian Lowry of CNN wrote that the film "is a crackling-good ride, one that organically weaves music and humor into a slick showcase for its cast. Despite a few potholes toward the end, writer-director Edgar Wright's stylish thriller consistently clicks on all cylinders". Brian Tallerico of RogerEbert.com gave the film three-and-a-half out of four possible stars, and called it "fluid and jaw-dropping—the kind of thing you want to see immediately again after it’s over to catch all the things you missed". Terri White of Empire gave the film five out of five possible stars, calling it an "awe-inspiring piece of filmmaking" and "one of the most utterly original films in years".
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