BABY DRIVER (2017)
Featuring: Ansel Elgort; Kevin Spacey; Jamie Foxx
Director: Edgar Wright
As we enter Oscar season I thought of looking at some nominated films. This one got three nominations even though it was generally scoffed at by critics. On the other hand, this Fast-And-Furious wannabe was quite well received by audiences and score a respectable 7.7/10 rating on IMDb.
Young Miles, who everyone knows only as 'Baby' (Ansel Elgort), reluctantly works as a getaway driver for bank-robber mastermind, Doc (Kevin Spacey). Although he enjoys the 'driving' bit - something he is very good at - he hates the rest of it and wants out. However, the boss-man coerces him into one last job. But then everything goes wrong and he is forced to go on the run while fighting for his own life as well as all of those who he loves.
It is beyond me how this hybrid Pulp Fiction - Bonny And Clyde mess of a movie managed to get itself nominated and I can't help wondering what this world is coming to. However, that is just my opinion and, to be fair, I do not think I am part of the target audience. So I recommend you watch the movie yourself and make up your own mind.
That being said I cannot give it more that 2 out of 5 stars.
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Director Edgar Wright and some of the cast...
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