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Baby Driver

This one was good.  Very well made movie.  In terms of storytelling, I can think of only two things that made me question them.  One was one character’s motivations near the end.  It felt kinda vague and weak.  The other was how prepared one minor character was to the point that I was certain he was a bigger character than he was.  Otherwise it was very well put together.  Everything tied in well with no excess pieces.  It carried through in a smooth, but exciting ride without sudden and uncalled for diversions.  A wild ride right to the end.

I have nothing but praise of the director.  There were many scenes I was just marveling at the way it was filmed.  Showed exactly what had to be shone and nothing more.  Set the mood of every scene perfectly.  And the use of music was incredible.  The way songs were incorporated into the construction of so many scenes.  Just awesome.

And the actors.  Oh man.  I was captured by every single one of them.  Kevin Spacey was remarkable as always, executing every line perfectly.  And Ansel Elgort played his character so well.  His interactions with the music and with the other characters was great.  His character felt real and I felt connected to him.  The others did a great job as well, special mention to Jon Hamm.

Overall, I really have nothing but praise for this film.  Serious kudos to Edgar Wright for a well done film.  I highly recommend this one to most everyone.  Not the young ones, but most everyone else.