Baby Driver might just be the most entertaining film of the summer
Edgar Wright’s superb action comedy is fuelled by a wonderful soundtrack
Original blockbusters are an increasingly rare phenomenon. You’ll sooner find a studio churning out a fifth Pirates of the Caribbean or Transformers before putting money behind a new idea. Not only is the fantastic Baby Driver fresh and original, it’s long been a passion project for Edgar Wright, one of the greatest directors of action comedy around. This film is a blast of pure summer fun, bolstered by excellent performances, incredible stunts, and a killer soundtrack. I won’t be surprised if we reach the end of 2017 without a film more wholeheartedly entertaining me.
Wright’s track record is almost second to none. His work on Channel 4’s cult comedy hit Spaced is enough to have grabbed anyone’s attention, but he followed it up with some of the most beloved British blockbusters movies ever made — Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, and The World’s End (collectively dubbed ‘The Cornetto Trilogy’) — plus his superb adaptation of graphic novel Scott Pilgrim vs. the World. That’s before even mentioning his controversial development of Marvel’s Ant-Man, co-writing The Adventures of Tintin, and producing Attack the Block and Sightseers!
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