By Chris Snellgrove | Published
For film lovers, there’s nothing quite like the sublime joy of discovering that a film you’ve never seen actually lives up to the hype. I recently experienced this while watching Baby driverEdgar Wright’s hyperkinetic action heist film, on Netflix. It was the only one of Wright’s films that I hadn’t seen, and I was overjoyed to find that it was more than everything I expected from this visionary director.
What’s so great about Baby Driver?
To decide whether you want to stream Baby driver On Netflix, you need to know the premise. The title refers to a young man who calls himself Baby and serves as an expert getaway driver for an Atlanta crime boss and his rotating clique of motley criminals. Baby’s gimmick involves him listening to iPods while performing insane car maneuvers, but when a job goes wrong after the young man falls in love, perhaps it’s time for this baby-faced criminal to face the music.
A reason why many want to take a look Baby driver On Netflix, it should be mentioned that the film is full of big names: Baby, for example, is played by Ansel Elgort, who is best known for playing the male lead in the romantic youth film The fault of our stars. Other big names include Kevin Spacey, Jon Hamm, Jamie Foxx and Jon Bernthal, all of whom shine in this Edgar Wright film.
Speaking of Wright, I wasn’t quite sure how Scott Pilgrim The director’s kinetic and stylish style of filmmaking would translate into a film full of car chases. I watched once Baby driver On Netflix, I was pleased to find that everything was perfectly translated, and watching Baby do his insane driving maneuvers was just as rewarding as watching Scott Pilgrim triumph over Ramona Flowers’ evil ex-girlfriends. This revelation was all the more rewarding in comparison Baby driver To Last night in Sohoa Wright film whose style and content were often hidden beneath a heavy-handed message.
A popular action crime thriller
I’m not the only one who felt this way: During Last night in Soho has a respectable 75 percent critical rating on Rotten Tomatoes, Baby driver has a significantly healthier 92 percent. Critics generally praised Wright’s killer combination of action, style and music, and this fast-paced film still ends up being much more than the sum of these excellent parts. It was also a major box office hit, grossing $226.9 million on a budget of just $34 million.
Baby driver was a huge hit on Netflix, proving that it resonates with audiences just as much today as it did when it was first released in 2017. Ironically, the film shines all the brighter when compared to many of the exclusive action films produced on the streaming platform. Honestly, after snoozing through big-budget Netflix shlock festivals Red notice or the Rebel Moon films, Wright’s groundbreaking action work feels like a breath of fresh air (with just a hint of gasoline, of course).
You will find Baby driver Just as exciting as I am if you want to stream it on Netflix or just turn it off to watch Scott Pilgrim for the millionth time? You won’t know until you take this ambitious action epic for a test drive. Be warned, however, that you’ll probably be tempted to search for vintage iPods on eBay long before the credits roll.