10 Reasons Baby Driver Could Be The Surprise Movie Of The Summer

10. Car Chase Sequences Shot For Real

A lot of action sequences you’ll see in the cinema these days will be laying on the CGI as heavy as a Star Trek villain’s make-up. And like that make-up, though it might look cool on the surface, CGI has a habit of taking the impact away from what’s underneath.

With Baby Driver’s chases, Edgar Wright has aimed to get back to basics. They’ve been shot for real on the streets, freeways and alleys of Atlanta rather than against a greenscreen, stopping just short of going full French Connection and shooting without clearing the streets (there must be laws about that now).

The crew also used some clever rigs, including one which allowed the stunt driver to sit on top of Baby’s flashy Subaru while Ansel Elgort acted out the driving inside it, getting the star in the midst of the action.

It sounds like a difficult filming process, but if it’s paid off and Baby Driver lives up to its promise, it should give us some of the most dynamic and visceral car chase sequences we’ve seen in years.