Every Edgar Wright Movie Ranked From Worst To Best

2. Baby Driver

Baby Driver Ansel Elgort Jamie Foxx
TriStar Pictures

Wright's latest - and, based on its Rotten Tomatoes score, his greatest - Baby Driver feels like ventilation in an industry crowded with the fumes of sequels, reboots, remakes and other non-original works.

That's not to say non-original films are bad, but it's impossible to deny there's currently a glut of them, and this saturation makes Baby Driver feel even more special than it already is.

The film follows Baby (Ansel Elgort), a young getaway driver who suffers from tinnitus, a condition he drowns out by listening to music. At its core, the movie is a pedestrian 'one last heist' story, with Baby setting out on the job that will finally clear the debt he owes to Doc (Kevin Spacey).

And yes, the story is quite pedestrian - but as is commonly the case with Wright's movies, it's the execution that makes it brilliant.

Here, onscreen movements are timed so as to coincide with the beat of the soundtrack - an electric list including the likes of Queen, Blur and Simon & Garfunkel. This joining of story and music is not only just plain great to watch, but it helps make the action easier to follow, and also makes you understand why Baby relies so heavily on his tunes.

Baby Driver is Wright's most fun movie yet. The supporting cast all deliver loud, theatrical performances and look like they're having a whale of a time doing so. The soundtrack consists of songs you'll have heard, but may not be able to name, and this familiarity - much like Guardians Of The Galaxy and its soundtrack - keeps you anticipating the creative ways Wright will use this music next.

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