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Baby's Playlist in Baby Driver
In terms of sheer fun, Edgar Wright's thrilling, clever, and totally toe-tapping romance-wrapped-in-a-heist-movie was it for me. There is much to love about the movie's enigmatic central character Baby, portrayed with style by Ansel Elgort, from his driving skills and his devotion to Debora (Lily James) to his ability to stare down the best of what Kevin Spacey, Jon Hamm, and Jamie Foxx can muster. But above all, Baby's got some real taste in music. His playlist throughout the movie is as diverse as it is practical and pleasing, with nearly every genre at his disposal for any situation he finds himself. And every earworm, some without lyrics, from soul and the Beach Boys to Queen and Dave Brubeck, is an education.
In terms of sheer fun, Edgar Wright's thrilling, clever, and totally toe-tapping romance-wrapped-in-a-heist-movie was it for me. There is much to love about the movie's enigmatic central character Baby, portrayed with style by Ansel Elgort, from his driving skills and his devotion to Debora (Lily James) to his ability to stare down the best of what Kevin Spacey, Jon Hamm, and Jamie Foxx can muster. But above all, Baby's got some real taste in music. His playlist throughout the movie is as diverse as it is practical and pleasing, with nearly every genre at his disposal for any situation he finds himself. And every earworm, some without lyrics, from soul and the Beach Boys to Queen and Dave Brubeck, is an education.
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TitlesBaby Driver
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