'Baby Driver' Proves There Is Room for Original Films in the Industry
"Baby Driver" is receiving a lot of praise this week.
After the mess that was "Marvel's Ant-Man," it looks like Edgar Wright has finally redeemed himself from his previous miss. While "Despicable Me 3" took first place in North America this week with $75.4 million, "Baby Driver" has definitely outdone itself when it exceeded its expected first week gross of $20 million, finishing its first week with $21 million.
"Baby Driver" stars Ansel Elgort as the soft-hearted Baby who suffers from tinnitus and uses the power of music to cope with his disability. Due to some unfortunate circumstance, Baby becomes a getaway driver for a notorious organized criminal group led by Doc (played by Kevin Spacey). Lily James plays Debora, the leading lady of the film, and Jon Hamm, Jamie Foxx, Jon Bernthal and Eiza Gonzalez also appear in major roles.
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So far, "Baby Driver" looks to be Wright's best film yet after the 2004 film "Shaun of the Dead." Not only is it becoming a commercially successful film, it is also receiving positive responses from the critics. The film received praise from the likes of Stephen King, who took to Twitter to express his praise for the film.
"I saw BABY DRIVER this afternoon with a bunch of my friends. We hollered and clapped. It's that kind of movie. Ultimately cool." The famed horror writer said via Twitter.
Filmmakers Jon Favreau ("Iron Man") and William Friedkin ("The Exorcist," "French Connection") also took to Twitter, calling "Baby Driver" as the most entertaining original film in years.
As far as being an original film goes, "Baby Driver" proves that there is still a place for original productions in the film industry. Lately, it looks like almost every studio is out to produce sequels and remakes of other films but "Baby Driver," while not as highly successful by summer standards, is a great motivation for filmmakers out there to create original films.