BABY DRIVER... fast and funny

Have you ever been trapped by circumstances? Ever find yourself in a place that you don't belong but knowing why you ended there? Well life has many turns and twists waiting for us at every corner. Funny thing most of the time comes to our own decisions that we end at that place. Sometimes for better others for worse, things happen for a reason they say and sometimes good people end doing bad things because their circumstances, and not because their choice but a mistake or a wrong decision leads to rabbit hole that needs to touch bottom in order to start fresh and re invent yourself, learning from that experience. We all make mistakes, that''s part of life and our learning process but sometimes mistakes come from us when we are already broken or we still good hearted. The motivation behind them is what really counts and that's the real learning experience. And that learning process could be a fun ride or a ride to hell. An example of that is the movie that brings us here now. One of the most authentic offers this summer filled from well known franchises so an original entry feels refreshing specially when it's well done, entertaining and funny. All under the heist genre which seems to be having a new fresh look in the past months.

All this and more is "Baby Driver" (2017) a heist movie / rom-com that is fueled by music making it another main character as the driver and main character  that happens to introduce himself as Baby, is a young guy with high driving skills that has put him into a dangerous situation, having to work for a con man that has him from the balls as was caught stealing from him when we was younger and after been through a family tragedy that made him lost his parents, he finds himself in a place where only anger and love have room. And the only way to leave that path is paying his debt driving a group of convicts, assassins and thieves s they do their job and he'll have to bring them back safe, away from the authorities. And he is the right person for that, with his unique skills  at the wheel and all while he plays his music on his iPod. Like if music will inspire him. But also it's part of him because he likes to create his own music at home based on moments and phrases that he records from strangers. All this as a tribute to his mom memory as she was a singer and a really good one, only leaving that to him as a legacy to her memory and keeping him going to find what he is missing, keeping him away to fall all the way to that rabbit hole, prisoner of his feelings and anger until he could find love to save him.

But loves always finds it's way. And soon he will in the face of a sweet and beautiful waitress, which whom he'll connect thanks to the love for music that both share. And eventually the fact that both are feeling trapped in that hole and looking for a way out will bring them together and love will happen but not as easy as they would want because been surrounded by  damaged people will only bring chaos and this people won't hesitate to kill or mess with them, the all have their own agenda. How do you manage to stay put and get out of the way from a band of very bad people that don't care about anyone but themselves. And villains could be too cartoonish but people with bad intentions, all damaged and broken are all around us, trying to pull us down to them like a strong energy taking you from the highway to take an easiest, better, faster shortcut. How do you make it through without getting your hands dirty. And specially when your life and the people you love get involved, how can you make them stop specially if you are cornered from all sides, and no way t escape but facing them.

This is basically all  what the movie is about. The young driver trying to find his way out from this mafia and all this people that he can't relate to, because he is not a bad person, he just made the wrong decisions and is paying for his mistakes. And as any young man, he'll find love and that feeling will motivate him to do better and try to find a better life for him and the people he care about. But for that he would have to play along and do one last job for the con man that is manipulating him and even he can't fool those thieves, they need him so that will put him in charge and with an option to do something to get riddle of them and make them pay for hurting others. While all this sounds very intense and like the perfect plot for an award winning drama, it might get some recognition as so far the critics are raving for it but this is less drama and more action and comedy. The romance between the two young lovebirds bring some sparks that feel like the old school, far from the online dating and closer to the boy meets girl and a diner, they talk and a connection happens. And this guy is all but boring. His music has a new style and keeps the beats on while his adventures and journey to find himself and try to get away from that direction couldn't be more funny than any teenager defying society while finding his place in the world.

The movie mixes a perfect balance between action sequences while driving and funny and romantic moments between the main character and he's new love interest and all this bad people that keep moving around him, attracted by his unique personality, confidence and talent behind the wheel, sometimes feeling threatened and others attracted to him. But what makes it move in smoother waters it's a soundtrack that keeps rolling all the way till the end and a great cast that plays out of their comfort zone to bring a different side to their profile while keeping you rooting for our young lead man to make it through and find a resolution to his situation and find love and happiness, because at the end isn't it what we all want at the end? Don't you want to know that even in the worst, dark times of your live, will be some light at the end of the tunnel? How far are you willing  go to make it right and find a better place from the one you are now? Do yo have the balls to fight for it or would you settle for what is safer and what others have planned for your life, or would you prefer to take the wheel and control of your life and fight for what you think is best for you and the people that cares about you and the ones you love? Well if you do, you better drive fast and don't miss a fun time at the movies that will be more than a ride but the soundtrack of a lifetime.