"Baby Driver" is a 2017 movie directed by Edgar Wright. It is the story of a getaway driver named Baby (Ansel Elgort) and his attempt to get out from under the control of the Doc, a mysterious criminal kingpin.

Wright is one of my favorite directors, and when he puts out a movie, I am in the theater as soon as possible to see it. He is best known for movies like "Shaun of the Dead," "Hot Fuzz," "Last Night in SoHo" and the geeky cult classic "Scott Pilgrim vs. The World." These are all movies I love, but a few things set "Baby Driver" apart: the music and the car chase scenes.

Much of the movie is choreographed to the music. Baby was in a car accident when he was a child. His parents were killed, and he was left with a case of tinnitus and a constant ringing in his ears. He uses music to drown out that ringing, making music a massive part of his everyday life. "Baby Driver opens with a bank heist and car chase set to "Bellbottoms" by The John Spence Blues Explosion. Cuts, movements, and even windshield wipers all match the song's beat. Every car chase is matched to a different song. It is such a simple, brilliant idea that improves these already incredible sequences. When I saw that first chase sequence for the first time, I knew this movie would be one of my favorites.

The car chases are some of the best I have seen. Sometime after his parent's death, he boosted a car that belonged to Doc that contained a lot of product (we are never told, but it is highly implied it is cocaine). He has been paying Doc back for years for the loss of the product. Baby is an incredible driver, so Doc always uses him in the heists. He is cool, calm, and collected as he races through the streets of Atlanta, trying to evade the cops. That is what I love about these scenes. The other people in the car are frantic, and Baby is focused on his job: driving. Combine that with the incredible music, elevating these scenes to another level.

So, why is this one worthy of The Shelf? It is because of its use of music. Wright and James Gunn are the best in the business when it comes to using music in their films. "Baby Driver" is the ultimate example of this. If you take it out, the movie suffers. It would still be a good story with incredible action, but the song choice in each scene is critical to "Baby Driver" being as great as it is.