Two films have generated all the buzz of late: Baby Driver and The Big Sick. Both have garnered wonderful reviews and are doing well, though neither is a blockbuster. Baby Driver is about a young man, orphaned when young, who suffers from tinnitus and so listens to music constantly.  His foster father is deaf, so he signs and read lips.  "Baby" is beholden to a very bad man, a criminal "mastermind" played by Kevin Spacey, and so must be the getaway driver for his crew of miscreants hired to pull off the crimes he plans.  The kid is the only character with a modicum of a moral sense but is, of course, flawed, to say the least.  He goes along to get along while his discomfort with his cohorts' crimes is duly noted.  The boy, Ansel Elgort, is a wonderful actor and fun to watch, but the film is an empty vessel, like Ronin years ago.  There are a few good car chases but little substance to the story....(Read Full Post)