#10 best movies 2017 driver#
Writer-director Edgar Wright choreographed this tense and exciting heist film to the sounds of a perfectly chosen soundtrack, and the result is pure, high-octane entertainment.Īnsel Elgort was perfectly fine as “Baby,” the savant driver with ever-present ear buds - but the real standouts were Jon Bernthal, Jon Hamm, Jamie Foxx and Eiza Gonzalez as the hardcore crooks (each with an interesting back story), and Lily James as the waitress who captures Baby’s heart.īest of all, the chase sequences were almost entirely grounded in practical effects and genuine automotive stunt work, i.e., none of that CGI nonsense you see in the “Transformers” and “Fast/Furious” movies. But the most heartbreaking performance was from Ana de Armas as Joi, who genuinely loves Officer K, against all odds and logic, and let’s just leave it at that. Ryan Gosling was perfectly cast as the new and improved model of Blade Runner, Officer K, and Harrison Ford continued his run as the King of the Long-Awaited Sequel (the “Indiana Jones” and “Star Wars” franchises).
#10 best movies 2017 movie#
“Blade Runner 2049” was quite probably the most visually stunning movie of the year, with some beautiful cutting-edge CGI that also paid tribute to the look and style of the original. You can’t get much riskier than attempting a second chapter to “Blade Runner,” one of the most influential and revered science fiction movies of all time-but director Denis Villeneuve was up to the challenge. I’d say that makes for a pretty solid year overall. One great surprise after another - and yet I couldn’t quite find room for any of the aforementioned movies on my list of the very best films of 2017. I thought I was long past the point of giving two cents about Jackman’s character - and then along came “Logan,” the darkest and most violent and deepest and easily the best Wolverine movie of them all. Hugh Jackman’s mutton-chopped slicer/dicer has been with us for nearly two decades, through a seemingly endless parade of starring roles and cameo appearances. The same goes for “Lady Bird.” Of course I’d heard some of the early buzz, but I was still blown away by writer-director Greta Gerwig’s work, and the performances by that wonderful ensemble.Įven Wolverine’s swan song took me by surprise. (To this day, I do everything I can to avoid trailers and detail-laden advance stories about movies, the better to appreciate the work.) It pinned me back in my seat. As for “Get Out,” I was lucky enough to screen it without knowing more than the bare basics of the story, well in advance of the avalanche of hype.