I prefer the vigilante driver (Taxi [2004] (DVD))

Member Name: sympatic

Product:	Taxi [2004] (DVD)
Date:	07/11/09 (21 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: The odd funny moment

Disadvantages: Bit disjointed plot

Taxi is a moderately funny comedy which stars Jimmy Falln and rap star Queen Latifah. The film is set in New York and Queen Latifa plays New Yorks fastest cab driver which given the congestion in the capital is not really saying much however her character Belle is a fast talking and gregarious character.

Fallon plays disgraced cop Andy Washburn who has lost his driving liscence and must therefore walk everywhere, however getting the alert that there is a bank robbery taking place two streets away he jumps into Belle cab and the mayhem begins. The all girl gang are led by Gisele Bundchen.

There are some funny moments in this film however after a while I found Queen Latifa character to be a bit annoying and I was not overly impressed with Fallon performance either. The two never really gelled together on screen and at times the plot was rather disjointed like a series of sketches thrown together to make a film.

There are quite a few car chases in the movie and after a while they get a bit predictable however the movie sound track is pretty good which helps in these scenes.

Overall this is a pretty average comedy, probably woth a viewing but I would wait for it to be on TV rather than renting or buying it.

Summary: Comedy, just about.