Taxi (2004)
Runtime: 1 hr 40 mins
Genre: Action/Adventure
Starring: Queen Latifah, Jimmy Fallon, Henry Simmons, Jennifer Esposito, Ann-Margret
Screenwriter: Jim Kouf, Thomas Lennon, Ben Garant
Producer: Luc Besson
Composer: Christophe Beck
DVD Info
Release:
Feb 15, 2005
DVD Features:
- Region 1
- Keep Case
- Dual Sided
- Side 1: Extended Version
- Widescreen - 2.35
Additional Release Material:
- Audio Commentary - Tim Story - Director
- Deleted Scenes
- Featurettes - 1. The Meter's Runnin'
- 2. Lights, Camera, Blue Screen
- 3. Tour Guide: Jimmy Fallon
- 4. Reel Comedy: Taxi
- 5. Sexy Bankrobber piece
- Side 2: Original Version
- Full Frame - 1.33
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Reviews
I expected this to be much funnier: Latifah coasts on her charm, and Fallon seems incapable of playing an actual character.
It would take a tankerload of laughing gas to pump some humour into this flat-tyred fiasco.
While Taxi is certainly full of faults that would be hard for most good actors to overcome, Fallon provides the fatal blow himself by being the least interesting part of a pretty paltry movie.
It's got suped up autos, suped up models, and suped up action. Fairly safe to say that it'll appeal to it's target audience, wethinks?
Taxi has its share of fun, jazzy moments ... but too often the comedy is dragged down by running gags that start off unfunny and end up being just embarrassing.
Taxi is one long car chase, which quickly crashes and burns.
As ótimas seqüências de perseguição e as duas ou três boas piadas não são o bastante para equilibrar o fraco roteiro e as péssimas vilãs (especialmente Bündchen, pavorosa).
While the film has the look of a cliché buddy movie, Latifah and Fallon bring in their own flair of comedic skills to make a difference.
Dismal comedy that’s only watchable thanks to Queen Latifah’s star power.
This is a cynical, tired example of filmmaking. Plenty of noise. Little va-va-voom.
Latifah, known for going after roles meant for men just because men have the much juicier characters written for them, is both ballsy and sensuous here.
It’s hard to decide which character is required to act more stupidly.
So, as with many a hit French film, this was remade in English with an all-American cast. Also, as with most of these remakes, this one sucks big time…
As dull and dented as a Ford Pinto minus the exploding gas tank.
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