Taxi

Taxi driver Daniel (Samy Naceri) gets out of a traffic offense by making a deal with arresting-officer Emilien (Frederic Diefenthal). A friendship develops as Daniel chauffeurs Emilien about, and soon the two are in pursuit of German bank robbers. This film was scripted by Luc Besson during the 30 ...more

A check-your-brain-at-the-door concoction of automotive adrenaline and jaw-dropping stunt driving, it's easy to see how Taxi's script was cranked-out in 30 days by prolific French director (serving as producer and screenwriter on this outing) Luc Besson. As transparent as the script and characters are, at a brisk 90 minutes, there isn't much time to ponder the details of characterization and plot development amid the ever increasing blur of smashes, crashes, and consistently amusing vehicular ...more