It would take a tankerload of laughing gas to pump some humour into this flat-tyred fiasco.
Comment
06/24/06
Taxi (2004)
11 %
Reviews Counted: 103 Fresh: 11 Rotten:92 Average Rating: 3.4/10
Consensus:
Silly and unfunny remake of a French movie of the same name.
Runtime: 1 hr 40 mins
Synopsis: Jimmy Fallon gets his first starring role with TAXI, an action-packed comedy that finds the former Saturday Night Live showman teaming up with Oscar-nominated rapper-turned-actress Queen Latifah (CHICAGO). Fallon is Washburn, a truly pathetic New York City cop who can't seem to wake up in... [More]
Genre: Action/Adventure
Starring: Queen Latifah, Jimmy Fallon, Henry Simmons, Jennifer Esposito, Ann-Margret
Director: Tim Story
Screenwriter: Jim Kouf, Thomas Lennon, Ben Garant
Producer: Luc Besson
Composer: Christophe Beck
Screenwriter: Jim Kouf, Thomas Lennon, Ben Garant
Producer: Luc Besson
Composer: Christophe Beck
Reviews
Top Critic
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?
04/01/06
Top Critic
Dismal comedy that’s only watchable thanks to Queen Latifah’s star power.
11/20/04
This is a cynical, tired example of filmmaking. Plenty of noise. Little va-va-voom.
11/16/04
Top Critic
Nothing really works here, from the ludicrous traffic choreography to the deeply irritating Fallon.
09/19/04
Top Critic
I expected this to be much funnier: Latifah coasts on her charm, and Fallon seems incapable of playing an actual character.
02/27/07
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.
05/26/06
Click to read the article
09/26/05
Top Critic
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.
09/16/05
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).
02/09/05
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.
01/25/05
Top Critic
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.
11/01/04
It’s hard to decide which character is required to act more stupidly.
10/28/04
Related Forums
Remember the French film "taxi" (or 'taxi 2' or 'taxi 3'), here's the AMERICAN re-do?
by: Real Boba 1/6/05
by: Real Boba 1/6/05
Remember the French film "taxi" (or 'taxi 2' or 'taxi 3'), here's the AMERICAN re-do?
by: Real Boba 1/6/05
by: Real Boba 1/6/05
the americans try to make the french look bad by ruining their movies with remakes
by: vlequang 11/17/04
by: vlequang 11/17/04
TAXI: Worst Comedy Starring a SNL’er Since Corky Romano
by: Fidelio 11/17/04
by: Fidelio 11/17/04
Pictures
Trailers & Clips
Taxi: I Can't Be Seen in This Thing
News
Balls of Fury Writers Working on Night At The Museum 2
posted by Scott Weinberg July 31, 2007
It made a billion dollars and I can't remember talking to ONE person who actually liked it. But you knew it was coming. The...
posted by Scott Weinberg July 31, 2007
It made a billion dollars and I can't remember talking to ONE person who actually liked it. But you knew it was coming. The...
Walken Attached to "Balls of Fury"
posted by Scott Weinberg March 28, 2006
Variety reports that the "Reno 911!" fellas have cooked up a new comedy feature, and it'll be a ping pong...
posted by Scott Weinberg March 28, 2006
Variety reports that the "Reno 911!" fellas have cooked up a new comedy feature, and it'll be a ping pong...
Critical Consensus: A Regal "Holiday," A Well-Trodden "Road," A Tepid "Tristan"
posted by Tim Ryan January 12, 2006
This week at the movies brings us films about a risk-averse woman cutting loose ("Last Holiday"), a...
posted by Tim Ryan January 12, 2006
This week at the movies brings us films about a risk-averse woman cutting loose ("Last Holiday"), a...
"Reno" Makes the Jump from Small to Silver Screen
posted by Scott Weinberg January 05, 2006
The Hollywood Reporter brings news that the cult comedy series "Reno 911!" will soon be making its way into...
posted by Scott Weinberg January 05, 2006
The Hollywood Reporter brings news that the cult comedy series "Reno 911!" will soon be making its way into...
IGN RSS Feeds