a5c7b9f00b Belle Williams is a speed demon. Flying through the streets of New York in her tricked-out taxi, she's earned a rep as New York's fastest cabbie. But driving a hack is only a pit stop for her real dream: Belle wants to be a race car champion. And she's well on her way--until she's derailed by overeager cop Andy Washburn, whose undercover skills are matched only by his total ineptitude behind the wheel. Washburn, whose lack of vehicular skills has landed him in the precinct doghouse, is hot on the heels of a gang of beautiful Brazilian bank robbers, led by Vanessa, their cold, calculating--and leggy--leader. To nab the evasive crooks, drivers license-less Washburn convinces Belle to team up with him to pursue Vanessa and crew. Belle has carte blanche to drive at any speed and break any law. The car-less cop and speed-demon cabbie--New York's unlikeliest partners-- begin a high-speed game of cat and mouse with the robbers. That is, if Belle and Washburn don't end up killing each other first.
A mouthy and feisty taxicab driver has hot tips for a green and inept cop set on solving a string of New York City bank robberies committed by a quartet of female Brazilian bank robbers.
You really have got to see the original. I'm no movie buff but oh my god this is truly a bad film. Recipe for American Mkt. Take one obscure brilliant Foreign Film (ie not American). Cast Hot Chick Cast Quirky Actor/Comedian (nne) Result = Bad Film Get Carter The Miami Job (with Marky Mark!!) Alfie Wicker Man Fever Pitch (another Fallon tour De force!) Need I go on?? How do actors include this on their CV, I mean we have some pretty good TV actors in here (Jeniffer Esposita, Christian 'Angel' Kane), I mean how can they possibly say - oh yes and by the way I was in the abomination of the remake of Taxi - not the TV programme with Danny Devito. If you've got a spare 4 or 5 hours - rent the original and then watch this version - then buy all Queen Latifah's records and set fire to them!
What is the point? It's not like the original French version (made more than 5 years before this one!) was missing anything? I could go into how bad this one is compared to the original, but this would only seem true if you had seen the French "Taxi" first!<br/><br/>The problem is that even not every movie-lover outside Europe had seen the original because it didn't get to most countries. Go to European film festivals and look under "International Movies" signed in you movie store / rental place. This movie deserves only 3 out of 10 because there's nothing original in the script -- the only major difference is that this a "Hollywood movie".
Commits any number of comedic violations during an aimless pursuit of laughs.
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