Taxi (1998/I)

Voti degli utenti:

6.7/10   

Regista:

Gérard Pirès

Sceneggiatore:

Luc Besson (writer)

Data di uscita:

20 novembre 1998 (USA)

Genere:

Azione | Commedia | Crimine

Plot:

In Marseilles (France), skilled pizza delivery boy Daniel who drives a scooter finally has his dreams come true...

Plot Keywords:

Police | Marseille | Pizza Delivery Boy | Taxi | Vomit

Premi:

3 wins & 5 nominations

Recensioni degli utenti:

Nice French action comedy

Cast

Samy Naceri	...	Daniel Morales
Frédéric Diefenthal	...	Émilien Coutant-Kerbalec
Marion Cotillard	...	Lilly Bertineau
Manuela Gourary	...	Camille Coutant-Kerbalec
Emma Wiklund	...	Petra (as Emma Sjöberg)
Bernard Farcy	...	Commissaire Gibert
Georges Neri	...	Joe
Guy Quang	...	Pizza Joe Motorcyclist
Maurice Murcia	...	Pensioned Taxi Driver
Sabine Bail	...	Femme Préfecture
Dan Herzberg	...	Paulo
Sébastien Thiery	...	Driving Instructor
Eric Bérenger	...	Butcher
Philippe Du Janerand	...	Passenger to Airport
Christophe Fesquet	...	Flic Radar #1

Alias:

Taxxi (Italy) [it]

Durata:

86 min

Nazionalità:

France

Lingua:

Francese | Tedesco | Coreano | Portoghese

Colore:

Colore

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sonoro:

Dolby Digital

Divieti:

Iceland:L | Singapore:NC-16 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Belgium:KT | Chile:14 | Finland:K-12 | France:U | Germany:12 | Hong Kong:IIA | Italy:T | Netherlands:16 | Norway:11 | Portugal:M/12 | South Korea:15 (video rating) (cut) | South Korea:18 (original rating) | Spain:13 | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | Ireland:12

Luoghi riprese:

Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France

Compagnia:

ARP Sélection

Curiosità:

Luc Besson wrote the script in 30 days while waiting for Columbia Pictures to commit to the production go-ahead for The Fifth Element (1997).

Errori:

Errori rivelatori: When Emilien is supposed to be naked under the towel after he was in the shower, he drops the towel when Petra walks in to his office - you can see that he is using a pair of white boxers.

Citazioni:

[repeated line]
Commissaire Gibert: Émilien...

Collegamenti:

Citato in JCVD (2008)

Colonna sonora:

Le Défi

Nice French action comedy

Written by Luc Besson (director of 'Léon' and 'The Fifth Element') this French film is funnier and with better action than most American blockbusters. It tells the story of Daniel (Samy Naceri) who starts as a taxi driver. He is an excellent driver but he never rides by the rules. With the police his taxi is famous, although they have never caught him or even seen a license plate. One day Daniel takes a woman Camille (Manuela Gourary) to her home and she says she will keep his card to call again. She does when her son Émilien (Frédéric Diefenthal) needs a ride. Daniel, who thinks Émilien works with IBM, of course disobeys all the rules and at the end of the ride Émilien reveals his true identity.

Fortunately for Daniel the police has some trouble with a Mercedes-gang. Bank robbers who even inform the police before they rob a bank, with a Mercedes as the getaway car. Since Daniel knows much of cars he can help Émilien solve the case and keep his drivers license. Émilien desperately wants to solve this case because he wants to impress Petra (Emma Sjöberg), the girl he is in love with but always looks down on him. Daniel agrees since his driving is his life. He has to miss a lot of quality time with his girlfriend Lilly (Marion Cotillard) for this.

I agree with you if you say the story sounds familiar. That part is not very original although it has some original touches. Daniel, for example, was a pizza delivery boy before he started his job as a taxi driver and the early scenes that deal with this fact are a lot of fun to watch. But the story is not what 'Taxi' is about. It is about funny moments and some good action. I have to admit there are plenty of funny moments, every scene between Daniel and Lilly is terrific, the action looks good and the cinematography for this kind of movie is perfect. Although the character of Daniel can get on your nerves, a little too much of a wise guy, Samy Naceri does a nice job portraying him.

In the end I enjoyed this movie very much. The clichés and simple choices sometimes (the bad guy grabs his gun the minute Émilien reveals himself as a police officer who wants to ask some questions) can not spoil the fun the movie has, and therefore the audience. Don't expect a 'Lethal Weapon' but it is not that far from it.