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2004
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Taxi
Positive Reviews
12
Negative reviews
38
Average Rating
1.9
/5
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2.0
Yet why would a performer with this much going for him speedball wit, devil choirboy looks, that celebrated cameo in Almost Famous squander his appeal ..
EW
1.3
True, it could turn out to be a flop.But better to flop while trying to do something good than flop in something that could not be good, was never goi ..
Rogerebert
2.0
Queen Latifah and Fallon have strong screen presences and great comic timing and the movie has a few moments of silly fun and a couple of slick stunts ..
Common Sense Media
0.5
In one pitifully unfunny scene, Latifah and Fallon accidentally inhale laughing gas.
Time Out
1.3
The films labored attempts at titillating sexiness is reminiscent of a mediocre Maxim magazine celebrity skin spread.
1.0
Its a shame that the movie, couldnt capture that sense of joyous, on the fly wisecracking.
0.0
Its less The Fast and the Furious than it is a silly Gerry Anderson also ran: Thunderbirds arent go.
2.5
Washburn (Fallon) is an undercover cop whose career has been hampered by the fact that hes a terrible driver.
San Francisco Chronicle
2.0
Fairly safe to say that itll appeal to its target audience, wethinks
2.5
Its not that hes reckless; the guy just flat out doesnt know how to drive.
Cinema Blend
2.0
An action comedy in which the action is negligible and the comedy nonexistent.
One Guys Opinion
0.5
Throughout this Americanization of the Luc Besson scripted French hit, Latifah itches to check her watch, Fallon appears mortified, and only Ann Margr ..
Village Voice
1.5
Queen Latifah is a natural born charmer, but theres only so much she can do when paired with a costar so irritating its hard not to squirm when hes on ..
Tv Guide
1.9
But 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 le ..
Combust Ible Celluloid
3.1
What may seem like a formulaic action comedy breaks sufficiently from the mold and offers enough real belly laughs along with some stomach churning ch ..
Usa Today
0.6
While the film is essentially entertaining throughout, it never becomes anything more; unlike the aforementioned movies, Fantastic Four seems content ..
Reel Film Reviews
3.0
Maybe Fallon is a good actor, but well have to wait for another movie to find out.
Eric Ds Nider
1.0
Tweet Taxi Jim Lane By This article was published on 10.07.04 Advertisement An inept cop (Jimmy Fallon) loses his drivers license after totaling three ..
News Review
1.5
The middle ground is simply unworkable, leaving the audience slack jawed at the lack of talent on screen.
Shadows On The Wall
2.0
Staggeringly Bad Script The script is staggeringly bad and the comedy misfires at every step.
View London
1.5
Both the script and the director unfortunately get them stuck in shtick. Shirley Sealy
Film Journal International ..
2.0
As Officer Washburn, Jimmy Fallon like the entire pic is a washout.
Internet Reviews
2.5
The movie is only sporadically up to something.Its nice to see a Hollywood picture carried by a black woman who isnt Halle Berry, especially one in wh ..
Boston
1.0
Everyone involved in this movie seems in need of a lesson in when to stop.
Mountain X
3.8
Supercharged by abnormally warm waters in the Gulf of Mexico, Hurricane Michael slammed into the Florida Panhandle on Wednesday with potentially catas ..
Star Tribune
3.0
I realize its just a movie, but all Im saying is that itd be easier for me if these scenarios occurred more often on wide streets through sparsely pop ..
Reel Talk Reviews
2.0
Whats been lost is a sense of fun.This is a cynical, tired example of filmmaking.
Bbc
1.0
Its interesting and a bit depressing to see how easily one countrys ethnic cliches can be superimposed on anothers.
The New York Times
2.5
He frequently mugs for laughs, rather than genuinely warrants them.
The Movie Boy
2.5
Dont pay the high fare for a trip to the theaters, but a group rental is well worth it.
Bullz-Eye
1.0
Full of car chases, weak jokes and scenes so meandering they make Saturday Night Live look like a paragon of brevity and wit.
Calendar Live
0.6
But this adaptation credited to more than five scribes is so implausible its almost insulting.
Hollywood
2.5
Garant and Lennon have included some good gags, but the film lacks the anarchic inventiveness theyve shown elsewhere, while Storys direction is inexpl ..
Pajiba
1.3
Films that are such an abhorrent waste of time and talent you wish a truck would come by and smash you to little itty bits and pieces, for at least in ..
Movie Freak
1.9
But 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 le ..
Spliced Wire
0.5
The glitch, beyond the rote story, is that while shes an infectiously upbeat screen presence, Latifah is not, inherently, a major laugh generator, and ..
La Weekly
1.3
Its a comedy thriller, and the comedy is so stupid, you cant believe the thriller part.
Waffle Movies
2.0
This comedy caper throws a little of everything into the mix with the predictable result that it winds up not being much of anything.
Guide Live
1.5
I expected this to be much funnier: Latifah coasts on her charm, and Fallon seems incapable of playing an actual character.
Chicago Reader
3.8
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Freep
3.1
Taxi isnt quite a bad movie, but its slack comic timing may have you wishing they gave the Crown Vic a speaking part.
Denver Post
3.1
It was a fun spin that should satisfy the crowd who likes action and comedy.
Entertainment Spectrum
1.9
It was raining hard in Frisco. Jimmy Fallon needed one more fare to make his night. Queen Latifah, up ahead, waved to flag him down... Alas, thats not ..
James Sanford on Film
2.5
We want you to be happy!.What if I do a mailing and get returned mail
Movie Eye
2.0
Its not the worst film to come from a Saturday Night Live alum that left that show too soon to pursue their movie career, but its far from the best.
TheMovieChicks.com
1.3
Ann Margaret provides the few genuine chuckles as Fallons margarita soaked mother.
Dark Horizons
0.5
Maybe Queen Latifah should just drop off Jimmy Fallon where he belongs: 50 Rockefeller Center.
IGN Movies
3.0
Films as lightweight as this usually can be counted on for some smiles, thrills, and good times. Taxi lacks all three.
Film Jerk
2.0
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Film Force Ign
2.5
Michael swirled onto the Florida Panhandle as a still growing Category 4 hurricane Wednesday, pushing a storm surge onto the coasts white sand beaches ..
2 The Advocate
2.5
Despite some gratuitous, lingering shots of Bundchen with her scantily clad cohorts and some equally heated, rubber burning car chases through Manhatt ..
Chicago Tribune
3.0
Geeve me da cash now or I shoot da gurl just as Scavullo so often shoot me but widout all da compliments, Gisele exclaims.
Movie Juice
2.5
Fallon and Latifah have far more chemistry in the blooper reel over the end credits than they do throughout the movie.
Suburban Chicago News
1.5
...theres no good reason to go see this movie, but you probably knew that already.
Supercala.com
1.5
A remake of Luc Bessons 1998 French comedy , film is terribly contrived, under written and almost desperate in its attempt at humour.**
3.8
While some of the jokes dont make everyone laugh, there are enough to keep you entertained.
BlackFilm.com
3.0
There isnt anything especially witty, and Latifahs transforming taxi is just plain stupid.
1.9
Is this the man being entrusted to bring Marvels Fantastic Four series to movie houses next summer
Wash Times
1.5
Putting Jimmy Fallon in a movie automatically negates his principle shtick of breaking character and cracking up at his own jokes.
LYTRules.com
4.5
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 her ..
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