Released Date: 11 November 2004

Synopsis (Courtesy from 20th Century Fox) :

“Chicago’s” Queen Latifah and “Saturday Night Live”’s Jimmy Fallon team up in this non-stop action-comedy. Latifah is New York’s fastest cabbie whose skills behind the wheel and souped-up car help an overeager undercover cop (Jimmy Fallon) pursue a gang of female bank robbers.

Review:

This is an America sanitised version of Luc Besson's French hit, "Taxi". The main character gender in the original has been replaced by a female and is played by Queen Latifah. SNL cast member Jimmy Fallon is a fumbling, badly in need of driving lessons cop. Together, both must team up to nab a gang of bank robbers led by Supermodel Gisele Bündchen aka squeeze of Leonardo DiCaprio, in her movie debut.

Surprisingly, the pairing of Latifah and Fallon is likeable and the jokes are a departure from the usual crude category so it's children friendly. By placing himself in folly, undesirable situations liked crashing through an unlocked door, Fallon succeeds in pulling the laughter through most of his clown-like antics. Latifah is genuinely mellow in her role here but still succeeds in her wacky, wisecracks one-liners.

The main attraction in fact is the heavily modified Ford Crown Victoria, imagine rushing through New York traffic liked a blazing land jet. And that's what Speed demon Belle (Queen Latifah) is doing for a living. So when Washburn (Jimmy Fallon) hails belle's taxi to chase down the robbers in their BMW 760Li, you are in for some hair-raising car-racing sequences.

If you loved movies liked "Rush Hour", go for a ride in this "Taxi", they have cool cars, hot sexy babes and a barrage of jokes to entertain you along the way. Just don't expect a logical plotline.

Movie Rating: B-