Review of Taxi Driver (1976) by Vinicius B — 26 Feb 2013
Robert De Niro stars as Travis Bickle, a lonely, misguided man who drives a taxi at night because he suffers from insomnia. This Martin Scorsese film is vintage stuff, but the violence may turn a lot of people off.
Initinally, our hero has a crush on a politician's staff worker (Cybill Shepherd), but eventually he sets his eyes on a young streetwalker (Jodie Foster) who works for a brutal pimp (Harvey Keitel) who Travis hates with a passion.
The finale is a bloody shoot-out with Travis rescuing the girl. Peter Boyle co-stars as a philosophical cabbie named Wizard.
This review of Taxi Driver (1976) was written by Vinicius B on 26 Feb 2013.
Taxi Driver has generally received very positive reviews.
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