Review of Taxi Driver (1976) by Rob Humanick for Slant Magazine — 17 Mar 2011
Hitchcockian unease permeates the film, but so too does a Godardian use of space and a Bressonian focus on obsession heighten the mounting sense of dread. These elements are groovy for film buffs but are mere icing on the proverbial cake; you don’t need to be in the know to relish Scorsese’s mastery of the form, and what may astonish even more than the creative prowess is how compulsively entertaining the results are.
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This review of Taxi Driver (1976) was written by Rob Humanick and published by Slant Magazine on 17 Mar 2011.
Taxi Driver has generally received very positive reviews.
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