Overhyped - no logic to plot or characters

Rating: Null/10 (7 August 2004)

Contains Spoiler!! Typical overhyped movie with a major star having a contract clause stating they get millions for publicity. Why a black cab driver? Why not a foreigner likes real life? Jamie Foxx is supposed to convince us a scared black cab driver is going to impersonate a killer and after ten minutes of stutters and panic convince the mob he is the baddest thing in the room? Gimmie a break. Then he takes on a veteran LAPD office and wins? Gimmie a break? Hasn't the cell phone with the used up battery in a crucial moment been overdone already? Nope. Had to use it one more time. The car wreck? Worst car wreck since Bonnie and Clyde. Obvious no one was in the car. No seat belts, flip a cab, slide 30 thousand feet, and every one climbs out like it a trip to Dolly World! Cruise has cuts every where on his face, not a single drop of blood. Why Jada Pinkett Smith? Less than 5 minutes on screen time! Pre-release hype infers she has a major role, and praises the director and brags on how proud she is to be in this movie. Sheesh! Stay home and rent Last Samurai