A true masterpiece

Rating: 10/10 (16 February 2004)

***POSSIBLE SPOILERS*** Taxi Driver is considered by many to be one of the most powerful films ever. And I have to say that they're not joking about it. I don't think that I ever have seen Robert De Niro act as good as he does here. He is Travis Bickle. Every one else casted here also stands for great performances.
The script by Paul Schrader is masterful. The story is about a man who can't sleep at night and takes a job as a cab-driver. All the filth and sleaze on the streets makes him dream about violently lashing out at it and clean the scum of the streets. The plot gives the public a foundation for some serious thinking and discussing: Is Travis Bickle good or evil? Can you justify his actions?
This movie is even by today's standards at times a very violent movie, but the violence is never speculative. It feels real and I guess some people might have a hard time watching it, but Scorsese makes sure that it's never unnecessary.
I could go on for hours on why you should see this movie: the camera angles are superb, the score is great and the feeling of it all is so real. But I won't say any more except that you have to watch this one. They don't make 'em like this anymore.