One of the seventies best films, De Niro in one of his best roles.

Rating: 10/10 (9 April 2007)

I love case study films, and one of the finest case study films ever to be put on screen is Taxi Driver. Robert De Niro plays Travis, a loner who tries reenter his life after apparently serving his country in Vietnam. He takes up a job as a cab driver who drives in the seediest areas of urban New York city. He is disgusted by the corruption and sleaze around him and wants to do something but doesn't know what. His unbalanced psychosis ultimately leads to unending violence and rage. The taxi cab is a metaphor for loneliness in this film which proves true. All Travis wanted to do was to be a part of something. No man in the world ever wants to be left in society and Taxi Driver is a brilliant portrait of that. Great performances by the supporting cast too which included Cybill Shephered, Jodie Foster, Peter Boyle, Albert Brooks, and Harvey Keitel. Scorsese was great as well. His directorial vision was truly brilliant. Great Movie!