Disturbing, yet very interesting!

Rating: 10/10 (19 November 2006)

Robert DeNiro has made a name for himself in this movie. Yes, I used to be a "Taxi Driver" myself, but not in New York. A nighttime cabbie can have his good days, and his bad. For Travis Bickle(DeNiro), it can be both. This loner does his usual routine, goes to work, watch a little porn when he not working, or get to rest. When he meets Betsy(Cybill Shepherd), things change for him. Well, maybe. I one of his rounds, he meets a young prostitute named Iris Steensma(Jodie Foster). She from another state, and Travis decides to take action and get her on the straight and narrow. He does that when he encounters that brutal john. Travis now becomes totally unhinged, and Betsy is frightened of him. Then there's that memorable line that no one will ever forget, "You're Talking to Me?" Although he does not consider himself a hero when he killed that john and get Iris head in place. He should accept the fact that he is one, and he got Betsy, and made the street a little safer without that john. Well, what can you say? The movie did describe myself in that position when I was a cab driver. At least I was nothing like Travis! 5 stars!