A Provocative Ride to Happiness

Rating: 7/10 (4 November 2009)

One of Robert De Niro's greatest of all time. And I had many reservations about this film prior to viewing. I was definitely surprised of the real complexity of the movie. Travis Bickle is a depressed loner/taxicab driver who spends many of his nights healing his mind with sexual pleasures. He becomes fascinated with the beautiful Betsy played by Cybill Shephard only to get rejected because of his own mistakes. He becomes enraged and violent which coincidently leads him to save the life of a convenience store owner. It was after this when he met the young and misunderstood Iris (Jodie Foster). He spent his time trying to figure out why such a young innocent soul could turn to such darkness. This becomes his objective, to save the life of a teenage prostitute who has no one in the cold streets of New York. Robert De Niro coined one of his most famous phrases in this film, "You Talking to Me?" Great Film! I would recommend it to anyone.