Dark, Violent and Depressing

Rating: 5/10 (4 May 2010)

Considered by many to be one of Scorcese's finest, I found it hard to enjoy such a dark, violent and depressing film. Whether our director was trying to make a point is unclear, but if he was sending a message about the sickness in the streets of New York that is hate and violence, I don't know why he closed the film on an "up".
DeNiro, as the "Taxi Driver" in question, is frightening. He absorbs the role of the Vietnam vet who is pushed to his limit by the diseased city in which he lives. Then there's Jodie Foster, in the role of a child prostitute that showed much of the amazing talent that would floor us more than a decade later.
For fans of any of the above movie legends this film should be viewed. I cannot recommend "Taxi Driver" to any other audiences however. Also starred Cybill Shepherd, Harvey Keitel, Albert Brooks and Peter Boyle.
Sunday, November 7, 1999 - T.V.