Taxi Driver is Taxi Drivel

Rating: 2/10 (18 December 1999)

***** WARNING: CONTAINS SOME SPOILERS *****
Well, what can I say? Taxi Driver is one of the worst movies I've ever seen. The other facts contributing to the facts that everyone seems to love this movie is absolutely mind-boggling.
First off, the film has absolutley no plot. It's a bunch of stuff that happens. The scenes have no meaning and are very boring. Second, Jodie Foster is credited right after Rob DeNiro. She appears in the movie for about 4 minutes total (literally). Third, the "extreme graphic violence" in the movie is nothing more than a little bit of ketchup and water in the last 5 minutes from a few bullets. And last, the score really, really sucks. Admit it, it does.
When I first heard about Taxi Driver, I was very excited. From all the reviews that said "It was the most realistic film ever made" or some such thing. Then I saw it and realized it was one of the most unrealistic films ever made, as well as awful. Mr. Scorcese, if you ever read this, my advice is: when you want to do a ghetto movie, let somebody who knows what he's talking about do it.