"You crazy son of a bitch!"

Rating: 10/10 (2 June 2004)

Considered a landmark in the art of filmmaking, Taxi Driver explores the depths of human loneliness and the extreme consequences of such. Travis Bickle is a taxi driver in New York who has been lonely most of his life, and displays behavior that perpetuates that fact, which makes it all but impossible for him not to be. This life of isolation and self destructive behavior ultimately leads up to one thing for Travis, brutal and intense violence towards those who he feels are killing the world through their despicable behavior and lack of moral. A simple story, executed nothing short of masterfully, that slaps the viewer across the face and introduces the greatness of Robert De Niro and Martin Scorsese to the world.
From the musical score (brooding warning), the buildup of the story and characters, the acting, and the direction are simply flawless. TD takes a little while to get started but that is very necessary to develop the characters involved, especially Travis (De Niro), as we need a point of reference in which to gauge his changes in mental state as the film progresses. Younger cinema lovers might get inpatient with this film, but true film aficionados will know what we have here...ass kicking cinema that is rarely made like this anymore. This is the second installment of the Scorcese/De Niro duo that would come to be one of the most formidable and predictably great partnerships in movie history. Undoubtedly a true classic.
Suck on that.