'Taxi Driver' is an unforgettable ride

Rating: 8/10 (18 March 2015)

Martin Scorsese's 'Taxi Driver' is certainly chin-deep in the zeitgeist and aesthetic of America in the 1970s--specifically New York City--, but Robert De Niro is captivating as Travis Bickle, a deeply disturbed man who slowly grows more and more isolated in the most populous city in America.
Scorsese shoots the film in such a way that you feel like a fly on the wall as Bickle--piece by fractured piece--begins to drift off into his own parallel world.
Though it's often a deeply unpleasant film, 'Taxi Driver' is a compelling movie experience.