One of my favorites.

Rating: 10/10 (13 May 2014)

Taxi Driver is Martin Scoresese's best film as far as I am concerned, possibly tied with Goodfellas. It is so hard to review a film like Taxi Driver because there is so much good about it. First of all it paints a portrait of one of the most memorable characters in cinema history as far as I am concerned, that being the portrait of Travis Bickle, played masterfully by Robert Deniro. What an incredible actor Robert Deniro is. He is definitely one of my favorites, and he gives one of his best performances in Taxi Driver. This is a film about a lonely man, and it is illustrated so well as such because Robert Deniro is in almost every single scene in this film. The film deals with him, and only him. The only other characters that the film includes are only as a result of Travis running into them or coming into contact with them, and even when other characters are on screen, the story still remains completely about Travis and very little about the other characters. That makes this film a very simple film. This is not a complex story with multiple story lines. It is a simple story about one man, but that quality makes this film extremely effective. This film is also very much left up to your own interpretation, which is something that I absolutely love in films. An example would be when Travis is talking to the soon-to-be president in the back of his taxi cab and he talks about "cleaning up New York's streets." You can think of what he means by that in whatever way that you want. As I said, the acting in this film is incredible by Robert Deniro, but also Jodie Foster brings an outstanding performance to this film as well, playing the twelve year old prostitute, Iris. The direction of this movie and the script writing are also fantastic, and are just a few of the things that make this film incredible. This film also has one of the best endings that I have ever seen. If you have never seen Taxi Driver, do yourself a favor and watch it. It is short, effective and unforgettable. One of my favorite films ever, and also in my opinion one of the best films ever made.
Taxi Driver gets a 10 out of 10.