one of the most powerful films i have ever seen

Rating: 10/10 (22 February 2007)

a few weeks ago i got a lucky chance. a very lucky chance, i'd say, to watch this movie. the first time you watch it, you may think its good but maybe the SLIGHTEST bit overrated. thats because you haven't seen it twice. after all, that happened to me.
the second time i watched this film, it completely blew me away. this is an insight into the life of a former Vietnam veteran who can't sleep nights. so, he gets a a job as a taxi driver. but to him, new York is filthy. full of sleaze, whores, corruption..."some day a real rain is gonna come and wash the scum off the streets" yet Travis slowly adjusts to normal life. this starts when he meets Betsy, the innocent woman working for Charles Palantines cause as president.
but then, Travis slowly descends into his own world, frustrated that people in society go along with the filth of the streets, and that he think his life is a long road, and nothing more.
of course, De Niro's performance as Travis is OUTSTANDING, showing us a look inside the mind of tormented Travis. Jodie Foster later comes in to the scene as the hooker that's life is renewed by Travis. and eventually, Travis completely snaps and unwraps an incredible climax. Harvey Keitel is also brilliant as Jodie Fosters pimp, sport, and Cybill Sheperd in a good performance as Betsy.
brutally fair, depressing and frighteningly honest-this is one look at a taxi driver i won't forget