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Taxi
Jimmy
Fallon plays officer Washburn, a cop who is having a very bad day that
he thinks couldn’t possibly get any worse. How wrong can you be? When
his efforts to hitch a ride in a car to chase a gang of female bank
robbers go spectacularly wrong, Washburn decides to hail down a cab
instead. The problem is that behind the wheel of this particular taxi is
New York’s fastest cabbie, Belle (Queen Latifah) and her souped-up
yellow auto with all its special “extras” looks like something 007 would
have been comfortable driving. In the laugh-a-minute chase that ensues,
officer Washburn takes his life in his hands.
Directed by Tim Story (Barbershop and the upcoming The Fantastic Four),
Taxi is based on the 1998 French film, written by director, Luc Besson.
Okay,
I must admit that Jimmy Fallon is a rather entertaining comedian but
this US remake of the French movie Taxi leaves a lot to be desired as
this bumbling policeman is joined with taxi driver Belle to uncover a
Brazillian bank robbery scheme by beautiful women. The gags are slow and
fast but if you're having a quiet Sunday night than this movie may
lighten it up or those red-blooded heterosexual males can just subtly
perve on the beautiful Gisele Bundchen and Jennifer Esposito feel
themselves up when one is arrested. Rent before you buy!
The
video quality and audio quality is exceptional and is presented in 16:9
enhanced widescreen with Dolby Digital 5.1, it's the movie experiences
without being at the movies. When it comes to extras, this disc
has it all from deleted scenes to commentary and a hilarious tour by
Jimmy Fallon. Great car chases, hot cars and sexy women!
Special Features:
15 Minutes of the Extended Version Of Feature
Audio Commentary By Director Tim Story
4 Deleted Scenes
The Meter's Runnin' (Making Of Featurette)
Lights, Camera, Blue Screen
Tour Guide: Jimmy Fallon
Reel Comedy: Taxi (Comedy Central Special)
Beautiful Criminals (Music Montage)
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