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Posted : 13 years, 7 months ago on 9 October 2010 06:39
How the hell did I actually ended up watching this flick?!? Indeed, I seriously despised the first installment and even though it was a massive success in France, I thought it was easily one of the most overrated movies ever produced so I should probably have avoided this sequel. The whole story was, in fact, that I was able to buy the 1st three movies on DVD and they were just 1 euro for each so I thought I might give this franchise a second chance after all. Well, the 2nd time around, I still hated it the first installment and this sequel was not really better or worse, I'm afraid. The worst thing about this flick, in my opinion, was how Marion Cotillard, probably the best French actress of the last decade, was completely wasted here. Indeed, she was probably the only redeeming feature in this whole franchise and, here, she was basically stuck at home waiting the whole freaking day that the lead character would come back. I mean, seriously?!? That's the best thing they could come up with for her? Anyway, after all these years, I still cannot understand how these movies got so popular in France. It really blows my mind. To conclude, in my opinion, it is in fact some real garbage and you should definitely avoid it.
Taxi 2 Reviews
Diminishing returns, but still likable
Posted : 17 years, 1 month ago on 7 April 2007 04:41
It definitely suffers from sequelitis. The action is more cartoony, the humor is a bit broader, everythings just more over the top. There's one segment in Paris where I thought I was watchiing the BLUES BROTHERS.
For all that it does deliver car action in spades. Emma Sjöberg and Marion Cotillard are easy on the eyes too, though Cotillard's role is way underwritten.
If you liked TAXI, you'll like the sequel TAXI 2. It's just unfortunate that they threw more up on the screen and still ended up with less movie than the first TAXI, but that's usually the way of sequels.
I guess it sounds like I'm coming down on it; it's definitely worth a watch if you get an opportunity. Maybe someday we'll see a R1 dvd release...
For all that it does deliver car action in spades. Emma Sjöberg and Marion Cotillard are easy on the eyes too, though Cotillard's role is way underwritten.
If you liked TAXI, you'll like the sequel TAXI 2. It's just unfortunate that they threw more up on the screen and still ended up with less movie than the first TAXI, but that's usually the way of sequels.
I guess it sounds like I'm coming down on it; it's definitely worth a watch if you get an opportunity. Maybe someday we'll see a R1 dvd release...
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