Taxi (2004) is one of my favorite comedy movies, a remake, that focuses on the friendship between two unlikely characters portrayed by Queen Latifah and Jimmy Fallon.

Queen Latifah. Jimmy Fallon. Taxi. 20th Century Fox. 2004.

Queen Latifah is a taxi cab driver stationed in New York City with an interest in racing that generated an adroit knowledge and utilization of cars. Fallon, on the other hand, plays a dopey NYPD cop with a history of crashing police cars. The two characters, Belle and Washburn, paths soon cross as Washburn's last car wreck left him without a car and with a suspended licence. As a result, he decides to take a taxi to a bank robbery, headed by the bad guys of whom turn out to be Brazilian supermodels like Gisele Bundchen who leads the criminal crew. The most interesting aspect of this  film is the fact the women are the bad-ass drivers who know what they are doing and are either committing crimes (the model crew) and/or solving those crimes (Latifah).

Jennifer Esposito. Jimmy Fallon. Taxi. 20th Century Fox. 2004.

In years well before his late night talk show, this was actually the first film/show I saw featuring Jimmy Fallon. Sure it's not a five-star movie with great critic reviews, but it is a move that I love and have seen several times. It's a movie wherein the jokes, silly moments, and humorous dialogue still make me laugh. So if you're silly and enjoy a little bit of silly, or just need a feel-good movie, this one isn't bad. Car chases, comedy from start to finish, and an interesting cast converging entertainment professions. I almost forget to mention, it has a pretty jamming soundtrack too.


trailer:




Lieutenant: "Drop to the ground!"
Her response: "In this skirt? I don't think so."



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