95th Worst Movie: Taxi

"Taxi" Starring Jimmy Fallon, Queen Latifah and Jennifer Esposito
Directed by Tim Story

I'd Rather Take the Bus
By Michele Dillon

I believe I saw this one in the theatres when it first came out. I remember that I really liked it then because I was a huge Jimmy Fallon fan. Watching it this time around, I didn't absolutley hate it. But I also didn't have my love for Jimmy clouding my judgement. So the verdict this time around is, I loved the car racing scenes, I didn't love the script or the acting. On SNL, Fallon had a gift for making people laugh, it was his out of place humor and the fact that he cracked up during almost every skit that made him loveable. On film, he didnt hold that same stature. Probably because this skit lasted for about and hour and a half. He had a few good lines but for the most part, the story just wasn't funny enough to fit his personality. Queen Latifiah gets better with age. I did not like and still do not like any of the roles she played when she was younger, including this one. She was just way too overzealous with her character and just didn't hit my funny spot even though I knew she was trying. This was definitely the best one I saw out of the everything so far but only by a few marks.