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British indie horror can sometimes be a bit hit and miss. This one is fairly middle of the road.

Nick Frost plays his part well. Equal parts troubled, scared, creepy and even endearing. He steals the show for me although Synnove Karlsen puts in a decent turn.

The movie plays on classic haunted highway ghost stories and has some creepy moments. Theres an interesting angle about how vulnerable we really are in a cab driven by someone we know nothing about but that isn't really the purpose of the story, although the depth in Frost's performance did make me think.

Shot in the dark and taking place in a single night with a significant proportion inside a London cab, there's some good use of light. A couple of jump scares and some creepy exposition delivered nicely by Frost give the film just enough atmosphere to keep you engaged.

My favourite part was the ending which is a little ambiguous and probably open to some interpretation.

Overall though I thought it was pretty average fare.

Too bad. I'm sure there's a good film that could be chiseled out of Black Cab, but that remains to be seen. Maybe in the hands of a better writer, editor and director, Black Cab could've been thrilling enough to warrant a sequel.

Atmospherically, the set designers got that right with their oodles of moody/rainy darkness. Where the film falls apart is in its unoriginality. You could see where the driver was heading from a mile away. There was also nothing new about the ghosts and there were too many loose ends to consider Black Cab complete.

The general acting ranged from okay to annoying. As a former taxi driver, I watched this movie based on its description alone without reading any reviews on IMDb. I should have next time.

Holy heck this was a tough watch. And quite a bizarre one too I have to say. On the one hand you have a lame duck of a horror movie with almost nothing to offer, yet amongst all that you have the natural charisma of Nick Frost doing everything it can to shine through. Could he do enough to save it? He could not.

This movie just didn't work on any level. It wasn't intriguing, it wasn't scary or mysterious or tense. It was just a nothing ride. And frankly quite an unpleasant one too. All the characters were highly detestable people and not a lot of fun to spend 90 minutes with.

For whatever reason the British do not seem to do horror all that well. I've seen very few British horror movies over the years that I've actually enjoyed and 'Black Cab' was certainly not one of them. 4/10.

I read the very short synopsis and the story grabbed my attention. So I watched it. All seemed good and the story was going smoothly until it started turning into a bit of a Twin Peaks, extremely confusing in other words!

I was surprised to see Nick Frost cast in a serious/psychopathic role. It was like Kevin James giving a surprising performance in Becky. Both comedians and both did quite well playing serious roles.

Like I said this movie began to go all over the place three-quartres into it. It was very confusing towards the end.

I could not make anything out of it. Was it supposed to be a horror Groundhog Day movie? Was it supposed to be like Ryde?

There was nothing wrong with the performane of the cast. But the story and moreover the ending seriously disappointed me! I suspect the person who posted the first contribution must be one of the producers or someone somehow connected to the movie.

I'm going to have to make this a fast review. I just watched this film and it actually knocked me out. I don't even understand how or if it really ended. I don't understand what happened 2 the main character. What a piece of garbage. I'm really disappointed. I've never seen Nick frost in something so awful!

I thought black fun was awful. This was just as bad. I guess it's got something to do with the name maybe?

Anyway, once again, i'm really disappointed in this film, and I advise you to not waste your time. If you're looking for a good watch, this ain't it.

I'm just now adding this little blurb because it's telling me my review is too short and I can't can't honestly think of anything else to say so blah blah blah.

If you're in the mood for a horror film that can't quite decide if it wants to terrify you with supernatural spooks or send a chill down your spine with a serial killer's knife, then "Black Cab" might just be your ride. Unfortunately, the film is a bit like a taxi that keeps circling the block without ever quite reaching its destination.

The plot centers around Anne (Synnøve Karlsen) and Patrick (Luke Norris), an estranged couple who, during a night out, find themselves at the mercy of a seemingly genial cab driver played by Nick Frost. As the evening takes an unnerving turn, the couple realizes they've been abducted and trapped on a remote, haunted road where the lines between the driver's dark motives and supernatural elements blur. What follows is a mix of psychological tension and paranormal confusion that leaves both the characters and audience guessing.

Frost's portrayal of the cab driver is one of the movie's biggest draws. Fans of his unique blend of humor and menace will appreciate his commitment to the role. He brings his usual wit while trying to wrap it in dread that spices up the film's first half, though his character never quite reaches its full potential. Despite Frost's best efforts, the script holds him back from transcending into the truly chilling villain the story needs. His performance wavers between sinister charm and overplayed ambiguity, resulting in a character that feels like a missed opportunity for horror greatness.

Goggins' direction is atmospheric, particularly in the way he captures the claustrophobic, isolated road setting, utilizing fog-drenched landscapes and eerie silences to ramp up suspense. However, this careful crafting is somewhat undercut by a plot that cannot decide whether it wants to be a paranormal ghost story or a gritty tale of abduction and human depravity. The film oscillates between these two horror subgenres without committing to either, leaving viewers with a sense of narrative whiplash.

The pacing suffers as a result, with the first half filled with promise and taut, well-measured suspense, while the second half devolves into a somewhat chaotic scramble of revelations that don't fully deliver. I found myself nodding off at times, because there is just a lot of driving down a dark road throughout the film.

In the end, "Black Cab" is a film that will intrigue those who enjoy layered suspense and are fans of Nick Frost's distinctive approach to dark roles. Certainly an ok one time watch.

When I sat down to watch the 2024 movie "Black Cab", I had never heard about it. But it being a horror and/or thriller movie that i hadn't already seen, much less ever heard about, of course I opted to sit down and watch it. I am a huge fan of all things horror, after all.

Writer Virginia Gilbert put together a fair enough script. However, I must admit that somewhere past the mid-point of the narrative, I was starting to zone out, because there just wasn't much of any thrilling pacing to the narrative. It felt like a rather monotonous droning. Sure, I made it through the movie, but what started out pretty fair sort of turned to a monotonous mush.

The acting performances in the movie were good. I was only familiar with Nick Frost and Synnøve Karlsen.

"Black Cab" had adequate special effects, though it was not a movie that made use of an abundance of special effects though.

If you enjoy supernatural thrillers, then you might want to check out "Black Cab", as you might just find it to be enjoyable.

My rating of director Bruce Goodison's 2024 movie "Black Cab" lands on a four out of ten stars.

This whole thing reads like someone's first draft of a "spooky cab driver" story, complete with the level of creativity usually reserved for dollar-store Halloween decorations. Halfway through, I started wondering if *Black Cab* was just an experiment to see how long audiences will tolerate endless scenes of "ominous rain" before they tap out. Spoiler: I stayed too long.

Every time you think they might finally say something interesting, it's like they remembered their budget only covers "vague threats and fog." If they were aiming for psychological complexity, they missed the mark and landed somewhere closer to unintentional comedy.

There's no suspense here, only a slow, joyless crawl through every horror cliché in the book, and if that's not depressing enough, the scariest part of Black Cab is realizing it convinced anyone that this ride was worth the fare. A full refund, please-or better yet, pay me back for the lost brain cells.

After thoroughly enjoying this movie after knowing nothing about it, I went to the reviews on IMDb and Rotten Tomatoes to see a staggering 4/10 rating, which I truly do not understand.

No, this movie is not perfect. It's not as fast paced as most viewers clearly wanted it to be, the story is relatively unoriginal, and the ghost sub plot is admittedly a little off-beat from the rest of the film, which plays out like a Hitcher type movie. So I can understand that some audiences may not like the switch from psychological thriller to supernatural horror, but I really didn't mind it all that much.

Furthermore, Nick Frost did a phenomenal job playing against type in his role as the unstable taxi driver and really made me invested in the web he was weaving. It's hard to structure so much of a film around one setting (in a car for example), but in my opinion (and only my opinion, evidently), it was done very well here.

I could've done without the crappy ghost VFX and maybe leaning more into the psychological aspects would've served this film better, but this is certainly a film I'll be recommending if not revisiting at some point. Even if it is only my cup of tea.

In modest, spooky, British thriller "Black Cab" troubled couple Synnove Karlsen & Luke Norris end a night out with a ride in chatty cabby Nick Frost's cab... that quickly descends into a kidnap nightmare with dark & ghostly supernatural undertones. Frost excels as a psycho (despite his comedic background) and Karlsen & Norris give strong support, all directed with stylish atmosphere by Bruce Goodison. Its key flaw however is in the fudgey ending to Virginia Gilbert's screenplay, which may leave some a tad confused & disappointed (avoidable with a little more clarity applied). It is though a solid enough genre entry, but it coulda been better still with a sharper ending.

I had high hopes for this movie, small cast of which everyone played their part well, but it just got lost in its own chaos.

I think they had a storyline they said put loud and everyone involved went, "Yeah great idea" the problem was when it went from paper to film it just got destroyed.

You could definitely see where they were trying to go, but wow the ending just died and a movie that was a bit all over the place went bang into a million pieces beyond any sort of recognition of a decent movie at all.

Nick Frost was good in it, believable character, so we're the rest of the cast, everyone played their roles well.

Such a shame as like I said in the title, it was shot well, some clever use of mirrors and camera angles.

5 stars is pretty generous if you ask me...

What starts as a would be Dead End/Twilight Zone first half deteriorates into a confusing mess that had us scratching our heads.

The setting is perfect for a horror-old backwoods roads in spooky fog infused England and the story set up is unusual in it's telling. Nic Frost gives a committed performance for a horror though not the usual comic (though there are some comic timings) and it certainty isn't his fault he looks like Jon Hill with a beard.

As a horror it isn't that scary as a thriller it isn't thrilling but if you want a film where you just let the visuals wash over you and not think AT ALL then this is a formulaic and forgettable fare!

Rating Breakdown: Story - 1.00 :: Direction - 1.25 :: Pacing - 0.75 :: Performances - 1.25 :: Entertainment - 1.00 :::: TOTAL - 5.25/10

Horror movies should do one of two things: terrify you or, at the very least, keep you engaged. Black Cab (2024), unfortunately, does neither. Instead, it's a sluggish, uninspired supernatural thriller that feels like being stuck in the world's longest and most awkward taxi ride, only instead of fearing for your life, you're just wishing the journey would end.

The premise had potential: a young woman, Anne (Synnøve Karlsen), takes a ride in a cab that turns out to be more than just a mode of transport. It should have been a tense, psychological horror about isolation and the supernatural. Instead, it's a mystery that forgets to drop clues and a ghost story that forgets to be scary. The pacing is painfully slow, and while director Bruce Goodison does have an eye for lighting and atmosphere, it's not enough to salvage the film's plodding nature.

Nick Frost as the sinister cab driver is the best thing about this film, though for the wrong reasons. Rather than playing his role with the chilling subtlety it needed, he instead delivers a performance best described as Ghost Story: The Pantomime Edition. He overacts to the point of absurdity, making it impossible to take him seriously. Meanwhile, Synnøve Karlsen, as our protagonist, plays her role with such visible disinterest that you'd think she wandered onto set by accident and was too polite to leave.

Ultimately, Black Cab is a film that squanders its premise, fumbles its horror, and crawls at a pace that makes even the slowest taxi meter look like it's running on turbo mode. Unless you've already watched Pulse for the umpteenth time and are desperate for something new, this is one ride you might want to skip.

The black cab ends up been a psychological thriller in a car more or less between a driver and a couple and mostly the husband was tied up doing plenty confessions while they were in the back of the taxi. You won't think Nick Frost can be a bad guy but he was fine here in such a rather low budget type movie. I won't say I enjoyed it but had nothing to watch on a Saturday night and decided to put this on since I went in unknown. An ok film not as bad as ATM where 3 adults couldn't out power a random guy who stood there doing nothing so this is much better because Synnove Karlsen and Luke Norris were legitimately kept in a taxi held against their will so it's ok.

Semi-creepy, semi-interesting with horrible flow and logic, insipid acting, minuscule gore, below-average psychological ghost impact, nothing to say on it besides it makes you sleep like tiny dosage of propofol. British indie horror that's slightly below-average, phlegmatically underachieved and never should have been produced. That black cab should have eaten the driver whole up.

• Screenplay/storyline/plots: 3
• Production value/impact: 4.5
• Development: 5.5
• Realism: 4.5
• Entertainment: 1.5
• Acting: 6
• Filming/photography/cinematography: 6
• VFX: 7.5
• Music/score/sound: 4.5
• Depth: 2
• Logic: 1
• Flow: 2
• Horror/thriller/drama: 3
• Ending: 1.

While this might give you Insomnia, this World's "Greatest" Dad is far past the One Hour Photo era.

I hated this movie and it's definitely a contender for worst 2024 release. In fact, this *has* to be worse than M. Night's Trap by a landslide. I really loathed this movie.

Let's get the synopsis out of the way so I can rag on this movie more. An insufferable and absolutely unlikeable couple get into a cab after a tense dinner party and unfortunately, this cabbie has ulterior motives for them. He kidnaps them and in a jumbled mess of a plot, he explains why. Well, sort of. I'm still not sure how this movie ended and I just finished it.

I selected this Friday-Night-Fright film because the streaming service, Shudder, has an incredible track record for producing/featuring excellent cinema. PLUS, this starred the ever-great Nick Frost. Roughly twenty minutes in, I figured this was Frost's way of mimicking Robin Williams' transition from comedy to Suspense/Horror films. The Late-Great Robin Williams REALLY chose wisely with his incredible suspense/horror films. Nick Frost surely did not here.

This was horribly shot and it looked like some scenes were experimental or copying other better films - so shame for the plagiarism on full-display here. I really did despise practically every frame and the three main characters were so incredibly uninteresting and boring, seeing them for the bulk of the film didn't help.

What we're left with is a mismatch of supernatural and straight-forward suspense/kidnapping films. Neither worked and they seemed to react with each other like water and oil. I'm not sure THEY knew what they wanted this movie to end up as.

Just skip this taxi and wait for another one. I hear the Yellow Cabs are a little more reliable.

***

Final Thoughts: I think Nick Frost was trying to save this movie. Sounds like he was trying to aid the Director with the script and dialogue. While I didn't find any redeeming qualities in the film, I will give him credit for trying.

This film starts strong, with solid acting and authentic characters that draw you into the tense, slow-burn mystery. The supernatural element adds intrigue, and for the first hour, it feels like it's building towards something great.

Then it crashes. Hard. What could have been a smart psychological horror devolves into incoherent nonsense. The final act feels like the filmmakers panicked, throwing in a ridiculous twist that makes zero sense. It's as if they were desperate to deliver a "shocking" ending, but instead, they ruined everything they'd built up.

It's a shame. The first half is gripping, but the ending? Skip it. Turn it off after an hour and imagine your own conclusion-it'll undoubtedly be better than the garbage they came up with.

Not the type of film I'd think Nick Frost would be in but over the years he's expanded his resume tremendously. This film is a gothic ghost story in the UK tradition and is a slow burn. It's pretty much a three person film in which the atmosphere gets progressively muddy and creepy as more details about the characters are revealed. Frost gives a nuanced performance of a conflicted man doing whatever he can for his family no matter the consequences. It's one of those films that you just have to go with (gothic ghost stories are sometimes like that). If you've seen this film, what did you think of it?