Táxi 2

As usual, the IMDB users who feel they belong to the upper eschilons of film society have mocked this, a film which is genuinely funny.

From the start the film is funny - a rally car being overtaken by a taxi - 'Tourists!' as he calls them. Some great exhibition driving, good stunts and a black impenetrable car which starts when someone says ninja to it.

Some good gags, good laughs and overall a very funny film. Although I feel it loses some of its charm in translation, my very limited knowledge of French helped me appreciate a bit more than I would have.

When I was a kid, I watched this movie many times with Azerbaijani, Russian and Turkish dubbing. I knew this movie was set in France, but I didn't know how the French language would sound. Actually from my childhood movies, funny, entertaining.

An improvement on the first movie, Taxi 2 cuts loose and delivers bags of silly OTT comic book action and comedy and even adds ninjas into the mix for good measure. Pretty much the whole cast return and the movie has a great sense of fun from start to finish.

This time around, Émilien helps bumbling cop Daniel foil the plans of an evil Yakuza gang, who kidnap a top Japanese ambassador and try to hypnotise him to kill the French president. The plot may be incredibly silly, but it is hugely enjoyable.

Once again, there are loads of crashes and smashes (including a massive pile-up of police cars) and Daniel's 406 returns too, more souped up than ever (it even has wings!). There is also a smattering of martial arts action, which always goes down well with me: a team of ninjas perform some incredible acrobatics (involving Parkour-style free running), and Emma Sjöberg and Tsuyu Shimizu kick ass in a couple of fun scenes.

My only gripe is that Marion Cotillard doesn't get an awful lot to do in this film other than sit around and wait for Émilien to return; what a waste of a perfectly good honey!

Taxi 2 is undemanding, energetic fun and gets a respectable 6.5 out of 10 from me (rounded up to 7 for IMDb).

Taxi 2 is a classic example that it IS possible to make a great sequel ! It's got everything you'd expect from a future classic action-comedy ...and it's French !?! Well, it's no surprise to this critic. Author and producer Luc Besson hasn't let me down yet. The guy just doesn't make a bad movie ! Just go see it, you'll know what I'm talking about !

Though it isn't burdened with a heavy plot or serious acting, it's a great comedy. I don't know how it did in the USA, but here in Taiwan it was a hit. It's fresh and clean, and shows some nice French locations. But it's funny. Certainly, there are things taken from other films, but it really is funny.

This is a film which the whole family can enjoy, as there is very little violence and, as far as I could tell, no foul language. I rented the DVD, and unfortunately, it did not have an English soundtrack, only subtitles, but the translation was excellent, bringing a lot of the play on words into the mix.

I wonder how much those Peugeots go for...