Taxi 4

The overall impression here on IMDb is, that this movie is bad (maybe even badder than part 3). But I think this is a vast improvement on part 3. Especially the beginning, where you get all the silly action you were used from the first two parts, woven into a "real event" (a soccer thing).

Again there will be many things that will challenge your brain, but this wasn't any different in the previous movies. What is different, are the car chases (there are fewer shown here). But then again, how many car chases must there be? I think there are enough car chases to be found here. The silly story is good enough and most of all, I felt the same flair as I did, with the original two Taxi movies. And I think it's a good thing, that one character that was present throughout the first three movies, is absent in this one (I guess it was due to the fact, there was no agreement with that person, but it still is better for the movie, because there is more time for other things).

After a prologue where taxi driver Daniel helps football star Djibril Cissé get to the stadium just in time for his first match in Marseilles we get to the main story. A Belgian criminal, known as 'Le Belge' is to be held in Marseilles as he changes plane on the way to his trial in the Congo. Not surprisingly things go very wrong. Le Belge manages to persuade policeman Emilien that he is actually an attaché at the Belgian embassy and that the real criminal escaped before boarding the plane to Marseilles. Once released he takes Daniel's taxi to freedom. Emilien is sacked but with Daniel's help he works to recapture Le Belge with the help of Daniel.

It must be said that for a 'Taxi' film this is somewhat lacking in the series' trademark high-speed action; thankfully it is still hilarious... of course humour is subjective but I enjoyed it so much I laughed till it was hard to read the subtitles! The humour was delightfully silly; a police chief shooting himself with a tranquiliser; a criminal in a leather gimp suit and a protagonist fails to recognise his wife just because she was wearing a wig. The cast does a solid job with most of the regulars returning, although Marion Cotillard is no longer present. Overall I'd recommend this to fans of madcap comedy; just don't expect the high speed hijinks of the previous films.

These comments are based on watching the series in French with English subtitles.

Lots of fun , laughs and car races , displaying nonstop action in Marseille , including chases , tongue-in-cheek and lots of humor . This hilarious film from Taxi series includes a lot of unlucky, clumsy, charming characters , it delivers a funny work , its knack of getting the most out of the quirkie roles and situations without ever going over the top makes for some very big laughs . This one deals with Daniel Morales (Sami Naceri) , the driver of a very special taxi in Marseille, gets a famous soccer player to the stadium in time and after that , he helps his clumsy police friend Émilien Coutant-Kerbalec (Frédéric Diefenthal) catch the nasty Belgian after he escaped on Émilien's guard. But soon the Belgian getaways , and while pursuing him the mates stumble on a bank robbery and a drug king's palatial villa, where the grand finale reeks wreak havoc in Brian De Palma's Scarface style . And teaming up with a botcher group of underdog municipal policemen commanded by stiff Commissaire Gibert (Bernard Farcy) in ¨Police Academy¨ style. The sympathetic cop and his companion and their super-taxi go into action . Out to stop the thief gang . No speed limits the next 90 min.

Diverting and moving French action comedy in which the bungling ordinary squad takes on a dangerous mobster and his hoodlums , including the ordinary actors as Samy Naceri , Frédéric Diefenthal , Bernard Farcy , Emma Wiklund , Edouard Montoute , all of them giving sympathetic interpretations. The jokes come as thick and fast , hit and miss as usual and it is done in good spirit if not always in good taste . So-so entry to the nice series with accent on sight gags , and humour that stems from the diverting roles established in other movies . The agreeable cast formed by the motley group of misfits giving fun interpretation while creating confusion , laughs and mayhem . This thrilling as well as humorous motion picture blends action packed , car chases , comedy , shootouts , rip-roaring and turns out to be pretty amusing . The movie is developed in Marseille , as usual , being extremely bemusing , hilarious and really disconcerting.

The film displays action , comedy , intrigue , tongue-in-check and results to be entertaining enough, though predictable . The premise is simple and plain , as a misfit , botcher but likable team reunited to undertake dangerous missions . There are chases galore in breathtaking velocity and with impressive finale race cars , causing wreak havoc and destruction , being realized by magnificent stunts and including excellent visual effects . From start to finish the action pace is fast-moving , as it provides fast and furious entertainment with spectacular scenes . It's a run-of-the mill action-comedy film but from the initial scenes to final entertainment and amusement is unstopped . The laughters and chuckles are varied and giggles are based about diverse characters and differences of the protagonists , but they're the unlikeliest pals . The film is thrilling and humorous at times but is also ridiculous and embarrassing . However, sometimes is fresh and diverting and on a couple of memorable occasions , it's frankly delicious .

Lively and atmospheric musical score adjusted to the action composed by means of synthesizer . Glamorous and colorful cinematography by cameraman Pierrre Morel .This French buddy-cop movie was lavishly produced by great producer and director Luc Besson and regularly directed by Gérard Krawczyk . The funny Taxi series ordinarily played by a foul-mouthed Cabbie : Sami Narcery joining forces with a bungler police inspector , a loser named Emilien : Frederic Diefenthal, along with Bernard Farcy , Marion Cotillard . The original titled Taxi (1998) by Gerard Pires was followed by four sequels : Taxi 2 (2000) , Taxi 3 (2003) y Taxi 4 (2007) and Taxi 5 (2018) with Franck Gastambide , Salvatore Esposito , Edouard Montoute , Alain Trésor, Anouar Toubali ; most of them directed by Gerard Krawczyc and same actors and an American version Taxi (2004) by Tim Story with Queen Lafitah , Jimmy Fallon . The flick will appeal to adrenaline lovers and those young people looking for amusement and strong emotions . It's a must see for the cars buffs and Taxi series enthusiasts .

The worst of all the taxi movies. A beautiful car is the only positive object in this picture; Not enough actions scenes and comedy scenes like in the other pictures. You have to be a Belgian for really understanding the dialogs in this movie. Furthermore the dangerous criminal is known as the biggest Flemish menace, apparently the French have forgotten that in Flanders the people speak Dutch.

The big lack in this movie is the absence of hot pursuits of the taxi driver like in the other three movies. It's a summery of copies of good scenes from the previous movies but it lacks the magic and comedy of the other taxi movies.

The original Luc Besson movie is far more better then this one.

In 1998 taxi pizza delivery guy Daniel became a taxi driver. One that made the streets of Marseille a dangerous place. Emilien, a cop, was there to work against him, and later with him, in pursuit of a gang of bank robbers. This film was fast paced, had a high comedy factor, insanely fast chase scenes and a compelling story. Two sequels were made. Part II was good, part III was OK.

Now, Daniel and Emilien return to the screen once more. The story picking up where part III left of - both have a son. The rest of the storyline is continued as well, for the most. Which also means most of the characters from the earlier films return too. The fast paced action is there too, just not in the same amounts as the earlier films. And that's where the painful truth lies. The cow has been milked empty - Taxi 4 is an insult to the first film. There was in total about 15 minutes of worthy film material in this one, and all the rest was rehashed, and badly at that, old material.

Anyway, the story in short: more adventures in Marseille with a fast taxi and a slow cop. But not as good as the previous ones, and hopefully the last in the series. The steady decline in quality after the first one is painful to the brain.

4 out of 10 cops run of the road.