Taxi Driver (1976) review

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I'm not going to get into details about this movie because the less you know about it the more mind blowing the ending gets. The basic plot you may want to know is as follows. Travis Bickle (Robert De Niro) is a Vietnam War veteran who cannot sleep and rides around the city at night to tire himself out. He gets a job as a New York cab driver in order to make a living off of his unsuccessful attempts. While driving around the city and seeing the populous' true colors, he confronts moral tendencies he did not question as much in the past.

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There's no one else around so you must be talkin' to me.

What can I say about this masterpiece that has not been said before? De Niro turns in one of his many fantastic performances with Scorsese's always masterful directing approach. The lines and the script of Paul Schrader prove to be a major part that makes this a triumph to witness. Jodie Foster as Iris is another shocking performance that really makes one question how messed up the world really is. You observe a 12-year-old prostitute who only wants to stay away from her parents and has her mind shaped by the manipulative "pimp" Sport (Harvey Keitel). Every one of the actors in this movie goes a 100% and coupling that with the "can-do-no-wrong" directing of Martin Scorsese one of the greatest pieces of film is born. I definitely recommend you see this movie if it shows up on your Netflix queue.