User Reviews

"Taxi" is a German 2015 film that runs for slightly over 90 minutes with credits. It stars Rosalie Thomass as the main character and Peter Dinklage as her co-lead. Let me talk about Thomass a bit first. Sadly, her performance here proves that she is basically nothing more then this generation's Veronice Ferres. Big curves, blonde hair and no range. A very forgettable actress. The only thing I can say in her favor is how badly her character was written. But her lack of talent adds to that a lot as well. Peter Dinklage, on the other hand does a good job with what he is given and his performance makes painfully obvious how limited Thomass is. I really wonder how they got him to star in here. I cannot say a whole lot about Kerstin Ahlrichs' direction. I think it is okay for the most part. Karen Duve is the author who wrote the novel and adapted her own work for this film. It is a pretty disastrous effort I have to say. She attempts so hard to make the main character look likable but flawed. Instead the outcome is an arrogant, egocentric, ruthless, promiscuous young woman that is completely uninteresting and honestly I did not care at all what would happen to her. Actually, she was so unlikeable that I would have been okay with her not surviving the taxi crash, but hey a "Totalschaden" is something entirely desirable of course. And the worst was possibly the scene when she appears at Dinklage's character's home after weeks of absence and orders him to call the other girl and cancel their date. What a spoiled brat. Funnily, Thomass' looks do contribute nothing that justifies this egomaniac behavior, even if everybody wants us to believe otherwise. She is not good-looking. And this is not a good film. This is "Taxi Driver" gone very bad. Do not watch. If you want to see a good recent taxi-themed film, check out Jafar Panahi's.

Even though it seems like Alex, I think Marc is the main character of the film. He organise everything to built a life with Alex. Probably, He found her taxi and forgets his wallet in taxi deliberately. And fake call for a taxi by a stranger in the bar that Marc sits is not a coincidence. And in first night Alex told him, you are very courageous. He responded like, there had been consequences that he had to be, for me that is the best moment. Alex is the only one that sees his smart and brave moves so loves and defends him in every situation. That is his inspiring but silent story despite his limits. I believe life is also includes many silent stories, struggles that people around us has but we do not pay attention.

Love it, would love to have a chat with the directing writer.