Taxi! Taxi!

2013
1h 33m

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"Taxi! Taxi!" is a social comedy set in the metropolitan city-state of Singapore, told through the encounters of two characters who are in what is widely perceived as the most sociable profe... Read all"Taxi! Taxi!" is a social comedy set in the metropolitan city-state of Singapore, told through the encounters of two characters who are in what is widely perceived as the most sociable profession on the island taxi drivers. Inspired by famed blogger Dr Cai Mingjie's real life acc... Read all"Taxi! Taxi!" is a social comedy set in the metropolitan city-state of Singapore, told through the encounters of two characters who are in what is widely perceived as the most sociable profession on the island taxi drivers. Inspired by famed blogger Dr Cai Mingjie's real life accounts as a taxi driver in his bestseller "Diary Of A Taxi Driver: True Stories From Singap... Read all

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6.2/10

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- 1 win & 4 nominations total

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Prof. Chua: It's not about talk talk talk, you have to act on it! You still have your powers within you. Yes, you may not be able to see now. But that's not the point. The thing is there are other gifts that you have yet to discover. What about your family? And the people who love you? They haven't given up on you, why should you give up on them?

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6/10

It was quite good...

I have not read the book that this 2013 Singaporean comedy drama "Taxi! Taxi!" is based upon, so I don't know how true it is to the source material. However, as I stumbled upon the movie, by random chance here in 2023, of course I opted to give it a chance.

Writers Boris Boo, Lee Chee Tian and Violet Lai put together a storyline and script that proved enjoyable and entertaining enough, even for someone not familiar with the novel upon which the movie is based. I wasn't sure what I was in for, as I sat down to watch "Taxi! Taxi!", aside from it being a comedy drama, but I have to say that the movie turned out to be good.

The acting performances in the movie were good. I was only familiar with actor Mark Lee (playing Ah Tau). However, leading actor Gurmit Singh (playing Professor Chua) carried the movie quite well with his performance.

"Taxi! Taxi!" is a light-hearted comedy drama, where director Kelvin Sng manages to balance both the comedy and drama elements in equal measure. It is, however, at the same time also a rather spot on depiction of how Asian society is screwed together, obsessed with careers, income, status and saving face. And that makes "Taxi! Taxi!" a rather enjoyable and watchable movie on more than just one level.

I was genuinely entertained throughout the 93 minutes that "Taxi! Taxi!" ran for. And if you enjoy Asian movies, then I will say that director Kelvin Sng's 2013 movie is well-worth checking out.

My rating of "Taxi! Taxi!" lands on a six out of ten stars.