Meh, I expected more. I guess we should not believe in everything the critics say.

**The Good**: + Very sharp and memorable dialogue. + A score that is both haunting, playful and sensual, perfectly capturing the feel of the film. + **Martin Scorsese** tells his story expertly using close-ups, sweeping shots and well-placed imagery. + The entire film balances on De Niro's layered performance. Travis Bickle is a fascinating character in his simplicity and naivety and at the same time, he is complex in his madness and obsession. Either way, De Niro performs impeccably. + The chemistry between De Niro and both Foster and Shepherd is great. + What starts out as a slightly uncomfortable romance turns into a mystery and a crime thriller - the loner turns into a vigilante. + Several memorable moments including the scene in the taxi with the husband, the conversation with the Secret Service guy, the "You talkin' to me?" sequence... + Shows that dark, gritty and filthy side of NYC that is so central to Bickle's motives. + A 12-year-old **Jodie Foster** totally steals the show in her small but impressive part. + Deep down, _Taxi Driver_ is a story about loneliness, madness and mental disorder. **The Bad**: - The dialogue oftentimes feels abstract and philosophical and very rarely advances the plot itself. - The first hour is not very interesting. - There are plenty of scenes that feel like padding or filler and they interrupt the natural flow of the film. - I had difficulties grasping the actual motives of the characters as well as the political and societal undertones of the script or the whole point of the film. - There is a proper build-up to the core of the story but after that, the film goes nowhere until it suddenly arrives at a conclusion. - The entire subplot with Betsy and Palantine feels superfluous since they are barely even in the film. **Verdict**: It's a simple story with a powerful message - but even De Niro's Oscar-worthy performance can't save a film that suffers from a simplicity and lack of supporting characters.

Pretty overrated like most of Scorsese films.

Meeeeeeeeh, got bored. Too much stereotype, the blacks are monsters, the whore is a poor "uneducated" girl, the indépendant working woman is a cunt cause she don't want to sleep with the protagonist. I really don't see the point of this movie.

i don't get the point of this film, it's like it tries to tell you something but it's also retarded