Taxi Driver
2021
Original language: Korean
- action & adventure
- crime
- drama
The story
A former special forces soldier delivers revenge for victims of injustice while working for a secret organization that fronts as a taxi company.
What it’s like
Night-soaked Seoul streets in sodium-orange streetlight, wet asphalt, and the cold blue glow of dashboards and phone screens, with the taxi interior working as a recurring small room for tense, close conversation. The camera turns handheld and kinetic during chases and fights, with quick cuts and hard swings, then settles into steadier two-shot framing when passengers talk or a plan gets laid out. The score pulses with synth and electronic percussion during action and drops to sparse, low tones in quieter stretches. The vibe is gritty, urban and revenge-driven, with a current of moral anger running under the set pieces. Pacing is brisk and episodic, each job a self-contained case that tightens into a longer arc. Violence is frequent and physical, with punishing fight choreography, beatings and some blood, plus threats and menace; it is not gore-heavy, but it is not gentle. The emotional register is cynical and righteous, with wry humor in the banter among crew members. The arc follows a hardened ex-soldier slowly letting a team and a shared cause pull him back toward some warmth. Suits a late-night binge with the lights off, or a decompression after a long week. For people who want stylish urban action with a conscience and can handle brutal fights.
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