Follow the Harrowing Tale of a London Cabby in MIDNIGHT TAXI
Midnight Taxi opens on a London cabby, Eddie Carter, going through his nightly routine of picking up late night fares. We meet many of his acquaintances, including the daughter of an old friend, a fellow night cabby, and an investigative journalist who thinks that Eddie should find a new career. Eddie enjoys his night gig though as it allows him to interact with less rude confused tourists and the like. The main problem with Eddie is that he hasn’t had a good night’s sleep in a very long time. This is only exacerbated by him waking up from a nap to find a murdered sex worker in the middle of the road about 100 ft or so in front of his parked cab. This incident haunts Eddie for the rest of the film, compelling him to find answers as to what happened to this poor woman.
The main problem with Midnight Taxi is simple pacing. The film’s plot, although fairly predictable, is solid and entertaining enough, but the film drags in the middle to baffling pace. The actors, particularly Ladi Emurawa and Charlotte Price, are wonderfully believable as their respectable characters, but their performances cannot fully save the film that is lacking in B plot to pad out the slog of the middle of the film. Nor does it make up for a lack of suspense to qualify it as the murder mystery thriller that the film so clearly identifies with. Instead the film plays out more like a slow character study that suffers severely from pacing issues. If none of these issues concern you, I’d say give this a watch and enjoy it for what it’s worth, but If you want an edge or seat suspense thriller, this is not the film for you.
