Taximetristi

The actors are really great. In some parts you can see they play a part, but in smaller roles nothing major. The dialogue feels natural, small parts where it seems scripted. The plot is really interesting. It's also funny I laughed a lot. To be honest it's a lot better than I expected. The only issue I had is that I wanted more of it. I think the industry in Romania just gets better and better.

I didnt mind the swearing, It s a reality we live in, people swear a lot. A lot of movies have a lot of swears not only Romanian productions, so I think people who talk badly about this movie should start watching Disney Channel and stop complaining.

I also liked the story, It was cohesive and well tought.

I will give it a 9/10 just because It felt a little scripted at times. But if you compare it with Teambuilding this one is a 10/10.

One of the better Romanian scripts for a comedy from the last 10-20 years. Obscenities aside, its vignettes are pretty good and tell a deeper story but the story from underneath it all is the one that is grounded and pretty real, emotion wise. We get to know these two characters, these two sad taxi drivers - fun fact: trist in taximetrist means sad - to their very core, we understand not only them but a very big chunk of their generation, my generation.

We no longer blame the government but we are looking within when something doesn't go our way. We blame ourselves, we are maturing from this point of view. We are getting there. There was a glimpse when one of the drivers wanted to go the political route but he was destroyed, when a client opened his eyes its all his fault for the situation he is in. It's the capitalist way.

Beside this, great sound and a different coloring of this night life, not usual to romanian cinema.

A good movie, not a great one, but a good one. Some characters are strong and the actors that protraied them did their job. The story is pretty good, some slices of what happens in the city at night, with happiness and sadness, with joy and anger, love and hate, it's all there. For some of them it could have done a bit more, to offer a context, or to find out what happened next, but in the end, as a taxi driver, this is exactly what you see: take people from point A to point B, drop them off and that's it. You go back to your live, you don't know what happend to the ones you travelled with. Good job!

I really appreciate the effort that the Romanian cinema production and all this industry implies does the last years. This one is a major failure! Worst by far!!!! Wasting time!

The short, each client story's supposed to be funny, but are not. Three times, parts are freezing on some boring dialogue with no ending. I don't know customers or taxi drivers, both way's, that could stand/accept such attitude or way to talk to someone. So by all means this should be catalogued as Sci/Fi drama and definitely not a comedy. Inspired by true stories from the taxi drivers and Bucharest nightlife? Come on, please!! Get lost Theo....dore!!!

Oh, where do I even begin with Taximetristi (2023)? I had such high hopes for this movie, but boy, was I in for a major letdown! I mean, I must say, I wasn't just disappointed; I was positively stupefied by how awful it turned out to be.

From the very start, it's as if the filmmakers conspired to bore me to tears. The plot was so cliché and predictable that I could have written a better story in my sleep - which, by the way, I practically did because this film was so mind-numbingly dull that I couldn't help but doze off!

The characters were just as lifeless as a taxidermied animal. I felt no connection, no empathy, and certainly no interest in their fates. It's like they were trying to make a statement about existentialism, but all I got was a headache from rolling my eyes too hard.

And the pacing! Oh, don't get me started on the pacing. It was slower than a tortoise wearing cement shoes. I kept waiting for something, anything, to happen, but it was just one long, tedious snoozefest.

I have to give them some credit for the cinematography; at least, the visuals were somewhat decent. But, alas, a few pretty shots do not a good movie make.

It's truly baffling how a film like this even got made. Did anyone read the script before greenlighting this disaster? Were the actors sleepwalking through their roles? I wouldn't be surprised if they were, considering how easy it was to doze off while watching.

In conclusion, Taximetristi (2023) was a total waste of time. If you're suffering from insomnia, maybe consider this movie as an alternative to counting sheep. For everyone else seeking entertainment, steer clear of this snooze-inducing catastrophe. Save yourself the agony and watch something that won't make you question your life choices.