Taxista (2021)

Sometimes we need dark heroes in this injustice world

The plot of the drama is 100/10 ! Every human being should watch this drama. You will never get bored watching this drama. The action scenes of the drama is so real and fresh to watch. Just like you're having a soda on hot day and watching fireworks towards the end of the day. At the end of each episode, they will include some info abt the crime, that little details show that the drama's aim to make community realize that how bad is the crime is clear. I personally attached on rainbow taxi squad comedies, you should look forward to have a good laughter too.

The casts of the drama are freaking AWESOME. Like I can't think of anyone that suits the characters more than the casts themselves. I'm glad pyo ye jin took the role even she's joining in the halfway of the shooting because she's so natural with her character. She doesn't look like she's acting at all. Lee je hoon really portrayed the best kim do ki. I believe he's the only one who can act as real kim do ki, the acting kim do ki, the cheeky kim do ki, and the stupid kim do ki. Really love esom's elegance in prosecutor kang hana even tho the character should be very ambitious. And all hail to the villain queen of taxi driver, she nails it !!! Like for real !! The best villain ever !

The ost of the drama are only seven but the timing of the ost playing really make your heart pounds. they gave specific role for each ost. Like if ost 1 played, you can expect for intense fighting scene, ost 2 warned you the upcoming heartbroken scene etc. I freaking love the ost "Silence" by YB ! you can check it out on youtube ? the most played ost i think.

Overall the drama is unbelievably beautiful and ugly at the same time. The beautiful sides of victims get a protection and the ugly sides of the injustice law. Definitely will rewatch this drama. Fyi already miss them and hoping for season 2

Leia Mais

This was a definite treat and I’ve already watched it all the way through twice.

This show is about a deluxe taxi service that seeks revenge for those that can’t avenge themselves. People who have been failed by the system that is supposed to protect and serve. I’m a bloodthirsty bitch so when I read the summary of this show, I was all the way in. The show starts off strong and I was heavily invested in what was going down. I enjoyed the darker tone of the show and seeing the Rainbow Taxi team seek their own justice for the wrongs done to their clients. Every case made me cry and the lengths that the Rainbow Taxi team went to, to make sure that their clients got the justice that they deserved made me happy.

The acting is pretty top-notch and every actor really brought a different aspect to the show that made the show that much better in my eyes. There was a writer switch-up about halfway through the show and I noticed it. I enjoyed the first half a lot more than the second half but the second half didn’t turn me off the show completely or anything like this. The ending was a little disappointing but that was because it ended with an addition that I didn’t care about for the entire season and didn’t want in the end but it is what it is.

Overall, this one is probably my favorite drama of the year so far. I highly recommend this show if you’re looking for a good vs. evil drama with lots of action, a team of do gooders with a dark side. This was a definite treat and I’ve already watched it all the way through twice.

Leia Mais

Really Enjoyed This Show ?

I grew up watching police/crime shows so I am very familiar with the genre. Really enjoyed this show & currently watching season 2 that is currently airing ♡ Let's do some PROS & CONS because no show is perfect. ♡

PROS:
◇The editing & how the whol show looked was amazing.
◇Chemistry it was very believable that this team have known eachother & are a found family.
◇Loved the action/fighting scenes
◇The writing & story overall really enjoyable to watch.

CONS:
◇Main character luck & you really have to expand your disbelief at times.
◇The way it wrapped up a little to nicely especially for the genre.
◇The female prosecutor I understand why she was needed for the plot and how she represented the law but I also found her extremely annoying.

Really did enjoy this show so happy I picked it up & loving season 2. Even as a fan I will say there wasn't a need for another season but I'm not mad about it either ?

Leia Mais

muy recomendable y altamente superior a otros kdramas del 2021

Para no recurrir a los spoilers y si estas en duda de si ver el drama o no, mi respuesta es un rotundo SI.

El drama pierde un poco de fuerza de cara al final, aproximadamente en los últimos 3 capítulos y en la segunda mitad agregan otros OST que no fueron mucho de mi agrado pero eso es todo lo "negativo" que podría decir en su contra porque tanto en actuación como la mayor parte del inicio y desarrollo es hermoso.
Las actuaciones de todos son magnificas, los temas extremadamente serios y crudos que se pueden encontrar te dejan muy sorprendido y nada de soluciones mágicas y políticamente correctas, no no no no, venganza contra los malvados.
El OST principal y los que ponen en la primera mitad cuando rainbow entra en acción son 10/10 al punto que se te eriza la piel de lo bien ubicados que estan en las escenas.
El final pierde un poco el "power" del principio pero es abierto y por favor pido una segunda temporada porque este drama me dio todo lo que esperaba y llego en el momento justo

Leia Mais

An Almost Perfect Drama That Survives A Nearly Ruinous Misstep

For the first several episodes of Taxi Driver, I was completely hooked. A fun take on the revenge story that was both playfully irreverent and deeply, brutally serious. The theme and tone of the episodes managed to balance this perfectly. Our various characters reveled in their ruthless undertaking with, initially, little thought for the broader moral complexities.

Naturally, as the series progressed, these moral complexities worked their way to the surface. Mature and nuanced debates about justice versus revenge, vigilantism versus an established justice system, etc. etc. became more prevalent without ever damaging the pacing or feel of the story.

Mostly, this is a drama that doesn't really need a review. You get what's on the tin. It's done exceptionally well. Enough is left unresolved to leave room for personal consideration. The action sequences were wonderful. The characters were wonderfully developed and the whole cast had lovely chemistry. I also enjoyed the pronounced lack of romance.

HOWEVER.

About halfway through, a storyline was begun that damn near ruined the whole thing. I'm not one to jump up and down about how women should or should not be portrayed. I'm of the mind that women, like all human beings, exist in limitless variety and so there really is no "wrong" portrayal, strictly speaking. But this went far enough to offend my intelligence. A case was introduced that had a personal connection to the woman on the team. Many cases arose throughout the series that had personal connections to the various main characters. And all of them struggled to deal with their own emotional baggage as they worked on the case. However when hers came about, she didn't struggle. She ran away to her house where she locked herself in her bedroom and hid under her bed (literally) for days. She was an adult whose irrationally and unnaturally childish behavior was being depicted as normal and unsurprising. No one could reach her. They ended up having to cope with her absence as they tried to handle the case without her essential skills. It came across like she, being a woman, was literally incapable of dealing with the emotional weight of it. This particular case, too, dragged on MUCH longer than the previous ones had, which made this situation feel like it would never end. I almost dropped the drama because of it. An absurd decision that someone ought to be punished for.

And it wasn't like the men were depicted as having an easy time with their personal issues. One had a panic disorder that actually landed him in the hospital. They all struggled, but the men were, apparently, able to at least maintain lucidity and uprightness (and adulthood?). Whereas the woman, being female, actually fully shut down under the pressure of ~~trauma~~ and reverted back to a seven-year-old child. It was like this was the only way the writers could think to portray a woman having a hard time with something. Like they thought it was somehow unrealistic for her to at least be able to attempt to struggle through it. And that it was far more realistic for the woman to respond to difficulty exactly the same way a child would. Because a woman and child are more or less the same thing, right?

If you fast forward through all that garbage, this series is really wonderful. Though I'm hesitant to watch Season 2 on the chance there might be more of that.

Leia Mais

Rainbow Taxi to the rescue ❤

I had to write about this one because, oh boy, for me, it was pure perfection. Taxi Driver is INTENSE. I was moved by the cases, by the characters, by EVERYTHING, since the first episode and it only got better and better. I have no words to describe all that this drama meant to me...

First, let me just say this, it is SO MUCH MORE than just an action drama. Taxi Driver brings real stories, things so horrible it's hard to believe they really happened, so the cases are all about making the criminals pay - no matter how "protected" by power/money/status they are. And THEN they give voice to the victims - listening, protecting and helping them. This is so powerful. The message is clear: if you are a victim, stay strong. Don't break. Speak up. Look for help. You are not alone. You do not have to go through it alone. Call for help. Report. / And in the end of each episode they display the numbers of crime report lines, helplines and listening services in Korea.

The cast is AMAZING - I loved everyone in this show, so many great actors/actresses. The characters are captivating and the Rainbow Taxi Squad will be in my heart forever ❤

If you are looking for romance, this drama is not for you. But, if you are in the mood for a badass squad and teamwork , great action, some thriller, crimes and plots that will make you feel A LOT - from hate to love, to sadness, to hate again and so on - this one is definitely for you.

Leia Mais

Amazing

Fantastic action and acting. This series makes you feel things and absolutely LOVE the characters. I've already re-watched it once because it's just that good. It's a group of people that goes around helping individuals when regular law enforcement can't (or won't) help them.

Hard action sprinkled with some comedy and heartfelt stories. Lee Je Hoon is absolutely amazing in this series. Every episode can be viewed as a stand-alone story but there is also a storyline that connects them all to culminate in the last few eps, both for season 1 and two. But why would you only want to watch one ep? Both seasons have a somewhat closed ending, so you will not be left hanging.

Supposedly a season 3 is in the works and I will definately watch it!

Leia Mais

“If my way doesn’t work, I’ll follow your method.”

A fast pacing action crime drama that had me hooked since the first minute. But… here’s the thing, as much as I love Lee Je Hoon and Esom, I have to say this: the premise and plot is really interesting but the outcome is much more dramatic and unrealistically based on the good guy’s pure luck. Even though I truly enjoyed the entire series, I just can’t overlooked some major flaws in this drama.

Okay, so let’s start with the thing that I love first, shall we? I love how the cases were based on real stories which did great to ground this drama. The scoring was really good, it added a memorable flair to the entire drama. It actually started out strong with the factory employee and school bullying cases. The cast selection is smashing. Lee Je Hoon showcases an amazing versatility, he completely embodying every role that he does in this drama. We got to see him as the dumb jeotgal-loving businessman, the awkward substitute teacher, a docile but avaricious employee, silly illegal mobile phone dealer, and of course, the lieutenant turned taxi driver. Esom is, and as always, so charismatic on screen. Cha Ji Yeon’s impressive potrayal of her villain character. And last but not least, Lee Ho Cheol’s remarkable acting as twin with an opposite characteristic.

However, this drama really does struggle in the second healf of the drama. From the data centre case onwards, it just became too focused on the villains rather than the victims. It lacks focus to the existing cases and became too dramatized and unrealistic. Kim Do Ki, the male lead, never lose. Everything else is just a small hiccup for him. He just seemed so unrealistically powerful to the point where there was no conflict during any fights. You just knew he would survive ??‍♀️ Imagine getting stabbed in the shoulder yet still managed to fight with 20 people and still wins. That’s not humanly possible, like… I can’t relate, the US Marines can’t relate; yet Kim Do Ki can lmao.

The fighting sequences, while enjoyable, are not as neat as some other movies/dramas. Some fights look obviously fake and the stuntmen are obvious as well (i think they struggled to find stuntmen with the same physical appearances with the actors). But, all in all, fighting scenes with an upbeat music playing in the back is always my cup of tea.

I do think this drama would have a much better outcome if it still maintaining their episodic arcs which based on real life cases, though. Those cases were more ‘humane’ rather than whatever the hell happened in the second half of the drama.

All in all, it was definitely an enjoyable ride. In terms of quality, this was definitely an extremely well produced drama, with phenomenal cast. If you want to watch this, just watch it for Lee Je Hoon’s acting, you’ll definitely won’t regret it.

Leia Mais