Lurking beneath the apocalyptic visual finesse of ad-director Tony Kaye's first feature lies a central challenge: where does racism come from? More specifically, at what point does the standard "Takin'-our-women-and-jobs..." bonehead cabbie-chat ignite into something more organised and sinister? But Kaye and screenwriter David McKenna adopt such a concise approach to an already discussed-to-bits issue that, in the end, the tale almost becomes smothered by the telling.
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Sarah George
Jan 10th 2009, 21:11
Poignant. Edward Norton plays it brilliantly.
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hawk6363
Jul 20th 2009, 0:14
only 3 stars, deserves more than this. Norton played the role really well and the film gave a tear to my eye
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