Like the Luc Besson-scripted French film of the same name, Taxi is a standard odd-couple cop film hitching a ride with one of the silliest premises ever to hit the silver screen.
The movie does a decent job of setting up its ridiculous little universe early on, when we see a bike messenger, who ultimately turns out to be Belle (Queen Latifah), performing high-speed stunts that would make Evel Knievel queasy. With that setting the tone, it's comparatively easy to swallow Belle's affinity towards hot rods, and her ownership of an insanely souped-up taxicab.
She's quick to team up with car-accident-prone Officer Washburn (Jimmy Fallon), who can't decide if he's a clichéd dimwit or a delusional braggart. Since the braggart is often unbearably obnoxious, we end up preferring the more endearing dimwit. Together, the unlikely duo race around town, trying to intercept a gang of elite bank robbers, that also happens to be composed of Brazilian supermodels because ... well, why not?
Some of the car chases capture brief moments of exhilaration, but the chemistry of the two leads, upon which films like this depend, is often hit-and-miss. At best, the comedy is only mildly amusing, making Taxi not quite worth the fare.