Eddie's (Ladi Emeruwa) a nighttime cabbie, and given he's a convicted felon (even if he was tricked into the conviction), he's actually reasonably happy with his job - if it wasn't for his troubles sleeping during the day. So one night, when safely parked, he dozes off for a bit in his cab - and when he wakes up, he to his shock finds the tied up and brutally stabbed body of a woman (Samantha Speir) in front of his car. He of course does the right thing and immediately calls the police, and that should be that. Only ... he doesn't get the picture out of the dead girl out of his mind, and it irks him more than a bit that he doesn't learn anything about the police's progress on the case, and the story isn't even picked up by the newspapers. So he takes up investigations himself, especially since he can't exclude himself from the circle of suspects, given his latest sleepwalking spells. An investigative reporter friend (Amerjit Deu) supplies Eddie with some clues from police reports - that actually suggest a prostitute serial killer - and the rest Eddie tries to put together from making the rounds, passing through the red light districts quite frequently. Only by doing so he enters a world he doesn't understand, a world that holds its fair share of violence ...

A blend of character piece and murder mystery that works quite so well because it keeps its hands close to its chest while at the same time building up a pretty detailed world for its characters to inhabit. And besides a clever script full of inventive twists and turns, a slick yet subtle directorial effort and a strong ensemble cast also help making this movie into a very cool genre watch.

review © by Mike Haberfelner

 

Feeling lucky? Want to search any of my partnershops yourself for more, better results? (commissions earned)

The links below will take you just there!!!

Find Midnight Taxi at the amazons ...   amazon.com   amazon.co.uk   amazon.de Looking for imports? Find Midnight Taxi here ...   eThaiCD.com Your shop for all things Thai

Thanks for watching !!!