Model Taxi (2021)

incroyable drama d'action!

Des justiciers qui n’ont pas froid au yeux? validé
Un super héros " bad ass" au coeur de bisounours? validé
Une équipe aussi solide qu’une montagne? validé
Une bande son qui déchire? validé
Des vilains qui s’en prennent plein la poire (et c’est bien fait clamons-nous)? validé!

Tout commence avec la sortie de prison d’un tueur en série. Nous apprenons, comme souvent, que le criminel n’a peu ou prou purgé une peine à la hauteur (si cela pouvait compenser les victimes) de ses crimes. Ainsi commence. Taxi Driver.
Do Gi est un ancien officier des Forces Spéciales. Suite à la mort de sa mère odieusement assassinée, il rejoint sans beaucoup d’hésitation le groupe de justicier « arc en ciel ». Un groupe formé par leur président, Jang Sung Chul, ainsi que de l’adorable hacker, Ahn Go Eun, et du duo de mécano« frère pour la vie » Park Jin Eon et Choi Kyung Goo. Tout ce petit groupe vont mener une vendetta au nom des victimes bien souvent « abandonnées » par la justice.

Le drama est basé sur le web-comics « The deluxe taxi » de Carlos et Lee Jae Jin.

En voilà un drama d’action mené tambour battant. Cela faisait bien longtemps que les coréens ne m’avaient autant tenu en haleine avec un thriller aussi étourdissant. Le dernier en date était « Vagabond » avec mes chouchous Suzy et Lee Seung Gi. C’est pour dire.

Mais au-delà des scènes d’actions magistralement orchestrées, nous entrons au coeur d’un sujet sensible : les victimes de violence. De viol. D’abus physique. De pornographie. De fraude financière. De meurtre sans preuve…
Il faut noter que certaines scènes sont dures à regarder (cela fait longtemps que je ne regarde plus de séries US ; une explication simpliste de ma sensibilité exacerbée et de ma tolérance très limitée?). Chaque cas dont est en charge Do Gi et son équipe est montré avec ce mélange de pudeur et de vérité que l’on retrouve souvent chez les coréens. Résultat, le spectateur ressent vivement la douleur, violente ou psychologique, des victimes, leur désarroi et leur envie (légitime) de se venger.
Un détail qui peut avoir son importance, les divers crimes relatés dans ce drama se sont réellement déroulés en Corée du Sud, ayant fait la une des journaux. Le sentiment d’horreur pour certaines histoires en est logiquement décuplé. On retient son souffle et on respire lentement, car ce sentiment d’injustice est ressenti jusqu’au tréfonds de sa chair.
La question tout au long du drama se pose rapidement : Peut-on se faire justice soi-même? C’est un débat ma foi qui peut soulever avec passion la foule. Ici, point de discussion (en même temps, je monologue un peu), mais au fur et à mesure des épisodes, sachant pertinemment que ce n’est ni moralement, ni éthiquement bien, j’ai tout de même adhéré à leurs actions. J’ai même applaudi (avec mes mains et pieds!). Voire même attendu avec délectation le moment où les vilains se feront « punir ».
Les actions de Do Gi et de ses amis peuvent être perçus comme extrêmes. J’avoue avoir eu de la peine pour Madame Rim jouée par Shim So Young, et j’ai été soulagée de voir que sa punition n’a pas été aussi lourde que les autres. Cela dit la douleur psychologique et la peine de Madame Rim n’en était pas moindre, et ce fut la seule et unique fois où je me suis sentie mal à l’aise.

Pour le reste des vilains, je dirai juste « ils l’ont bien mérité! ». 1000 fois mérité…
La cruauté envers les criminels et la violence qui leur sont impitoyablement appliquées sont contrebalancées par toute cette empathie et aide qui sont apportées sans compter aux victimes et à leurs proches. Cette reconnaissance infinie que ces dernières doivent ressentir envers leur sauveur est inqualifiable. Innommables. Il y a eu tant de fois où j’aurais aimé, moi aussi, être cette main tendue. C’est aussi pourquoi, je ne pouvais pas personnellement condamner Do Gi et ses amis. Qu’aurions nous fait dans leur situation? Surement pareil. En ce qui me concerne.

La réussite de ce drama repose non seulement sur cette réalisation soignée des épisodes, sur la qualité de l’OST rendant certaines scène épiques et sur les scènes d’actions et de « baston » minutieusement filmées, mais aussi et surtout sur le jeu des acteurs et ce lien incroyable au sein de l’équipe « arc en ciel » qu'ils ont réussi à nous dépeindre.

Chaque personnage a sa croix à porter, un passé douloureux qui se dévoile peu à peu. Malgré cela, chacun d’entre eux campent des êtres humains qui nous rendent foi en l’humanité.
Prêt à se tenir la main et n’en faire qu’un.
Prêt à défendre la veuve et l’orphelin.
Prêt à se sacrifier les uns pour les autres.
Ce lien présent dès le départ est incroyablement fort.

J’ai été particulièrement touché par le lien entre Do Gi et Ahn Go Eun. Cette tendresse qu’ils ont l’un et l’autre était particulièrement attendrissante.
Mon seul regret aura de ne pas avoir eu droit à une petite, même minime, romance entre Do Gi et Go Eun, leur complicité était adorable et l’alchimie entre les deux acteurs parfaite.
Lee Je Hoon a été magnifique dans ce drama. Acteur qui a su prouver son talent comme dans « Signal », « Secret Door » ou « Tomorrow with you », il a pourtant réussi à me surprendre dans « Taxi Driver ». Je n’imagine personne d’autre être Do Gi. Je n’oublierais pas de sitôt ses nombreux déguisements dans ce drama. Voir l’imperturbable et peu causant Do Gi se transformer au grès de ses missions en un professeur stupide et maladroit ou en un employé de bureau totalement loufoque était extraordinaire. Sa capacité à s’imprégner de chaque rôle tout en restant Do Gi était tout simplement bluffant!
Il a apporté cette subtile touche étonnante de fragilité (j’aurais voulu moult fois aimer le prendre dans les bras pour le consoler) en face de ses amis tout en étant ce justicier impitoyable frappant encore et encore jusqu’à s’en faire mal.


Pyo Ye Jin n’a pas eu beaucoup de rôle majeur, si ce n’est « VIP », et c’est bien dommage car c’est une actrice que j’aime beaucoup et qui mériterait plus de fanfare autour d’elle. Difficile d’imaginer que Pyo Ye Jin ait été prise à la dernière minute tant elle a été parfaite.
Elle a apporté une profondeur certaine à ce personnage si émouvant dans sa douleur silencieuse, sa force ainsi que sa capacité à soulever l’équipe entière. Elle était un peu la mascotte des « Taxis Arc En Ciel ».
Ahn Go Eun a été un de mes personnages préférés, sa blessure psychologique n’entamant en rien sa bonne humeur au sein du groupe. Elle a été un vrai rayon de soleil.
Jang Sung Chul me semblait louche. Au départ. A force, on se méfie de tout le monde.
Quel soulagement de voir que par la suite, il est et restera le président honnête et altruiste, cette image que nous avons de lui dès le début. Son comportement paternel, bienveillant avec tous les membres de son équipe, son sourire et ses attentions permanents envers les victimes en font un personnage clé, le support inconditionnel de son équipe, celui qui ne désavouera jamais les siens.
L’acteur Kim Eui Sung est loin d’être un novice. Si vous ne le savez pas encore, il a incarné San Woong dans « Arthdal Chronicle», Cha Bying Jun dans « Memories of the Alhambra » ou encore Lee Wan Ik dans un des mes dramas préférés « Mr Sunshine ». Vous l’avez peut-être vu aussi dans « Train to Busan » en tant que Yong Suk ou dans « Rampant », deux magnifiques films de zombies héhé. C’est donc un acteur qui a fait ses preuves depuis longtemps, et il nous prouve encore ici son immense talent !

Il serait bien long de parler de tout le casting. Il y’aurait encore tant à dire, kang Ha Na en tant que procureur fiable et droite, le procureur Jo Jin Woo et son amitié indéfectible envers Sung Chul ou encore la diabolique Baek Sung Mi. N’oublions pas nos deux joyeux lurons Jin Eon et Kyung Goo, adorables jusque dans leur chamaillerie. Les rôles de vilain superbement interprétés et qui nous ont donné plus d’une fois l’envie d’en découdre personnellement...

Pour conclure, je vous invite fortement à visionner ce magnifique drama, vous ne le regretterez pas. Vivement la saison 2 (avec un peu de chance Do Gi et Go Eun...).

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Promising premise, badly executed

I was excited when this show came on my radar a few days ago. A storyline with an antihero who drives a taxi and metes out revenge/justice on those the legal system does a half-assed job at penalizing — let's do this. Additionally, I really enjoy watching Lee Je Hoon, having seen Signal and very recently, Move to Heaven.

The first few episodes were alright in the way that some shows try to find their footing with a unique premise. I don't know what it is, but this one is lacking in something. It was a mess, cliched, dragged on too much at times, and I didn't care much for the characters. Lee Je Hoon's antihero character could've been examined a little more, like showing a different, intimate side to him, but this was all about him beating the bad guys up.

Maybe the behind-the-scenes problems contributed to this, like the original actress who played the hacker having been replaced due to bullying allegations and reshoots being done, or the scriptwriter being replaced midway because of disagreements with the director. Who knows?

This show missed an opportunity to be something original, brilliant, and thought-provoking in terms of justice and its relationship to the law. It was more of one brooding figure taking on a gang of black suits everywhere he went. Really tiresome.

I stopped paying attention by episode 12-13 and couldn't be bothered to see the last few episodes because there was just no thrill and at that point you're no longer waiting for anything to happen. Disappointing, but maybe Season 2 will be better?

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THE REVENGE DRAMA WE BADLY NEED. A MUST WATCH!

This is not your typical revenge-themed drama. I really liked how they introduced the characters in the first episode then their works in the next ones. This drama tackles social issues that are relevant to us today. The revenge concept is really unique and the prosecutors balance what the taxi company does. The actors are all good especially Lee Je-hoon. He nailed every "role" so far and I fell more for him. He also did the action scenes himself (talk about dedication and talent <3). The plot and the series itself gets more and more interesting. I hope more people would recognize this gem.

It's still ongoing but I made this review for those who are still unsure whether they should start watching Taxi Driver or not. The answer is: WATCH THIS KDRAMA NOW!!

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I guess this ain't for me after all..

I guess it not really for me.

The plot was really interesting at first, unique. They were getting justice for those people that was denied of it. I like it a lot. Even the cast were great.. The fights scenes were good too. Some says, there's too much violence with in this show. Me, I don't mind it. As long as it's necessary for the story.

But then it went downhill from there really fast. It was as if the same thing kept happening on and on, all throughout the whole story. 16 episodes, 1 hour each is too long to watch almost the same thing over and over again.

I also wish a little bit more heart, something maybe a bit sweet just to cleanse the palate. The only reason I kept on watching is only because I was hoping it would get better, it didn't..

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I enjoyed this drama a lot, all of the cases were amazingly written (I know some are based on true events), it makes me mad and and upset, especially in the way that sometimes even the law couldn't bring justice. The last case, the hidden track 3 damn it makes me cry like crazyyy ughh it breaks my heart so muchh, i mean if law couldn't help these victims and the innocence, who will!! well, at least in this drama, we got rainbow taxi. anyways, great drama, with super amazing acting and action scenes. the squad thingy I love it but I do kinda wish moree of that family vibes feeling. The storylines were great but somewhere in the middle towards the end it has some plot holes and that ending of some cases weren't as satisfying (??) like I kinda wish more. There are parts that feel sloww and draggy prolly because they tryna make this drama more on dark side, but I think it's unnecessary cause I couldn't stand those slowness. All in all, enjoyed and love itt, it is not just a typical revenge drama, the whole message they trying to portray is amazing but there are parts that could have been better.

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Refreshing Idea, but needs more focus on characters.

There were quite many things to love about Taxi Driver, and I hate that I couldn't agree on giving a higher rating, but the things I did love include:
- The idea of getting revenge through a Taxi was a very refreshing idea and the comfort the victims felt when the main character, Doki listens to their stories warmed my heart a lot.

- The main character, Doki was also very complex, and not to even mention the actor's portrayal of this character's weaknesses, strengths, actions, and even reasonings was really good.

- The awareness each of their cases raised, watching the victims tell their struggles was very heartbreaking but the fact that these cases actually occur in real life allowed us as viewers to see why we should try as possible to be better or more supportive of victims who go through horrifying things as such.

- The villain, Beak Sun Mi, was a very complex character who knew what she wanted and was smart enough to get her hands on it.

- Both of the FLs. One of them was Go Eun, Go Eun had a bad backstory that made her physically and emotionally unstable, yet despite this, she was able to get herself up and fight for what she desired, demonstrating her strength. I absolutely loved that.

On the other hand, despite the fact that she was despised by the majority of viewers, I adored Hana's character because she had such an independent demeanor and a stubborn intellect that made me fall in love with her right away. And she was just despised by the majority of spectators since she held a different belief than the Blue Bird Team.

Things I disliked:
- The founder of the Blue Bird team, Jang Sung Chul had very little intricacy or steady composition. Yes, he was brilliant enough to form the team, but given that all he did was get angry, he seemed to me to be a self-pitying, anger-driven man who wasn't even smart. For example, when Beak Sun Mi was exposed to be the villain as the series progressed, I was unhappy that he hadn't seen it coming. It didn't make sense; he was working with a lady who could murder him with the flick of a finger, and he had no leverage to defend himself and his crew. His supposed personality traits of being intelligent and intimidating had nothing to do with 90% of the things his character performed.

- Stripping Go Eun of the follow-up of her backstory. I enjoyed Go Eun's character and was surprised to see that she had a background, but I'm pleased she did. Unfortunately, almost nothing happened with her after her backstory episodes; I mean, she's one of the main characters, so a backstory should've been inevitable; it was almost as if they'd forgotten about her.

- Hana's wasted potential. As much as I like her character's steadiness and independence, I despised how long it took the scriptwriter to put her on the team. Her joining the team was something I expected to happen even before the drama aired, but they took much too long to do so. Hana was a clever person who understood her way around the law, therefore I believe she could have protected the team better even if the law didn't punish the offenders harshly enough. They could've also given her character a more interesting backstory.

I recommend this but if you're like me you'll have difficulties wrapping your head around the unsteady development of some of the characters.

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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

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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.

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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 😅

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