Despite the fact that the series of films "Taxi" was created in France, it has a large army of fans in almost all corners of the planet. In today's publication, we will talk about the second part of this franchise, and, more precisely, the film "Taxi 2" (2000). The actors who took part in the filming, the creators, the plot, the reviews - all of these topics are fully covered in our article. Have a nice reading!
General information
As you probably already know, the film discussed in the article is a sequel to the film "Taxi", which was released two years earlier. The first part of this franchise was warmly received by many viewers and brought good profit to the studio, so it is not surprising that the producers and cinema bosses gave the green light to the continuation of the original. The sequel "Taxi" was released on March 25, 2000. The director of the picture was Gerard Kravchik, and the well-known Luc Besson was involved in writing the script . The duration of the film is 88 minutes.
The plot of the film "Taxi 2" 2000
We considered the technical facts, now we pass directly to the picture itself. Actors of the film "Taxi 2" in 2000 is, of course, a very interesting topic, which we will definitely devote to a separate section, but before you get acquainted with it, you need to learn about the plot of this film (if you are a hardcore fan of this film, and know it by heart, you can safely skip the next paragraph).
The story originates with the arrival of the Japanese Minister of Defense in the French city of Marseille. The purpose of his visit is to test France’s achievements in the fight against terrorists. Law enforcement agencies, worrying about the safety of such a respectable person, provided the Minister with a high-tech armored car, on which he was taken on a tour of Marseille. In order to show how safe and secure this car is, the French police decided to make a show: fake terrorists periodically attacked the minister during the trip, but no one managed to get to the Japanese diplomat. But the trouble is: real gangsters from Japan learned about this presentation, who subsequently abducted the Minister of Defense. The main characters of the first film, Daniel and Emilien, took up the investigation of the case. The search for the kidnapped Japanese eventually led them to Paris, where they met their new partner. It turned out to be General Bertino, who is also the father of his beloved Daniel ...
Actors of the movie "Taxi 2" 2000
We think no one will deny that the Taxi franchise would not be so popular if it were not for the charismatic performers of the main roles.
Actors and roles of the film "Taxi 2":
Frederic Diefenthal - Emilien. A member of the French police who, like a magnet, attracts trouble.
Sami Naseri - Daniel. Reckless taxi driver and best friend of Emilien. Daniel is a very talented and skilled racer, despite the fact that he does not have a driver’s license. Although Daniel is not a member of law enforcement, he always assists his friend Emilien in investigations.
Emma Sjöberg - Petra. Beloved Emilien, who works with him in the same area. Unlike his young man, Petra has a more militant character and does not hesitate to use force to achieve his goals.
Marion Cotillard - Lily. The girl of Daniel and the daughter of General Bertino.
Bernard Farsi - Commissioner Gibert. Charismatic police chief who gets into funny situations all the time.
Jean-Christophe Bouvet - General Bertino.
Reviews
Reviews for the 2000 Taxi 2 movie are mostly positive. On the popular foreign cinema site IMDb, its average viewer rating is 6.4 points, and on the Kinopoisk portal - 7.6 points.
Now you know about the plot and actors of the film "Taxi 2" 2000. We hope you find this information useful.