Model Taxi (2021)

Revenge Tastes Hella Good.

Truly one of the dramas that put other dramas out of business. Taxi Driver is a whirlwind of a story, with the storyline building within smaller plots and slowly unveiling itself as the drama progresses. A satisfying story that makes you wish that Rainbow Transportation existed in our own society (or maybe it does!) with our corrupt legal and justice system, letting horrible criminals out and innocent bystanders in. The drama perfectly describes the feeling of disgust and disappointment: sitting back and watching those who tortured and ruin you getting a tiny slap on the wrist. And the inevitable question everyone is faced with in the industry: Should those who punish bad guys be punished too?

The cast is unbeatable. From Lee Je-Hoon to Ho Chul Lee ( can we talk about how he played 2 different personalities???) to the craziest villain Cha Ji-Yeon, the producers and directors knew what they were doing when they cast each role. Also, love the fact that Lee Je-Hoon is on a roll this year! If you haven't watched Move to Heaven with him, please do so immediately. Every episode had its own special story which had Lee Je-Hoon evolving into different characters. Let's just say he understood EVERY assignment. The creative detail for the Rainbow Transportation service is also insane...the way the animation perfectly resembled a video game and had a different location in each episode.

Overall, this drama is a must-watch. If you like revenge, violence, and Lee Je-Hoon, start this right now.

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Adorei a viagem

Esse drama de ação é de tirar o folego , o enredo é bem interessante e trabalhado, com um ótimo roteiro e com cenas de ação eletrizantes que te fazem saltar do sofá. A direção foi formidável gostei muito também da fotografia e também das musicas no momento certo.

Adorei o fato de ter pequenas histórias e em cada uma aprendíamos uma lição ainda mais sabendo que eram histórias reais na realidade gostaria que tivessem mais. As cenas de lutam eram muito boas apesar de ser um pouco forçadas e fora da realidade algumas vezes, pois parecia que o protagonista masculino era uma máquina , mais deixando isso de lado gostei muito de ver , as cenas eram bem feitas e dirigidas.

Outro fator que eu gostei foi que neste show não tem perdão para os pecadores todos serão punidos ao contrario de muitos dramas que vemos por aí. Vou falar agora pontos negativos ao meu ver: Achei a promotora na maioria das vezes irritante , ela foi ficar mais interessante quase no final, poderia ter menos foco nela, foi meio que perda de tempo ou podiam ter feito a personagem dela de forma diferente, outro fator negativo foi que o drama ficou arrastado do meio para o final, mesmo tendo as cenas de ação que achei que foi o ponto alto deste show porém não deu para segurar muito a empolgação que eu estava no inicio, para mim acho que 12 episódios já seriam suficiente.,

Em fim apesar das falhas é um bom show eu recomendo gostei do que assisti, conseguiram passar a mensagem que queriam e o final foi bem satisfatório para mim.

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Decent show. Great action. Hilariously blatant advertising

The show itself was pretty enjoyable. The acting and action is the stand out by far.

The story was more compelling at the beginning, particularly when the focus was on individual cases. The main plot was wrapped up with a couple episodes of the season left so the extra plot felt like it came out of nowhere, was rushed and didn't have the same impact as the main plots or even some of the one-off plots earlier on in the series.

I appreciate the attempt to shine a light on where the system fails in supporting victims and protecting those who are guilty, including excessive force used by authorities to force confession or statutes of limitations. I don't think I've seen that tackled in a show before - especially with the post-credit real life stories of those affected.

Also I've never seen such blatant advertising in a show - I genuinely burst out laughing in the final episode with how many ads were back to back.

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If the law won't help, do it yourself.

A story about people helping other people take revenge. An action packed show with stories that tugs your heartstrings combined with laughter and funny moment and a soundtrack with 80's vibes is how I would describe this show.

It starts of strong, dark cases with lots of violence but with some funny scenes to cut the heaviness. It does go downhill for me in the middle but goes back up towards the end, even if the heaviness from the beginning that I really liked never truly came back. It went from individual cases from different characters to cases involving the team, which isn't a bad thing per say, but I really liked learning the different stories and then see the team help them take revenge. That and seeing the gratitude after the case is done. That being said, the cases involving the team aren't less dark and gruesome, but you can feel the shift in the show.

The acting was superb the whole way through. Lee Je Hoon is great as the main lead and Esom did a really good job as Kang Ha Na (a character that for some reason got a lot of hate, which I do not get). Though all the actors did a great job Cha Ji Yeon really stood out. What a great performance.

I really liked the soundtrack on this one. When the synth part comes on, you know you are in for a ride. A taxi ride. (I'll show myself out)

Though the show had its up and downs I think it ended on a really good note which is why I still rated it quite high. And since it ended with an open ending, here's hoping for a second season!!

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Do-gi is goated

Be prepared for an extremely intense 16 episodes which has several sub-plots interconnected. I felt that this series did a really good job illustrating ‘morally grey’ characters (which definitely fits in with the entire plot itself) that the audience would feel extreme sympathy for yet be not able to justify their actions completely.

Personally, a factor that definitely made me root for the crew more despite the illegality of their actions was the fact that they have all experienced deep trauma themselves as well, which makes them all the more driven to help others heal.

On a side note, Do-Gi must possess superpowers for being able to take on a group of 20 men (mind you, they are meant to be bodyguards) at once, and effortlessly so.

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Such a great work!

one of my favorite shows!! such an impressive work.

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Revenge

Vigilantes! A team of victims who search to make justice.
Scary cases that make your skin crawl. I watched only to see the revenge.
Be prepared to see everything and more: beatings, bullying, violence against vulnerable people, exploitation, prostitution, the distribution of pornographic films, illegal organ harvesting, injustice, corruption... They didn't leave anything out.
Creepy, you're heart-heavy in the end. The only glimmer of light, this guy.
From 8th episodes I wanted a mythics revenge for this psyco and there wasn't.
In 9th, Swat and prosecutor are "chicken".
In 14th, I would have something to say! He want to fight towards a team of killers all alone? What a shitty idea!
He take the driver who get an accident where his friend were seriously injured and stay to watch him and let the villain escape and then chase him in a taxi? In the "prison" he beats everyone, there is no one left when he goes out into the square, then all at once they all arrive together nice perky and surround him? He follows the villain to the pier with the prosecutor on his heels but strangely he has time to drift with the car, beat, chase the bad one and only then help arrives. Timing that doesn't add up.

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The cast will definitely woo you to watch this! ?

For those of you who have not watched this drama is missing out big time!!!! A webtoon adaptation, this one's a brilliant series. Each 2 episodes follows up with a case of justice and not a repeated storyline. The initial Opening OST is so mesmerising that gives you an adrenaline rush. An amazing cast, great harmony amongst them with details pertaining to each character's individual growth as well as screen time, it gives justice not only to the perpetrators but also to each actor and a message to each one of us. The cameos are to watch out for as they are brilliant too. I had a great time watching this drama and would definitely recommend it to all. Loved it throughout.

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