Quartile rating: 5/10 · 1 rating
Before being extradited to Africa to stand trial, a notorious Belgian criminal is entrusted to the Marseilles police department for less than 24 hours. But the wily crook convinces bumbling policeman Emilien he's a lowly Belgian embassy employee who got railroaded by the brilliant master criminal.
Taxi 4 is a fourth installment in a franchise that had already largely exhausted its comedic and action premises by the second film. The plot retreads familiar ground with Emilien's bumbling antics and Daniel's souped-up taxi, offering little new beyond a Belgian criminal twist. Acting remains serviceable but uninspired, with the cast going through well-worn motions. Cinematography is competent but generic action-comedy fare with nothing visually distinctive. Novelty scores lowest as this is a deeply formulaic sequel recycling the same gags and structure from predecessors. The ending wraps up predictably without any memorable payoff.