Taxi missed its moment. From beginning to end, this breezy comedy feels like a movie that should have come out in the summer. If you see this movie, you should feel the relief of stepping into a cool theater on a hot day. That feeling, not entirely unlike getting into a nice air-conditioned cab instead of walking those 8-10 sweaty blocks, might make this bit of fluff seem like a welcome luxury. Unfortunately, it is now October.
Which means that you are a little less likely to be impressed with the surroundings, and a bit more likely to notice the bumps in the road.As the movie begins, Belle (Queen Latifah) is about to quit her job as a bike courier so that she can finally achieve her long-time dream of becoming a taxi driver in Manhattan. Queen Latifah is an actress of considerable charisma, which makes us all a little more forgiving about the fact that she is supposed to be not only a bike courier, but the best bike courier around, despite the fact that she doesn