in the early 90 jarmusch deliver this charmer and a movie that unite america and europe through one single topic and yet show very different version of it . at probably the exact same moment people around the globe get into taxi . a stylish hollywood cast agent mount a cab in l. a. and in new york it a hapless poor man try to get home and in paris we encounter a blind woman and in rome a priest and in helsinki a bunch of drunk will tell their story . yes and indeed . story be tell and because each episode be an encounter with the respective cabbie and who all have a life and a past of their own . wynona ryder performance of the 20 year old and chain smoking taxi driver do not work very well and also make for the least interesting story . but armin müller stahl a an east german refugee and former clown and who be awe struck and belittle by the bustling nyc around him make up for a lot . his helplessness when try to communicate with his passenger and play by giancarlo esposito and almost becomes tangible when it manifest in his complete inability to steer the taxi . within very few minute the two men develop an utterly deep and good humor trust and friendship between them . i would call it the funny portion of the movie and but in rome we encounter roberto benigni a an always talk and sex obsess cabbie . his be the story we get the least emotional or intellectual outcome from and but and hey and welcome to the benigni show . if you be open mind enough to laugh about a few surprise in the field of sexual experimentation ( which we do not see but only hear describe without too much detail ) and this one will stay with you a one of the bright twenty minute in your life . before rome we visit paris with the most mysterious and yet most catching segment and a curious story about the afore mention blind woman and a black cab driver and who we can not be sure might be go blind himself ( he very short sight and therefore have problem with drive his taxi ) and have a lot of question to ask . the woman and however and be not interested in conversation and yet we get the impression she open up more than the driver realize . in helsinki a group of drunk tell the story of their sleeping friend worst day . the cab driver listen to it . it a terrible story about a horrible predicament and the poor fellow life basically lie in ruin . and yet the cabbie top the story with one of the sad thing you will ever have hear . the concept of the movie think of night a a place rather than a time and because all of the story begin at the same moment in time but in different time zone . we move east in the process of the film and so we experience sunset in los angeles and early morning in helsinki . each of these time lend a special atmosphere to the story it tell and which become the most effective in the helsinki story and which be utterly sad and however end with a new day start . people leave their place and go about their life the world move on and none of the story have an end and life for each of the character ( except one ) will continue . what so great about this movie be that it tell such different story with such different character who all have different past and intention and each accommodate the place of action ( even visually in l. a. even the building appear to be candy flavor and while in helsinki the city be cold and drab and yet hopeful ) and it all come together to this huge picture and which remind u that we be all different but all live on the same planet and know similar thing about life and death and everything in between . i wonder what this movie would have be like and if jarmusch have also consider taxi in non western country . i highly recommend this movie to anyone who . oh and blast . i recommend this movie to everyone .