The stakes feel higher than the first movie because the villain isn't just a gang of bank robbers—it's an international criminal organization with martial arts skills, contrasting hilariously with the "bumbling cop" vibe of the French police.
The year 2000 sequel brings back the iconic duo: (Samy Naceri), the pizza-delivery-boy-turned-taxi-driver with a need for speed, and Émilien Coutant-Kerbalec (Frédéric Diefenthal), the bumbling but well-meaning police officer who still hasn't mastered his driving test. taxi 2 -2000-