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Directed by Michael Mann |
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| Tom Cruise |
Mark Ruffalo |
| Jamie Foxx |
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| Jada Pinkett Smith |
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| L.A.
taxi driver is forced to chauffeur a hired assassin
around while he kills. |
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| One-word
View: Fantastic |
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that he was trying to, but Jamie Foxx has finally won
me over. Additionally, Tom Cruise, who is a definite hit
or miss in the theaters, has renewed my interest. They
were both really good. Collateral is great, one of the
best movies (non-documentary) that I have seen this summer.
Max (Jamie) is a near-docile taxi driver whose life
is changed when he picks up Vincent (Tom) who has been
hired to kill five people connected to an upcoming case.
After paying Max double what he would normally make
in one night, Vincent and his unknowing accomplice head
off to the first mark. Things go awry and Max becomes
aware of what's going on. Now, do not be fooled into
thinking that this is just another good guy-bad guy/kill
a lot of people film. We do get that and we also get
some extraordinary character development, splendid dialogue,
and a few moments of "I can't believe that just
happened!".
Almost immediately Max and Vincent connect on some
very basic, desperate level. Max has convinced himself
that he is close to starting his own business and taxi
driving is temporary even though he has been driving
for 12 years. Vincent, coming from a deserted by parents-foster
home background approaches his job with a cool philosophical
demeanor that until now has served him well. During
the course of one evening, both lives are changed irrevocably.
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