Collateral (2004)
Vincent is a cool, calculating contract killer at the top of his game. Max is a cabbie with big dreams and no results. On this fateful night, Max has to transport Vincent on his next job - one night, five stops, five hits and a getaway. Thrown together, their lives in collision - neither man will ever be the same again. Tonight everything is changing...
Classification: Suitable only for persons of 15 years and over
Starring: Jason Statham, Tom Cruise, Javier Bardem, Debi Mazar, Mark Ruffalo, Jamie Foxx, Bruce McGill, Peter Berg, Jada Pinkett Smith, Bodhi Elfman, Barry Shabaka Henley, Klea Scott
Director: Michael Mann
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Reviewed by: Kevin Stanley
Cruise Hits All The Right Notes In This Jazz Infused Blockbuster
Take a cab ride with Max. Garrulous in good company, yet discreet, he's self-effacing, compassionate, intuitive and adaptable. Silver-haired and silver-suited Vincent's visibly focussed, driven, sharp and articulate. Yet look more closely and you might notice something slightly different about him. Spitting out words laced with venom and acting in a fashion that only a man in total control can, he's not the average businessman that you might have initially mistaken him for. Director Michael Mann allows us quality time with his characters in what is an intentionally unhurried and sensual opening sequence. And they're characters that writer Stuart Beattie has successfully painted in full colour. Mann's pacing, of what is a 120-minute film, is superb. Never getting bogged down in unnecessary back-story the sense of tension, which is well maintained throughout, constantly builds with the growing momentum. It's also to the veteran director's credit that he doesn't allow any sense of Hollywood-movie-contrivance to creep in. The cinematography is awesome too. The City of Angels, shrouded in night brought to life by vibrant neon-technicolour, looks fantastic. James Newton Howard's score is also particularly effective. Tom Cruise and Jamie Foxx both produce bravura performances. Cruise as comfortable with darkly comic scenes as with the nuances of a remorseless killer. Foxx, meanwhile, expertly emphasising Max's personal and emotional arc. Michael Mann's films continue to be a real draw. Just like a good jazz player he improvises, plays unexpected off-notes and keeps his audience guessing. Collateral is one of his finest.
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Reviewed by: BB
Quiet but good
Very quiet and slow but watchable (only once)!!
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Reviewed by: JAC
OK but ........
....... it may have been me but why do American actors mumble so much, so much so that you couldn't always tell what they were saying even when you rewound the film and listened again! And why is the music so loud and talking so quiet. Turn the volume up, turn the volume down etc. Perhaps I'm just getting old ;-)
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Reviewed by: Carole & Mark
Excellent!
Excellent film, brilliant cast. Well worth watching.
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Reviewed by: 'Blithe'
What was all the fuss about???
I was really looking forward to seeing this film, although Tom Cruise is generally not an actor I enjoy watching, the reviews and Jamie Foxx's recent Oscar made me curious. I really wish I hadn't bothered. Cruise cruised through the film acting one emotion; emotionless (which you'll recognise from Minority Report), and Foxx, though much more interesting to watch, was unable to do enough to lift the film beyond the realms of a slightly higher-than-usual budget cheesy action movie. I admit, I'm not a fan of the tough-guy action film, but having watched this I'm amazed at the fuss it has generated.
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Reviewed by: 'Dave from Cornwall'
Beware of the man in the grey suit.
Wow, from start to finish the film won`t let you look away, Tense, scary and very good. Poor Max with his fare from hell, while vincent is cool, calm & calculated. Enjoy.
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Reviewed by: 'Tanya from London'
Taxi Ride From Hell
A taut and at times terrifying thriller featuring Jamie Foxx and Tom Cruise. Foxx is a taxi driver who has spent the last 12 years dream of setting up the ultimate Limo business. He becomes an unwitting pawn in a contract that Tom Cruise (playing a hard nosed man ) has been hired to carry out. Really don't want to give too much away but this is a gripping film which will have you, like it did me, on the edge of your seat.
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Collateral
 
Genres:
Thrillers
Drama

Run Time:
115 Minutes

Awards:
2004 BAFTA: Best Cinematography

Subtitles:
Arabic
Bulgarian
Czech
Danish
English
Finnish
French
German
Hungarian
Icelandic
Norwegian
Polish
Romanian
Swedish
Turkish

Languages:
English
French
German

Countries:
USA

BFI Classification:
Suitable only for persons of 15 years and over

Release Date:
17/01/2005

Production Year:
2004

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen 2.40:1

Colour:
Colour

Special Features:
  • Director's commentary
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