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Reviewed by: Tony, Birmingham
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Collateral review by Tony, Birmingham
Cruise control!
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They say being a taxi driver can be a tough job, the unsociable hours, rude passengers and oh yeah, the chance that you could pick up a hitman with a deadline too meet...
But surely you can drive him too his target and then get the heck out of there....but not if you are as busy a bunny as Cruise's character in this movie. You see he has five targets to get too and to make matters worse, thanks to some cunning manipulation, he manages to make the driver himself suspect numero uno!
The movie is fairly slow paced to start and gets moving but never at a pace that makes you think whoa slow down, or indeed make you wish that you could catch your breath. There is also the slightly suspend your disbelief section as we realise that the lawyer that our hero picks up as a fare at the beginning, is one of the hitman's contracts.
The movie ends in the office building where she works and you watch as the two of them fight to stay alive. But this is the only time there is any real suspense and the high excitement comes from a mass gun battle in a crowded nightclub.
It offers much, but doesn't quite deliver the goods.
Basically more suspense and some more genuinely white knuckle moments may have raised this movie higher up my rankings but hey, like with Riddick, I've seen better, I've seen worse. Just don't expect too much and you may not be disappointed.
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Reviewed by: Carole & Mark
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Collateral review by Carole & Mark
Excellent!
(1) of (2) members found this review helpful.
Excellent film, brilliant cast. Well worth watching.
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Reviewed by: 'Tanya from London'
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Collateral review by 'Tanya from London'
Taxi Ride From Hell
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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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Reviewed by: Kevin Stanley
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Collateral review by Kevin Stanley
Cruise Hits All The Right Notes In This Jazz Infused Blockbuster
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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
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Collateral review by BB
Quiet but good
(1) of (2) members found this review helpful.
Very quiet and slow but watchable (only once)!!
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Reviewed by: JAC
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Collateral review by JAC
OK but ........
(1) of (2) members found this review helpful.
....... 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: 'Blithe'
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Collateral review by 'Blithe'
What was all the fuss about???
(1) of (2) members found this review helpful.
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'
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Collateral review by 'Dave from Cornwall'
Beware of the man in the grey suit.
(1) of (1) members found this review helpful.
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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