Synopsis: Max has lived a mundane life as a cab driver for twelve years. The faces have come and gone from his rear-view mirror: people and places he's long since forgotten--until tonight. Vincent is a contract killer. When an off-shore narco-trafficking cartel learns that they're about to be indicted by a federal grand jury, they mount an operation to identify and kill the key witnesses, and the last stage is tonight. It is on this very night that Vincent has arrived--and five bodies are supposed to fall. Circumstances cause Vincent to hijack Max' taxicab, and Max becomes collateral--an expendable person who's in the wrong place at the wrong time. Through the night, Vincent forces Max to drive him to each assigned destination. And as the L.A.P.D. and F.B.I. race to intercept them, Max and Vincent's survival become dependent on each other, in ways neither would have imagined.
Starring: Tom Cruise, Jamie Foxx, Jada Pinkett Smith, Mark Ruffalo, Peter Berg
Directed by: Michael Mann
U.S. Rating: R
One of the most exciting movies I've seen with Tom Cruise. None of my my friends liked this movie. They didn't like to see Tom Cruise as a villain killing people, with gray hair and dying at the end of the movie. But the fact is that I liked it so much that I went to watch it three times to the movie theater. Anyway, Collateral is one of the three best movies I've seen with Tom Cruise: Collateral, The Last Samurai & War of the Worlds (my humble opinion). On this movie, the Director Michael Mann decided to shoot the movie in HD format (Viper FilmStream High-Definition Camera) instead of using the traditional 35 mm film. In fact, I believe it was the first movie filmed with this technology (at least, Mann's first one), providing more realism and image quality. The plot is based on a hit man who travels to Los Angeles and is paid to kill 5 people (witnesses for an important case in court against a dangerous drug dealer). Jamie Foxx plays Max, the taxi driver who gets paid/forced to take Vincent (Tom Cruise) around the city, killing these important witnesses. The plot offers dozens of great action scenes mixed with thriller and a little bit of suspense.
What did I like from this movie?
1. I liked that the movie was shot in HD format. It was the first movie that I watched in HD at the movie theaters and I was completely amazed.
2. The best scene: When Vincent and Max went to the disco to kill the 4th witness and there was a massive crossed-fire between the different groups (FBI, chinese bodyguards, Felix's men, Vincent, etc).
3. The best frase of the movie: Okay, look, here's the deal. Man, you were gonna drive me around tonight, never be the wiser, but El Gordo got in front of a window, did his high dive, we're into Plan B. Still breathing? Now we gotta make the best of it, improvise, adapt to the environment, Darwin, shit happens, I Ching, whatever man, we gotta roll with it.
4. The frustration felt when Max leaves the disco and turns over to the main door waiting for the cop and as soon as he appears, Vincent shoots the cop and he's already waiting for him in front of the cab.
What did I dislike from this movie?
1. Definitely, the least thing I liked in this movie was the end. Vincent's death looked so, but so fake!. I didn't understand how Tom Cruise, being such a good actor, couldn't shoot a better scene dying in the train.
I would rate this movie with a 4/5
Directed by: Michael Mann
U.S. Rating: R
One of the most exciting movies I've seen with Tom Cruise. None of my my friends liked this movie. They didn't like to see Tom Cruise as a villain killing people, with gray hair and dying at the end of the movie. But the fact is that I liked it so much that I went to watch it three times to the movie theater. Anyway, Collateral is one of the three best movies I've seen with Tom Cruise: Collateral, The Last Samurai & War of the Worlds (my humble opinion). On this movie, the Director Michael Mann decided to shoot the movie in HD format (Viper FilmStream High-Definition Camera) instead of using the traditional 35 mm film. In fact, I believe it was the first movie filmed with this technology (at least, Mann's first one), providing more realism and image quality. The plot is based on a hit man who travels to Los Angeles and is paid to kill 5 people (witnesses for an important case in court against a dangerous drug dealer). Jamie Foxx plays Max, the taxi driver who gets paid/forced to take Vincent (Tom Cruise) around the city, killing these important witnesses. The plot offers dozens of great action scenes mixed with thriller and a little bit of suspense.
What did I like from this movie?
1. I liked that the movie was shot in HD format. It was the first movie that I watched in HD at the movie theaters and I was completely amazed.
2. The best scene: When Vincent and Max went to the disco to kill the 4th witness and there was a massive crossed-fire between the different groups (FBI, chinese bodyguards, Felix's men, Vincent, etc).
3. The best frase of the movie: Okay, look, here's the deal. Man, you were gonna drive me around tonight, never be the wiser, but El Gordo got in front of a window, did his high dive, we're into Plan B. Still breathing? Now we gotta make the best of it, improvise, adapt to the environment, Darwin, shit happens, I Ching, whatever man, we gotta roll with it.
4. The frustration felt when Max leaves the disco and turns over to the main door waiting for the cop and as soon as he appears, Vincent shoots the cop and he's already waiting for him in front of the cab.
What did I dislike from this movie?
1. Definitely, the least thing I liked in this movie was the end. Vincent's death looked so, but so fake!. I didn't understand how Tom Cruise, being such a good actor, couldn't shoot a better scene dying in the train.
I would rate this movie with a 4/5
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