Collateral (2004)

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Written by Stuart Beattie

Directed by Michael Mann

Running Time: 120 minutes (approx)

Production Year: 2004

Rating: 15 Certificate

Filmed in Colour

Jamie Foxx plays Max, a cab driver in Los Angeles working nights who's offered $600 by Vincent (Tom Cruise), who's just arrived in the city. Vincent has a few errands to run and will then be leaving town.

Vincent asks Max to park in an alleyway by an apartment block while he goes inside. When the dead body hits Max's cab, he realises what Vincent's errands are - he's a contract killer in town to make five hits and Max is trapped as his driver. But as the body count rises, the authorities begin to take notice...

Released in 2004, in a lesser director's hands, this would have been an all-action shoot-em-up. But Michael Mann, the director responsible for classics such as Heat, Ali and Manhunter, knows that pacing, considered dialogue and character development offers the discerning viewer considerably more.

This is especially so in the scene where Vincent tells Max to take him to the hospital where Max's mother is a patient. It offers an invaluable insight into the two men. And as the night progresses, the pair start to reveal more about each other, we learn about Vincent's past and Max's hopes for the future.

Strongly recommended.

Cast

Image for Tom CruiseTom CruiseVincent
Image for Jamie FoxxJamie FoxxMax
Jada Pinkett SmithAnnie
Image for Mark RuffaloMark RuffaloFanning
Image for Peter BergPeter BergRichard Weidner
Bruce McGillPedrosa
Irma P. HallIda
Barry Shabaka HenleyDaniel
Image for Richard T. JonesRichard T. JonesTraffic Cop
Klea ScottFed
Bodhi ElfmanYoung Professional Man
Debi MazarYoung Professional Woman
Image for Javier BardemJavier BardemFelix
Emilio RiveraPaco
Jamie McBrideTraffic Cop

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