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Kirby

4Apr12

Very tense film. Tom Cruise did not get enough credit for his role.

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Barbosa_XII

21Apr12

Id Say both Mann and Cruise did not get enough credit for taking this horrible script and turning it into something worthwhile.

Westley

16Mar12

One of the movies that made me love movies.

Much has been made of Drive borrowing from Thief, but I would find it hard to believe that Refn wasn't watching this and taking notes on how to effectively shoot Los Angeles. Thankfully, he didn't borrow the Audioslave music cue.

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Andre Rehal

8Jan12

A more than solid genre film. It's funny how well Tom Cruise works as a sociopath.

Wesley Emblidge

18Dec11

Much too slow for me. Climaxes nicely, it looks fantastic, and Cruise is great, but most of the film just drags along. Also tragically underuses Bardem.

Jye Sherwell

11Feb12

THIS was too slow for you? How would you handle something like "The Flight of the Red Balloon"?

Agustin Alturria

28Oct11

Love L.A at night in this one

Easton Dubois

10Oct11

I prefer my Cruiser to be the good guy...flying jets n' shit (occasionally shirtless with that panty-soaking smile).

Ryan Clark

8Sep11

I was forced to watch this in a film study course and I HATED it. Tom Cruise, who is not one of my favorite actors by any means, but who has proven he can turn in a good performance when he wants to, is horrible here; the plot is trite and predictable; the videography (yes, this was very obviously shot on video) is amateurish. I'm not sure why this film is praised so often. Mass hysteria?

john saenz

18Sep11

This film nails in on the visuals so i have absolutely no idea what you are talking about. All those greens and rays of yellow. Tom cruises GREY appearance placed carefully in space in this atmospheric city is honestly above great craftsmanship. Mann KNOWS how to film a city. Video or not.
Ryan Clark

18Sep11

Really? I thought it looked terrible. Also the visuals aren't everything -- the plot and characters have to grab me, and in Collateral they certainly didn't.
Taylor Kyles

26Sep11

Which Film Studies textbook did you use? Film Art does a pretty good job of explaining the importance of low-light HD cinematography in Collateral.
Ryan Clark

26Sep11

I don't think we had a textbook for that course, but I would never buy a textbook that praised the cinematography of Collateral 'cause it looked like shit to me.
Brian O'blivion

13Feb12

The infected wound color scheme looks cheap and terrible.
Ryan Clark

13Feb12

Thank you!

TakaAwesome

6Sep11

A better ending would've elevated this to something greater (the current one bugs me, narratively/thematically). Still, it's pretty great and Cruise owns the screen every second he's on it. Also, has L.A. at night ever been captured so vividly?

AdamantCocoon

5Sep11

Bonus points for killing off a token character before the last act, although mostly, I never cared for post-Heat Mann. I prefer the tone and style in a film like Michael Clayton, which hoards charisma with a more competent script.

FailedImitator

9Aug11

The still is amazing.

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Mubian

26Feb12

Really? I think it looks awful!
FailedImitator

26Feb12

Admittedly, it's not a really good still on its own. But when you put it in the context of the film -- that scene -- I think it's quite powerful.

Dave

30May11

Stylish in the way that only Michael Mann could make it. Is the story a bit outlandish? Sure, but it's so cool the whole way through it is hard not to get swept up in it.

shaun morrison

29May11

I love the scene where the women is on the 16th floor and cruise is on the 14th it is so damn intence .

Harry Rossi

12May11

Its so rare to find a good modern American thriller that's smart and doesn't talk down to its audience. Aside from the last 20 minutes of this movie (which is brilliant) some of the most intense scenes of the film are the conversations between these two men, both of whom are portrayed stunningly. Foxx is great and Cruise gives one the best performances I've ever seen him in. I never thought I'd be scared of him!

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A Mann's Man

18Mar11

A reverential evening incursion through L.A that is perhaps the perfect antidote to the modern, urban malaise. A wonderfully economical movie!

Cinesthesia (aka Duncan)

10Mar11

Between this, Magnolia, and Eyes Wide Shut, it seems clear that Tom Cruise's untapped potential is playing characters who are teetering on the edge of sanity.

Lee

6May11

I totally agree with you. Tom Cruise is an incredible actor when he wants to be and it is sad that he doesn't just dedicate himself to these kind of roles.

Daniel McCarthy

7Mar11

Why can't Tom Cruise be this good all the time?

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X.A. Coronel

6Mar11

Neither do I.

FailedImitator

24Feb11

I don't like the new still one bit.

Nicholas R. Lukic

22Feb11

Such an underrated film. A perfect movie, and a fantastic job well done by Jamie Foxx and Tom Cruise. A true masterpiece many should see.

Maximilian Bercovicz

18Jan11

Actually a pretty OK film. The Cruise-Foxx relationship definitely carried the plot from start to finish, but there's not much more to this. Foxx did everything with his character - a good performance.

ACOMPLETEUNKNOWN

11Jan11

What a bad ending!

ivanatman

10Jan11

All I love about this movie is the conversations in the taxi.

RusticMachine

8Jan11

Decent action flick. Some great action scenes that held the movie despite its weak plot line.

odilonvert

13Dec10

Beautifully filmed. A flick with a lot of action that somehow manages to pay equal attention to mood, the kind that is a little contemplative. Went out last night and thought how well Mann captured a certain feeling of L.A. at night.