| Collateral | | Cast : | Tom Cruise, Jamie Foxx, Jada Pinkett Smith, Mark Ruffalo | | Director : | Michael Mann | | Studio : | Universal Studios | | Format : | Widescreen, Color, Widescreen, Dolby | | Released Date : | August 06, 2004 | | DVD Released Date : | May 31, 2005 | | Language : | English (Dubbed), French (Dubbed), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Dubbed) | | Audience Rating : | R (Restricted) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
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| Rating |  | | Date | August 09, 2005 | | Summary | Starts Out Decent, Becomes Painfully Absurd | Content
 | For decades, movie fans have had to wade through a lot of crap to find a quality flicker out there. One of the biggest problems I've seen with more recent movies is that they start off strong then peter out towards the end. I don't know if film makers keep running out of money or they want to wrap up shooting and go party or - I don't know what the problem is exactly, but it's prevalent. If you can't see that this movie devolves into preposterous cliches, then you're part of the reason the movie industry continues to pump out so much crap. How many more played-to-death ideas, remakes and rehashed cheesy T.V. sitcoms will the public tolerate? Sadly, I see no end in sight.
. . . and while I'm ranting, I think all the good reviews of this flim from "professional" critics tell you a few things: 1) many of these people are too stupid to do anything useful for a living 2) payola has gotten WAY out of hand. That's the kind of society we create when capitalism is allowed to run amoke. If the only thing that matters is money, choices will be made at the expence of morality, the environment, society as a whole, etc. Have you noticed how prevalent and acceptable cheating has become in out schools? Greed has become the American way. We've gotten on an irreversable collision course with hell. We're doomed! . . . The movie ratings I get with my cable system(the neo-Nazi, rape&pillage monopoly known as [. . .]) are generally pretty reliable, except when there's a big budget push for a mega-movie. Thus, multi-million dollar dreck like STAR WARS EPISODE 1 and COLLATERAL were awarded good ratings.
So you see, this isn't just a bad movie, it's a signpost of the impending doom of civilitation! |
| Rating | | | Date | August 08, 2005 | | Summary | Tom Cruise's Signature Role | Content
| Michael Mann has a unique directorial style that seduces the viewer into casual interest in the characters, then sucks us into the building suspense till we can't escape. Jamie Foxx's portrayal of Max, the cabbie, is first-rate as an unassuming likeable, honest guy, while Cruise's portrayal of Vincent is a more accurate depiction of his real-life persona than the average fan would easily decipher. I especially enjoyed Jada Pinkett-Smith's portrayal of a prosecutor, underplayed by the fast-moving script, but seemingly perfectly appropriate for the plot shifts. The average viewer with any ethical sensibility would easily root for Max, caught in a whirlwind of Vincent's profit-centered crimes. Without spoiling the suspense, suffice to say IMHO that this film presents Tom Cruise as his true self, the role he was born to play, particularly as such a hell-bent advocate of the Scientology cult, whose raison d'etre revolves around profit and power for its own sake, and literally to Hell with anyone who would dare attempt to stop them, including the U.S. federal government. Cruise's Vincent is a sheer mercenary, a role that L. Ron Hubbard would relish in watching one of his own disciples portraying, wishing that he, Hubbard himself, had been talented enough to be assigned such a role in a feature film, rather than remaining a mediocre con-man throughout his life, founding a capitalist cult rooted in Satanism a la Aleister Crowley, his personal mentor. If not for the risk of spoiling the film, I would specify my favorite scene, but I wish no personal harm to anyone as depicted therein. Just beware of Scientology, since your life truly depends on it. Don't fall for their Satanic scam! I look forward to watching Jamie Foxx in similar roles in the future, even if only defeating Scientology by fictitious implication. |
| Rating | | | Date | August 08, 2005 | | Summary | Excellent Movie | Content
| This movie was very different then anything I have ever seen. Tom Cruise is awesome as a bad guy and should play them more often. Jamie Foxx is extremely great as the title character and hero in this film. This film is character study between a hitman and a cab driver and how they change while the movie progresses. The scenes between Cruise and Foxx are rich and refreshing. Michael Mann's direction is also spellbinding. My favorite scene is when Max(Foxx) has had enough of Vincent(Cruise). Mark Ruffalo (he's a real good actor), Jada Pinkett Smith, Peter Berg, and Bruce McGill(D-Day from Animal House!) are great in their characters as well. Highly Highly Recommended. |
| Rating | | | Date | August 08, 2005 | | Summary | change of pace | Content
| Collateral isn't your typical movie. Very well done, Jamie Foxx plays an almost obsessive taxi driver and delivers perfectly. And Tom Cruise.. if you are a fan of tom cruise than you should definitely get this just because of how hip he is in this movie. What I really liked about this movie was the characterization throughout it and how Cruise and Foxx both developed and changed throughout it. That is something you don't see too much in movies nowadays and you can tell that this movie is not just another action movie. Its very professional and you can tell the movie wasnt made just to make money, but to send an important message to the viewers instead. |
| Rating | | | Date | August 05, 2005 | | Summary | Why Is This Movie In Charles' Store? | Content
| Jamie Foxx, Tom Cruise, what a cast, what a movie? Wrong. Remind me not to watch this movie again. The speech is inaudible and the music is too loud. I turned up the sound to try and understand what Tom Cruise was saying (without success) and got blasted by a sound track. This movie is so mediocre it took me 2 (yes two) nights to watch it. And Jada Pinkett-Smith was so uncomfortable infront of the camera her acting ability equated that of an amateur urinating naked infront of the camera for the first time. The only reason to watch this movie is to have said been there, done that. Take your punishment and get it over.
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