Starts good - Ends bad

Rating: 5/10 (29 December 2004)

Heard a few good comments about this movie. Decided to rent it. Tom Cruise and Jamie Foxx keep it interesting for quite some time. Somewhat believable dialogue and good direction abound. About three quarters of the way through, it goes right to the toilet. I thought I'd share a few scenes that ruin the entire film.
The Fever dance club scene. At least 30 cops or bodyguards, armed to the teeth are in this place. Tom Cruise's character begins shooting people on a (by this time) half empty dance floor and not ONE of these guys can get a shot at him.
Foxx's character crashes his cab doing at least 60 mph, rolling the vehicle. They crawl out, with only a few scratches and end up running down the street.
Downtown Los Angeles. The streets are EMPTY in every direction as far as you can see. I don't care if it takes place at 4 A.M. This isn't Portland, Maine.. it's LA. I'm guessing there'd be quite a few cars and people around.
On the 16th floor of the building. Foxx saves the lawyer from Cruise, the two take the elevator down. Cruise goes for the stairway. Cruise manages to make it down 16 flights of stairs maybe 5 seconds after the elevator arrives.
Sorry, one of the worst finishes I have ever seen in a movie. Cruise and Foxx's decent (not great) acting is the only thing that saves this movie's ending from ruining the entire thing.