Why you should watch this movie? I got no clue either.

Rating: 3/10 (21 March 2005)

I must admit it was my first time I trusted IMDb's user ratings and I badly loose. The movie rated 6 and up (and Collateral is now above 7) usually were at least good or semi-entertaining. Unfortunately, Collateral is neither good nor entertaining. The plot brings nothing new - mostly all the 'tricks' have been shown before. The idea bad guy vs. 'trapped' good guy is as boring as foreseeable plot of the movie (and seeing Jada in the very first scenes you know she'll be back as nobody hires a star to play for a minute). You don't have to be too bright to know how the story ends, who kills who, who's the last one and finally who wins. The main characters didn't make me carry they fate at all. No unexpected story twists. Nothing. Oops, no. I lied. We got something - vast amount of simply stupid situations - big shooting here - nobody can hit the target. big shooting - nobody hears - nobody calls the cops. Guy gets a bullet, lies unconscious. Next scene he runs as nothing has happened.
I rated this move with 3 starts, as there have to be movies that deserve less, even this one is just a pure waste of time. I was very disappointed and bored and was glad seeing final credits scroller. The movie brings you simply nothing. It's B class movie at least, so it's a pity they forgot to put some Monster Spiders or kung-fu or naked chicks - it would justify high rating this movie earned here.