"Man, I don't know any Rwandans."

Rating: 8/10 (11 February 2008)

Easily one of the best films in the last several years. Just one hell of a ride. Michael Mann is great. The basic plot of the film finds a cab driver, Max ( Jamie Foxx) who finds himself the hostage of contract killer, Vincent ( Tom Cruise) as he makes his rounds from hit to hit during one night in LA.
One of the things that makes this film one of my favorites is the script and its characters. For example, while Vincent is a cool calculating contract killer at the top of his game. Max is a cabbie with big dreams and little to show for it. Vincent embraces force, while Max is the opposite. Vincent has big opinions, Max doesn't.
In a way, the character of Vincent is the " Ghost of Christmas Future." The acting in the film is top-notch with Cruise at the top of his game. Say what you want about the guy, but he more than delivers in this film.
The way he delivers his lines with a sense of subtitle irony is quite brilliant. Foxx is just as good, especially when he begins to change character wise.
There are so many awesome scenes from this film, that I can't really pick one to be my favorite. That whole "Yo, homie. Is that my briefcase?" scene is just classic. I also love that whole dance club scene where Vincent just goes crazy in close quarter combat. Another one of my favorites is when Vincent throws that chair threw the glass, but then he falls over the chair! The ending is a little bit of a letdown......