When the trees are cut down the chips are flying

Rating: 10/10 (14 December 2004)

Before you watch this movie go to dictionary.com and read the definition of the word "collateral" really well. Especially, if you are not native English speaker. On another hand, let me save you some time while I am here.
col·lat·er·al Pronunciation Key (k-ltr-l) adj.
1. Situated or running side by side; parallel. 2. Coinciding in tendency or effect; concomitant or accompanying. 3. Serving to support or corroborate: collateral evidence. 4. Of a secondary nature; subordinate. 5. Of, relating to, or guaranteed by a security pledged against the performance of an obligation. 6. Having an ancestor in common but descended from a different line.
This movie is much deeper than it seems. It's about the ordinary man who lives ordinary life doing the best he can, as he thinks. He does not expect much from live, just trying to take pride in an ordinary job, driving a cab, filling the missing part with a pathetic dream of his own limo service. The best in town, of course.
And one day the lighting strikes. The love comes but with it a deadly challenge. Suddenly, to call her next day or not is no longer the question. The question is how to survive this night. Too see what helped him to survive. watch very carefully, especially after shootout in a disco. It's easy to miss what caused the switch from the hope to survive to the passion to win.
Mark my words, you'll have a good ride.