The Taxi Ride From Hell

Rating: 9/10 (21 August 2004)

Let me start this by saying that I've pretty much always liked movies with Tom Cruise. Beginning with "Risky Business," I've found this guy fascinating to watch.
This was true in spades in "Collateral," even though he had shed his pretty boy image for a gray, grizzled bad guy. To me, the pacing of this movie was fantastic and some of the scenes have to be seen to be believed. I'm thinking here of the action-packed scene in the nightclub full of people. You've got to give the character of Vincent one thing: He was tenacious and committed to giving his employer full value for his dollar.
Jamie Foxx as the cabbie was fun to watch, and the character, Max, was definitely enterprising. I'm thinking here of when he has to impersonate Vincent.
This is a must-see movie, in my opinion.