After the Suspension of Disbelief Kicks InIt's an Entertaining Ride

Rating: 8/10 (13 February 2015)

A Stylist, Director Michael Mann always Delivers Sleek, Sharp, and Colorful Vibrant Visuals. He seems Right at Home Working with Digital. Only about 20% of the Movie was Shot on Film.
The Film-Noir World is often a Heightened Reality bordering on the Surreal and Expressionistic. In this Neo-Noir the Removed from Reality Ambiance is used as the Story is Virtually Unbelievable in any Sense of the Real World.
Polished, Professional Hit-Men Simply do not go about Their Successful Sociopathy with this much Carelessness. But Without said Carelessness there wouldn't be a Story.
At least Not This Story. So with Suspension of Disbelief Firmly in the Mind the Audience is Ready for the Michael Mann Painted Canvas of Smoggy Green and Glittering Nighttime Lights.
Jamie Foxx was Given an Academy Award Nomination for this Work but He Underplays it so much that His Dialog has a Hard Time Reaching the Ear from His Soft Spoken Whispering Humility, sometimes.
Tom Cruise is Better and seems Fitted for an Arrogant Killer that Believes He has Not Only this World Figured but the Whole Cosmos. His Confidence is "Scientologist" Mandate and is Believable Hubris. The Fine Supporting Cast doesn't Do Much but are Noticeable when They are called to Add Plot Suspense.
Overall it is another Exercise in Style from the Director and Decent and somewhat Engaging Performances from the Leads. Above Average and Entertaining, Pushes all the Usual Buttons and Adds a couple of its own that are Welcome. A Slick Hollywood Genre Piece that is Helped by its Neo-Noir Attitude and Michael Mann's Visuals.