the cinematography is the best part of the film

Rating: 4/10 (24 July 2005)

sorry Michael Mann. I loved Heat beyond words and still think it's one of the 3 best films in motion picture history.
Collateral is basically about an unbelievable character (played by Tom Cruise whose acting abilities are in dire need of help) who, for some reason out of the blue, hijacks a cabbie and makes him drive around Los Angeles.
That's about it. Just as I was about to turn it off, because it was going nowhere, the movie devolved into some story involving some predictable thugs who had some part in the film.
Basically it turns out that Cruise really is some badass who forms some kind of "bond" with Foxx. Problem is, Cruise is not scary. In the scenes when he is trying to be bad, I laughed.
Anyway I'm not gonna waste any more time on how bad this film is.
I will say the cinematography is the best part of the film. The urban landscape is spectacular, rivaling and sometimes beating Heat.