Entertainment with Some Interesting Philosophy

Rating: Null/10 (17 March 2007)

Collateral was thoroughly enjoyable. Credit goes to Mann for excellent direction. Next to the main protagonists the city and the night also play important characters as the movie takes place in the city involving it's going ons during one night. the soundtrack provides great support. Then there is the mind-blowing cinematography which makes the picture alive. All in all it can be classified as a modern film noir. Jamie Foxx is excellent and deservedly got nominated. Mark Ruffalo and Jada Pinkett do well but Tom Cruise was a complete miscast. Somehow he just did not fit the part. Another big plus point of the movie is its dialog. Credit goes to the writer as the film brings up some interesting philosophy e.g. the scene after the first murder where Foxx asks Cruise why he committed the murder and Cruise asks him about the genocide in Rwanda. To sum it all up, I found it very entertaining with some thought-provoking philosophy.