Better than ''Heat''?

Rating: 9/10 (5 April 2008)

Better than Heat?If i say that i'm sure that 90% of the IMDb members will label me as insane or just stupid.But i will say it...In my opinion...''Collateral'' is better than ''Heat''!Here!I said it.Before you go to another comment or movie,let me tell you why I think that way. First,''Collateral'' is not just action-drama-thriller movie.''Collateral'' examines the people in the big city.It is FOR the people of the big city. Vincent says:''17 million people. This is got to be the fifth biggest economy in the world and nobody knows each other''.And this is not so unusual.I mean,look at the main characters.Max is just ordinary man,not a super cool taxi-driver,not a former CIA special agent,not ANYTHING special.Max is just one man with hopes.He got a island picture,and he just dreams when he wants to relax or just to get out from LA.He want to make a limo-company.He got dreams for the future...We all have!And he is just a man,who is in the wrong time,in the wrong place. Vincent is contract killer.Well,it's not the typical contract killer we've seen in movies like ''Jackal'' or ''Bourne Ultimatum''.He got philosophy.He got life.And he is a professional.Vincent just uses this for living.Like the butcher.The butcher kills animals for money.He take lives.Vincent makes the same.He didn't know the people he got to kill,but he don't want to know them.And he hates LA,he hates the big cities.The example...When Max is tied to the cab and he calls for help,nobody even notice him.Nobody,except the bandits.They use Max's position to rob him.Big City. Second,the actors.Well,i have to say that all the actors(From Mark Rufallo and Jada Pinkett Smith to Jamie Foxx and Tom Crusie) act at least very,very well.I mean,there is no bigger and small roles.That is the idea of the movies.Everybody are small in the big city and not only there.I think Tom Cruise makes his best performance since ''Born on 4th of July''.He is just charming in this so unusual role for him.Jamie Foxx plays excellent,he completely deserves his ''Oscar'' nomination.Smith and Rufallo also play good,not anything special,but good. And final,the directing.Michael Mann has a CLASS.I mean,for me only the scene with the wolf beats everything in ''Heat''.That's not only-the first scene,the last scene(which also is just great),the shootout when Vincent gets killed.And many more... Just watch the movie and try to understand it.