Surprisingly good film (until the pointless last twenty minutes):

Rating: 6/10 (11 June 2005)

There might be one or two spoilers on the way, so be warned.
Gripping until the near end, with intelligent dialogue and engaging characters. However, for this film to end up on what has become a standard movie finale subway, trying to break the record for most broken panes of glass in a three minute period, seemed totally contrived and ridiculous.
The initial dynamic between Jada and Jamie is beautifully done, as is the early character interaction between Jamie and Tom. However, once you start following the action, it's hard to forget that there was a federal prosecutor in the cab, and hard not to figure out exactly what the climax is going to be. It's also pretty hard not to surmise that Tom didn't decide to take a break in the middle of his work day because he has a compulsion to listen to jazz. When the musician sits down at the table, it's a pretty clear that he's not getting up.
However, predictability and contrivances aside, the film still captures your attention, and keeps it until the last twenty minutes.
Oh and the caliber of acting in Tom Cruise's death scene is unlike anything seen on celluloid since the villains fell in the Batman two reel serials from the forties, or since the Indians went down in the pre-stardom John Wayne Grad B-Westerns. Why does you're your enchanting Ex-Wife win Oscars Tom, when you don't? Another great mystery for better minds than mine.