A stylish and well scripted thriller by Michael Mann

Rating: 10/10 (14 February 2005)

Along with seeing Garden State last night and going on a streak of seeing good films, I watched Collateral. All I can say for this movie is that it was simply great. The acting by Jamie Foxx and especially Tom Cruise was magnificent. I thought Jamie Foxx was good and I guess you can call him up for an academy award but Tom Cruise gave one of his best performances. Usually his acting is a little cheesy, but in Collateral, he just put up a great role as a bad ass hit-man and he was a "bad ass." The script was definitely a plus too and had great dialouge added to it. The movie is just very stylish and is tied on being the best thriller with Phone Booth. I usually like all of Michael Mann's films but this is probably one of his best films. Great camera view and action. A simple entertaining film. I highly recommend it.
Hedeen's Outlook: 10/10 **** A+