Solid movie worth seeing....

Rating: Null/10 (26 August 2004)

I honestly wasn't expecting a lot out this movie just because of what I have been hearing, or rather,haven't been hearing about it. It wasn't hyped up, but maybe that was a good thing because we all know what happened with "The Village." But as for this movie, I got more than what I expected. Tom Cruise and Jamie Foxx both have very good performances and manage to overcome the cheesy dialogue and cliches in the movie. Namely that an LA cabbie is going to get a number from a high class lawyer as stunning as Jada Pinket Smith who also is good in her role. Some of the camera shots weren't very clear, almost like they were shot in the 80's but I did enjoy the helicopter shots of LA that others have said they did not. There are a few things that happened that leave you asking "Why did he do that" but nothing that majorly takes away from the movie. High points of the movie were Cruise's character and the shootout scenes. Some of it was predictable like the scene in the Jazz club, but the shootout in Club Fever was one of the coolest movie scenes I've seen in a while. If it were not for this scene, the movie wouldn't have been good at all but it really grabs you. The attempt at making this also a psychological thriller fell short because it didn't take a genius to figure out what was going on. But like I said, this is a solid movie that kept my attention the whole time. It's not a blockbuster but I'm glad I saw it. 6/10