Michael Mann is the Man!! (no pun intended)

Rating: Null/10 (12 August 2004)

Vincent arrives in LAX and exchanges briefcases with a stranger.
Max picks up a multi-tasking lawyer in his cab and haggles about the fastest way to her office. Then said lawyer gets out, and Vincent enters the cab offering Max $600 to stick with him for the night: He has five stops to make. So when a body lands on the windshield of Max's cab, he finds himself in a battle of wills, for his life, with Vincent, the charming, psychopathic contract killer. So the two men travel into the wee hours of the Los Angeles morning, the body count keeps rising, they learn each others secrets, develop a mutual respect for each other, and become frenemies. What a great movie!!
Cruise brings a remarkably endearing and revolting reality to the screen in his portrayal of Vincent, and Jamie Foxx (though not even on my list of good actors) manages to hold his own beside the powerhouse that is Cruise. Kudos to Michael Mann (and David Mamet) for cinematography, dialogue and not succumbing to the urge to make the two protagonists into friends by the end of the picture. See this movie. You won't be disappointed.