Fun movie (possible spoilers)

Rating: 8/10 (10 August 2004)

This was a fun movie even if you sometimes expect the Miami Vice music theme to show up at some point along with Don Johnson.
There were some co-incidences that seem quite over the top except though with this movie competing against the Village it is kind of hard to criticize Collateral for showing too many co-incidences when they abound in the Village.
Mr. Cruise does an excellent job at depicting a realistic contract killer. The same with just about all the other actors in this movie. You could market this movie as a documentary as it seems far less poised and manipulated than any of Michael Moore's various pseudo documentaries. The other aspects of the movie make it quickly look like a Mann product. You can tell who made this movie about as quickly as you can tell who made a White Castle burger by picking it up and biting into it. It is Mann all the way which if you like his work is just what you asked for when buying your ticket.
This movies deserves at least eight stars out of ten.