The Cruise

Rating: 7/10 (25 May 2005)

I initially didn't want to watch this as I am not a Tom Cruise fan. But I must acknowledge the fact that he has been in some great movies, so I was willing to give Collateral the benefit of the doubt, and watched it without any preconceptions. And after one viewing, I have to ask HOW COOL IS THIS MOVIE? I have to applaud the Cruise for accepting this role! Totally unexpected to see Cruise play Vincent, a 'bad guy'. But he's not really bad, he's just a highly motivated individual focused on completing his task. Which happens to be killing people. Time is of the essence so he decides to 'hire' a cab driver (Jamie Foxx in an excellent performance) who is understandably reluctant to help. Do yourself a favour and watch this film at least once!