a movie surely above the average

Rating: Null/10 (24 October 2004)

The great Michael Mann (Heat, the Insider) directed this movie with two protagonists caged in Los Angeles, or better still where the protagonist is LA itself. The flick, ahead of starring Tom Cruise and Jamie Foxx, it's about Los Angeles night. It starts at sunset and ends at dawn, telling about a bored cab driver named Max who picks up a ruthless killer (Vincent); apart from tension, fear and shootings what impresses the most is how the author grabs, focuses and holds the viewer attention on this huge city, where everyone seems to live alone and where even begging for help might be very dangerous. Along with this impending presence that puts aside the confrontation between good and evil, the film deserves a positive rating for the positive Cruise and Foxx performances and for some marvelous scenes (like the disco shooting).