A fantastic thriller with a unique lead performance

Rating: 9/10 (29 July 2015)

I have heard rave things about collateral and in preparation for the new mission impossible film I decided to watch it and I'm happy I did because this is a fantastic film. The premise of this film sees a contract killer get into a cab to fulfil a job and ends up in a confrontation of wills with the driver. Now usually in films Tom cruise plays the hero that everybody roots for but in this film he plays a conflicted dark psychopathic character that was just so interesting to watch. Yes he fits the action scenes but his character was really interesting and a deep character that is easily one of cruises best performances. Equally as impressive is Jamie Foxx as max the cab driver, you see this guy evolve as a character throughout the movie and even though he is also flawed he is the character that the audience are meant to relate to and he does a fantastic job at it. Mark ruffalo and jada pinkett Smith are good in this film it is just that you don't really know too much about them and there characters aren't that well fleshed out. The story is enthralling with two different types of thrillers in one film. You have the cab scenes with incredible character depth and dialogue between the two characters that really interests you. Then you also have the LA night time scenes that are also really cool and interesting and add a great backdrop for the movie. The script is fantastic, with all the dialogue being great and really helps make these characters incredibly interesting to watch. The style is great, with the awesome L.A. night scenes being a great backdrop for all the fantastic action scenes especially the one in the night club. Overall this is a fantastic film that is definitely worth a watch.