Taxi Cab Confessions.

Rating: Null/10 (28 January 2005)

A contract killer (Tom Cruise) making the rounds one night in the Los Angeles underworld takes a cab driver (Jamie Foxx) hostage and forces him to be his navigator in "Collateral". Slick looking film benefits from outstanding cinematography and a strong soundtrack, but overall the screenplay is not near as clever as it would lead you to believe. Foxx shows real range with a potentially flat role and Cruise is solid in an enigmatic part. Michael Mann's direction keeps the product flowing like liquid mercury until the somewhat ridiculous final act where too many coincidences and wild outcomes show the film's pretentious nature. With a slew of problems evident, I still found "Collateral" a small success because of its two leads. 4 stars out of 5.