Collateral (2004)

User Rating:

7.8/10   

Director:

Michael Mann

Writer (WGA):

Stuart Beattie (written by)

Release Date:

6 August 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

It started like any other night

Plot:

A cab driver finds himself the hostage of an engaging contract killer as he makes his rounds from hit to hit during one night in LA. He must find a way to save both himself and one last victim.

Plot Keywords:

Cab Driver | Hitman | Los Angeles | One Night | Killer

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 11 wins & 36 nominations

Cast

Tom Cruise	...	Vincent
Jamie Foxx	...	Max
Jada Pinkett Smith	...	Annie
Mark Ruffalo	...	Fanning
Peter Berg	...	Richard Weidner
Bruce McGill	...	Pedrosa
Irma P. Hall	...	Ida
Barry Shabaka Henley	...	Daniel
Richard T. Jones	...	Traffic Cop #1
Klea Scott	...	Fed #1
Bodhi Elfman	...	Young Professional Man
Debi Mazar	...	Young Professional Woman
Javier Bardem	...	Felix
Emilio Rivera	...	Paco
Jamie McBride	...	Traffic Cop #2

Also Known As:

Untitled Michael Mann Project (USA) (working title)
Colateral (Chile) (International: Spanish title) [es]
Colateral: Lugar y tiempo equivocado (Argentina) (Panama) [es]
Collatéral (Canada: French title) (France) [fr]
Colateral (Brazil) [pt]
Collateral (Germany) [de]
Collateral (Croatia) [hr]
Collateral (Spain) [es]
Collateral (Finland: Swedish title) [sv]
Collateral (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Collateral - ohtlik reisija (Estonia) [et]
Collateral - väärä aika väärä paikka (Finland) [fi]
I diadromi (Greece) [el]
Kolateral (Serbia) [sr]
Zakladnik (Poland) [pl]

MPAA:

Rated R for violence and language.

Runtime:

120 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

USA:R (certificate #40965) | Iceland:16 | Ireland:15 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Zurich) | Malaysia:18SG | Brazil:14 | India:A | Netherlands:12 (TV rating) | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | France:U (with warning) | Hungary:16 | Spain:18 | Argentina:13 | Australia:MA | Chile:14 | Czech Republic:15 | Denmark:15 | Finland:K-15 | Germany:16 | Hong Kong:IIB | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R13 | Norway:15 | Peru:14 | Philippines:R-13 | Portugal:M/16 | Singapore:NC-16 | South Korea:15 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15

Filming Locations:

Culver City, California, USA

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Trivia:

Max's full name is Max Durocher. It can be seen on the ID in the cab early in the film

Goofs:

Continuity: After Vincent was shot for the first time by Max, his jacket was torn at the shoulder. In the next scene there is no tear.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Vincent: You OK?
Airport Man: Yeah, I'm fine mate, don't worry about it.

Movie Connections:

References "Sister, Sister" (1994)

Soundtrack:

En Mi Pueblo

Thank you God, for Noir has Returned!

One of the most beautifully crafted movies of the past 10 years. Why this movie is going by with very little publicity is beyond me. It has incredible screenplay, incredible directing (Michael Mann puts his trademark two cents in with the camera work and gritty feeling left from the lighting) and above all, great acting. Foxx and Cruise work together in a way unrivaled since..... Excellent story with little or no plot holes I could find. No cheesy lines, although the ending was quite rehashed from other suspense thrillers. All in all, this movie exceeded my expectations for a summer movie.

Pros:Excellent Acting, Screenplay, Plot, Script, and Directing Cons: Unoriginal Ending, seems a bit overly dramatic.

9.5/10

This was quite a beautiful movie.