Collateral.
Tom Cruise with white hair, and another guy, in a cab.
Im not the biggest fan of Mr Cruise, he's had some blockbusters sure.
But i cant help but get the feeling, he's had to "work" for those parts, as a certain lawsuit might or might not have implied in some manner.
I cant say i was expecting a lot, but this was a very good movie-it delivered.
Micheal mann, the guy who brought you miami vice, and has had a really stellar hollywood career, really-why was i surprised, a don johnson lookalike would strangely be at the centre of the film, sans sandals.
Took a while to get going, and thats no flaw, because, unbelievably, this "psychological drama " was just that.
There was , actual tension, there was actual threat, if you like.
Tom Cruise, well, he played Tom Cruise, just with white hair and a safari suit, but i thought the full on gun-play scenes , which were amazing , very much cemented the role, to a character so full on as to-make one think it wasn't tom cruise in the role.
That has to be good, and for what amounts to a first effort as a serious villain, Mr Cruise has come up with the goods, something i never thought i'd say.
HUGE PLOT SPOILER DO NOT CONTINUE
Even the
final scene's of someone who's last words, were "I do this for a living" riding of on a suburban train, dead, i thought was -remarkably, and, unexpectedly poignant.
I should , in fairness, point out i loved miami vice , crockett and tubbs, who cares what the reality is, they had a great soundtrack, something that seems to have not been ignored in this film, great music.
The often existential (thats what i liked about it) endings of miami vice is right there, in this film, take it or leave it.
A good movie, overall.
3 stars, out of five.
