This time through I paid particular attention to the way the cinematographer captured the actual color of the L.A. sky at night. I also was struck by how believable the characters are. The DVD supplements note the extraordinary amount of physical and mental preparation both Cruise and Foxx underwent and it really shows. Each has the moves and the "look" of the man he is playing. Cruise is not a favorite of mine but for me this may be his most convincing role. Director Mann has added some new twists to the tired buddy action flick. The sound of the gunfire in DTS 5.1 will test the limits of your system. And I still love the Miles Davis sequence.
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Topic - "Collateral" - rico 09:35:12 03/09/05 (28)
- God, it certainly got a lot of hype... - tinear 14:19:24 03/09/05 (0)
- Michael Mann is one of the best directors alaive today.. - EdM 13:00:44 03/09/05 (6)
- Don't forget The Insider. nt - sjb 18:15:09 03/09/05 (0)
- How you left Mann's 'Thief' off this list is beyond me. - kanesays 16:44:05 03/09/05 (0)
- Re: Michael Mann is one of the best directors alaive today.. - Pondfish 14:40:59 03/09/05 (0)
- and the James Caan film Thief aka Violent Streets (nt) - grinagog 13:49:30 03/09/05 (2)
- Going on memory, but I think you're wrong: it's Karel Reisz. - tinear 14:13:23 03/09/05 (1)
- Nope. IMDB link inside - Auricle 15:03:21 03/09/05 (0)
- Biggest Surprise - Jon L 12:46:15 03/09/05 (1)
- As many have stated... - EdM 12:58:37 03/09/05 (0)
- as a pseudo Cruise fan - NuWave 11:58:35 03/09/05 (0)
- Good movie. - grantv 11:52:53 03/09/05 (0)
- This is the ONLY movie I accepted Cruise . . . - mr grits 10:48:18 03/09/05 (2)
- I had the same reaction - padreken 11:04:59 03/09/05 (1)
- I thought he was convincing in "Fourth of July." nt - tinear 14:14:41 03/09/05 (0)
- Re: "Collateral" - patrickU 10:00:48 03/09/05 (11)
- Re: "Collateral" - Analog Scott 12:13:18 03/09/05 (1)
- Hunh? Try telling 'em over on General that they gotta *listen* before they speak... - clarkjohnsen 08:24:38 03/10/05 (0)
- Re: "Collateral" - jbmcb 10:40:49 03/09/05 (3)
- Re: "Collateral" - patrickU 10:52:29 03/09/05 (2)
- Re: "Collateral" - rico 10:56:54 03/09/05 (1)
- Had to have been his plan all along - Road Warrior 12:16:06 03/09/05 (0)
- The Talking Murderer - Victor Khomenko 10:12:22 03/09/05 (4)
- Re: The Talking Murderer - rico 10:59:25 03/09/05 (1)
- Re: The Talking Murderer - Victor Khomenko 11:20:33 03/09/05 (0)
- Re: The Talking Murderer - patrickU 10:20:43 03/09/05 (1)
- As the way the movie unfolded Patrick - Road Warrior 12:19:37 03/09/05 (0)
- Quite right. nt - clarkjohnsen 09:56:42 03/09/05 (0)