Max is a cabbie, it's not a career, he's just waiting for the big break, but then he's been waiting for 12 years now. When Vincent climbs in to the back of his cab Max finds himself forced to confront his dreamer's apathy, because Vincent is no ordinary punter, he's a contract killer and he's got five lethal stops to make before the sun rises. Collateral is a tense, beautifully rendered action thriller from Michael Mann, and while it may lack the depth of characterisation of his seminal "Heat find out more...
An excellent black comedy, handsome thriller and a tall story that keeps you guessing as it unwinds. The genuinely ridiculous plot (a man pays a couple of goons to 'pretend' to kidnap his wife in order to get his paws on his in-laws' 'ransom' money) is completely credible as mighty plans fall apart, spiralling ever more beyond the protagonist's control and leaving us marvelling at the complex stupidity of human nature. A modern classic.
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