'Collateral' Brief Film Review & Recap
'Collateral' - 2004 If you are unfamiliar with 'Collateral' , here is a quick recap/review (with minimal spoilers). Tom Cruise portrays Vincent, a hitman with a bunch of targets to knock off. The cold and calculated Vincent contrasts perfectly with Jamie Foxx's Oscar nominated turn as Max Durocher, a gregarious cab driver. Max (the protagonist) is looking for a good payday and cash flush Vincent (the antagonist) is happy to oblige. Thus, Max begins to chauffeur Vincent around night-time Los Angeles. Morally bound Max gets his monetary wish, but unbeknownst to him, this ride comes with some significant baggage. The tension is ratcheted up (through some great editing) shortly after the two men meet. As the victims begin to pile up, Max inadvertently finds out that Vincent is a lead-packing criminal. With this revelation, Max wants to break all ties with Vincent. Instead, he effectively becomes Vincent’s hostage and is forced to continue driving. And so, the main p