YouHeart I gave it a 7.5 out of 10

Pacionsbo Absolutely Fantastic

Erica Derrick By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

Skyler Great movie. Not sure what people expected but I found it highly entertaining.

magdi-dawood What happened in the world, just give me one reason for such good critics and rate like that, nominated for 2 Oscar's... Loool,anyone watched leon for Gary Oldman and Jean Reno and not even nominated to single prize will absolutely know what I am talking about, poor acting,bad bad sad sick plot and pathetic storyline ,OMG this movie is one of the worst movies I have ever seen in my whole life, Jamie fox did an average Joe, Tom Cruise was a joke, rest of stuff no comment All I can say that this movie is over rated and the mentality and the taste of the people needs an asylum for God sake

isaiahliljequist The movie starts off relatively slow, but the moment Tom Cruise gets into Jamie Foxx's taxi is when the movie kicks off. The interactions between the two are a joy to watch. Even though Vincent (Tom Cruise) is a villain in this movie, He's just so charismatic that some part of me was rooting for him. Vincent is like John Wick before he existed. This movie may not be as fast paced as John Wick, but it's more intense in my opinion. I've never been the biggest fan of Jamie Foxx, but he played his role as Max, the taxi driver pretty well. A part of the movie I found to be unrealistic is that near the end, Max suddenly knows how to use and shoot guns pretty well. Overall though, I enjoyed the movie and would gladly watch it again in the future.

betty dalton Tom Cruise fans surely will love this movie. But all others that arent particularly fan of Tom Cruise, be wary, because the story of this movie is not very credible: cabdriver gets hijacked by a serial killer and is forced to drive him towards the locations of 5 designated killings. Sounds thrilling. But it unfortunately lacks story credibility. Just to pick one example that makes this "thriller" deflate because of it's lack of credibility: the hijacked car driver and the serial killer get pulled over by the cops, because the windscreen of the cab is smashed. The cabdriver says nothing to the cops about being hijacked, not even a hint. He doesnt warn the cops, doesnt make a run for it. That scene nags a bit. And there are numerous examples like this. A thriller HAS TO BE CREDIBLE to achieve maximum suspense.I like Tom Cruise. I like the other actors in it too, but they have to utter wannabe cool dialogues embedded in an uncredible story. Maybe if you are a kid, say 12 years old, you wont be bothered by this, but if you are older and somewhat more critical then I should suggest you lower your expactations.Michael Mann as a director has made many great gangster movies. "Manhunter" is a classic. "Public Enemies" with Johnny Depp is great. "Thief" is the debut of Michael Mann and this movie is truly COOL. On Tarantino's favorite list. "Thief" has got balls. Men are real men in "Thief". In "Collateral" men are talking about their father who didnt give them the love they needed, and they talk about jazz. I mean really, is that supposed to be cool? Michael Mann made many better gangster movies than "Collateral", which is all about posing to be cool. It is wannabe cool. And to a degree it succeeds in being cool, because of the effort put into it by the director and the actors. But the story just isnt credible enough to become a classic gangsters movie. Michael Mann truly made his life's achievement with the classic thriller "Heat" starring Al Pacino and Robert de Niro. Wach "Heat" instead of "Collateral" and you will have a guaranteed credible story, with mindblowing performances.I must it though that I have watched "Collateral" many times, but suddenly I got irritated about the uncredible story. So probably a lot of people who enjoy gangster thrillers will love this flick. I only wanna warn those who expect more then just another gangsta movie wannabe...

tk-williamson Say what you want about Tom Cruise but he delivers an extremely authentic performance - I was stunned. I am writing this December 2017 and I was also very impressed with the image and sound quality (on Blu Ray) of a film from 2004. Looking forward to seeing it again.