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	Collateral (movie) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Collateral is a 2004 Dreamworks SKG / Paramount Pictures American drama / thriller film / crime film directed by Michael Mann and written by Stuart Beattie.
		Both followers of Michael Mann and Tom Cruise are mostly calling it a very good film, though there has been substantial critical praise for the performance of Jamie Foxx, including a Best Supporting Actor Academy Award nomination.
		The movie takes place in Los Angeles though the original screenplay set the story in New York.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Collateral_(movie) (636 words)

	Flipside Movie Emporium: Collateral Movie Review
		Collateral draws comparisons to Mann's earlier Heat both in its polished adoration of the City of Angels, and in its central interplay between two men locked in unspoken conflict.
		Indeed, so engaged is Collateral in its material that at times it becomes a little too glossy.
		Thankfully, films like Collateral don't need perfection; they need only the confidence to flash that irresistible grin and hold out their hand for us to join them.
	www.flipsidemovies.com /collateral.html (798 words)

	Collateral Movie Review
		Collateral finds Mann in "Heat" territory again, which is fine, because this master filmmaker really excels in the crime/thriller genre (in addition to Heat, check out the stellar Manhunter, or The Insider).
		Collateral Crackles with electricity and the bond that develops between driver and passenger has a strange, yet fascinating dynamic.
		Collateral (though damaged by a pat ending) is slick, blazing entertainment, and easily one of the hippest thrillers of the year.
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	Collateral Movie Review at Hollywood Video
		And so on and so on, until the movie comes to the most absurd coincidence of all involving a cell phone that can only get a signal from the top of a parking structure that just happens to have the perfect view of the action unfolding across the way in a high rise.
		Of course, the movie would only be about half an hour long if Vincent acted completely consistently, since one of his first acts would have been to kill Max to eliminate a witness—he certainly wouldn't risk getting pulled over in a cab with a smashed windshield.
		With Collateral, his visually sleek and atmospheric journey into Los Angeles noir, director Michael Mann is back on familiar ground after going the biopic route with Ali.
	www.hollywoodvideo.com /movies/movie.aspx?mid=139139 (2143 words)

	Collateral
		The dictionary defines collateral as "situated at the side" which is what has happened to Max the cab driver after this incident - he is now at Vincent's side for as long as Vincent deems fit.
		'Collateral' is a thriller that draws closer and closer to a tense, edgy, dramatic climax.
		Towards the latter stages of the movie, Max has become almost a nemesis to Vincent; something that Vincent is totally unprepared for, which means the relationship dynamics keep changing - something that audiences would surely appreciate.
	www.girl.com.au /collateral_review.htm (693 words)

	Collateral Movie Review (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Collateral is an engrossing thriller set in Los Angeles about an insecure and procrastinating cab driver whose life is transformed by his encounter with a merciless hit man....
		Collateral is a thrilling action film based on the characters and their situations rather than big chases and explosions.
		Objective movie review of Collateral Damage, with a focused analysis and a comparative view within the world of cinema.
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	Collateral. Movie Review @ Hollywood.com - The best online source for movie reviews. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Collateral director Michael Mann has delivered another slick, edgy, if a little talky, action drama about a hit man who inadvertently involves a hapless cab driver in his one-night killing spree.
		But Foxx never lets you forget Max is the heart and soul of the film, effectively bringing the character out of the shadows and into true blue heroism.
		Even if the characters want to talk more than they should, Collateral is still an ultimate thrill ride through the mean streets of L.A., powered by a killer performance (pun intended) from Tom Cruise.
	www.hollywood.com /movies/reviews/movie/2406468 (769 words)

	Collateral (2004) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		When you hear their names mentioned for the same movie, you don't think it's stupid or impossible, just that the product movie will be some sort of run of the mill, action/comedy buddy picture.
		When I first read the synopsis for 'Collateral' I thought I knew what it would be like: a PG-13 action comedy that is more concerned with A) getting stuff blowed up good and B) setting its characters up as very cool instead of very complex.
		The movie is directed perfectly, with silences and cinematography that capture the emptiness of the night.
	www.imdb.com /title/tt0369339 (1251 words)

	Frank's Reel Movie Reviews - Movie Review - Collateral
		Collateral is a work of splendid gritty reality, an exercise in both restraint and wildness.
		What drives Collateral is not its relentless escalation of events (though certainly that does occur), but its emphatic insistence that we become invested in and begin to love both Max and Vincent.
		The film was shot with a HD digital camera, expressing a gritty palette that is at once wholly engrossing and yet at the same time, places a distance between the audience and the film, completing the thematic purpose of the film itself.
	www.franksreelreviews.com /reviews/2004/Collateral.htm (1045 words)

	Collateral Movie (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Collateral offers a change of pace for Tom Cruise as a ruthless contract killer, but that's just one of many reasons to recommend this well-crafted thriller.
		Collateral is a bit slow at first, but as it develops subtle themes of elusive dreams and lives on the edge, it shifts into overdrive and races, with breathtaking precision, toward a nail-biting climax.
		The surprise of this movie is the acting and chemistry between the two stars, Foxx and Cruise.
	www.movie-pages.com /movie/collateral/B00005JN2Z (856 words)

	Collateral Movie Review at Hollywood Video
		If Michael Mann 's latest foray into the underbelly of Los Angles, Collateral, were to be judged on style points alone, it would be one of the top 10 movies of the year.
		Although it pulses with an edgy, neon menace reminiscent of Mann's cult favorite Thief, this dusk-to-dawn tour of LA's underside comes off as too contrived and psychologically shallow, despite its strained attempts to invest the cat-and-mouse relationship of Tom Cruise and Jamie Foxx with a smattering of depth.
		Mann is such a top-notch filmmaker—a master at conveying mood—that Collateral draws you in, but despite a handful of effective scenes, the narrative sadly lacks much in the way of surprise or emotional intrigue.
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	OOFnet - Cinema - Collateral - Movie Reviews
		Collateral keeps you on the edge of your seat like a good thriller should.
		The movie's conclusion, however, is a bit underwhelming, turning Vincent into a tailor-suited Jason Voorhees.
		"Collateral" is kinda-deep and kinda-insightful, yeah, but beyond that it's simply a wet dream for people who crave well-shot, perfectly-staged action/thrillers, and "Collateral" delivers there.
	www.oofnet.com /cinema/film/7803 (1041 words)

	SPLICEDwire \| "Collateral" movie review (2004) "Collateral" review, Michael Mann, Tom Cruise, Jamie Foxx
		"Collateral" is about conversations and head games, about what people say and do not say with their language, their looks and their demeanor.
		Half the movie takes place in Foxx's cab, where the two men are constantly sizing each other up -- and while neither actor gives a standout performance, they both have an inherent ability to tinge their characters with unexpected depth, which make this the better half.
		But if all this reveals "Collateral" to have just an average Hollywood action-suspense movie at its core, it is a masterfully made average action-suspense movie.
	www.splicedonline.com /04reviews/collateral.html (538 words)

	Collateral Damage movie review (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Needless to say, the movie features Gordon performing death-defying feats in the jungles of Colombia, using his fire-fighter training to explosive effect, to bring the Wolf to justice.
		The movie illustrates that there are really no good guys, except maybe our protagonist, and he too is portrayed ambiguously at times.
		The movie also illustrates the problem of shifting ties which occurs when dealing with other humans, particularly those involved in violent conflict.
	www.ram.org /ramblings/movies/collateral_damage.html (230 words)

	Collateral Movie Review
		He creates a thoroughly believable character who is forced to do unbelievable things to survive and his progression from mild-mannered daydreamer to man of action, with Vincent as catalyst, seems perfectly logical and necessary in the context of the film.
		Overall, "Collateral" is quintessentially a Michael Mann movie and, while some might find that his visual style and deep-thinking characters veer toward pretentiousness, they do imbue his films with a self-belief that, in the case of "Collateral," stops it from becoming a high concept movie in the worst sense of the phrase.
		"Collateral" is a top notch suspense thriller, and you’d be hard-pressed to find a better one at cinemas this year.
	www.thecelebritycafe.com /movies/full_review/473.html (752 words)

	Movie Spoiler for the film - COLLATERAL
		Movie begins with Tom Cruise walking through LAX airport (Los Angeles) and he bumps into Jason Statham (The Transporter, and Turkish from Snatch) they both "accidentally" drop identical bags and pick up the other's bag both "apologizing."
		He mentions reading a news story about a dead guy on the metro who nobody noticed for six hours (a theme throughout the movie is the loneliness of the big city it seems) and how sorry it was.
		Every hitman movie has a club scene and this is no exception, lots of people dancing while our protagonists walk through scoping out the target.
	www.themoviespoiler.com /Spoilers/collateral.html (3096 words)

	Collateral movie Review at The Z Review UK movie review
		Michael Mann’s Collateral is a tense thriller that highlights the director’s love and dedication of character driven stories set in Los Angeles.
		Though Collateral suffers from a few minor bumps in the road in terms of situations and character actions, it is overall a very sound thriller.
		Collateral is a first rate action drama that showcases all the talent involved.
	www.thezreview.co.uk /reviews/c/collateral.htm (2731 words)

	Boston.com / A&E / Movies / Search / Movie details / Collateral (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		In any event, "Collateral" is the kind of juicy B-movie that can be reduced to the tagline the producers probably used to sell it: Hit man hires cab driver.
		The movie comes close to falling apart in a nearly incomprehensible nightclub sequence two-thirds in, where Vincent and others ping away at one another while breaking assorted necks amid the panicked crowd.
		"Collateral" is the kind of sleek Maserati that can make men weak in the knees, but the sad truth is that it has a straight-4 under the hood.
	www.boston.com /movies/display?display=movie&id=7051 (964 words)

	Collateral movie preview/trailer starring Tom Cruise (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		This is the intro to the new movie hitting theaters on August 6, Collateral starring Tom Cruise and Jamie Foxx.
		In Collateral Cruise plays a contract killer hired by a drug cartel under indictment to assassinate each of the five witnesses lined up to testify in the case against them.
		Throughout the course of the night he is dragged further and further into this murderous spree where his involvement becomes critical to survival of the lives of both his captor and his own.
	www.movietrack.net /articles/news/72.html (350 words)

	Collateral Movie Review
		There are video cameras that capture his presence, but we are led to believe no one has any idea who he is. Despite the fact that we are also led to believe that he's killed hundreds, if not thousands of people in his eight years as an assassin.
		Also, he proves here that he's capable of directing intense action — the climax of the movie is stupid and clichéd and runs itself into a wall (it's way too ambiguous for its own good as a thriller) but Mann handles it like an epic and all in all the audience walks away from "Collateral"
		I liked this movie a lot, I purchased the DVD and I think multiple viewings will only improve it, but it is by no means Mann's best film and in comparison to "Heat" it seems quite poor.
	www.killermovies.com /c/collateral/reviews/mhn.html (942 words)

	Collateral Movie Review
		COLLATERAL is no comedy, but it sure can be funny at times.
		Sometimes the two guys in the cab appear to be more interested in killing time than people, and the movie features too much dead air when nothing much is happening.
		He thought the movie was slower than the trailers made it seem, and he didn't like its grainy look.
	www.killermovies.com /c/collateral/reviews/lyp.html (472 words)

	Amazon.com: DVD: Collateral Damage (2002) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		All things considered, "Collateral Damage" is at least an average Schwarzenegger action film, and, no, he does not look too old to me. That fact that Brewer is an "ordinary" firefighter who is apparently a quick study when it comes to military tactics, actually takes away from my enjoyment in the film.
		Collateral Damage is the great and partially real action film in which Arnold Schwarzenger plays a fireman hell bent on getting his hands on the Terrorist who killed his wife and kid and many other citizens near a shopping mall.
		The movie is brilliant in showing what only what the motivation behind terrorist attacks, but the depiction of slow agencies like fbi to counter these terrorist attacks.
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	COLLATERAL DAMAGE
		DAY and END OF DAYS nearly resulting in about the sixth time Arnold has faced the end of his days as a major Hollywood movie star, or at least one who is considered capable of carrying a film by himself.
		COLLATERAL DAMAGE is a script originally penned by Ronald Roose, revised by Nicholad Meyer (STAR TREK 6), then by the Griffiths (David and Peter), and again by Mike Werb and Michael Colleary, the writers behind John Woo's FACE/OFF.
		No one wanted to make a movie about a terrorist who blows up a building where hundreds are killed and injured.
	www.screenwritersutopia.com /modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=103 (992 words)

	MovieCritic.ca - Review - Collateral Damage (2002) - Oh, Arnold! What were you thinking?
		Collateral Damage was originally scheduled to be released on August 17th, 2001, but production delays and hefty competition in the action genre over the summer prompted Warner Brothers to delay the release to October 5th.
		One of the most frustrating aspects of Collateral Damage is that the story is full of clichés, nonsense and contradictions.
		In Collateral Damage, Arnold is in full "action" acting mode, except for a few scenes where he deals with the loss of his wife and son.
	www.moviecritic.ca /reviews/2002/collateral_damage (799 words)

	MovieFreak.com - "Collateral" Movie Review
		What’s special about Michael Mann’s new crime thriller “Collateral” isn’t that it treads new ground or goes in new directions but that it is so naturally rhythmic to the cadences of multifaceted humanity.
		No, this is a movie about the here and now, about the actions required when extreme circumstances knock, and this compression of time and space gives “Collateral” an epic, almost nausea-inducing, urgency most contemporary thrillers lack.
		But it is Foxx that steals the thunder, and like the wolves prowling the early morning desert streets of the starry-eyed metropolis at its center, “Collateral” is a wily creature made all the better by the carnivore slowly springing to life at its center.
	www.moviefreak.com /reviews/c/collateral.htm (1250 words)

	Collateral: Movie-Source.com Collateral Movie, Collateral Preview, Collateral Review
		The camerawork and editing transform the movie from a basic thriller to an engrossing drama, but don't worry - there is still plenty of suspense.
		In Collateral, he is entertaining to watch and very believable, allowing the audience to truly relate with his character.
		Collateral is not for everyone, but those looking for a smart thriller should get a kick out of seeing Tom Cruise play his most ruthless character to date.
	www.movie-source.com /movie_page.asp?movieID=1436 (705 words)

	Collateral movie review - AGGRESSIVE-VOICE.COM
		Though filmed with expensive digital video, the movie looks like it was shot with a higher quality home 8mm movie camera and could have been made for under six figures.
		Cruise’s Vincent would have eventually grown on us had the film spent more time with him and Max, because when the camera is on him for a prolonged period of a time we do almost forget that under that silver hair is Tom Cruise.
		“Collateral” is by no means a bad movie and I come close to recommending it had the final plot turn not been so preposterous.
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