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Collateral (2004) - Full Reaction (Patreon)

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I had to rewire my brain for most of this one, I don’t want to spoil but not the usual Tom Cruise character-or Jamie Foxx for that matter. The longer I think about it, the more questions pop up for me about the plot haha -but it was suspenseful and I kept accidentally holding my breath from stress!

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Brian McGovern

Okay. Sounds like you were not won over.

Ib-René Jørgensen

As i recall it is along with Interview with the Vampire the only movies where Tom Cruise plays the bad guy.

MacGuffinStuff

Yeah this is the one I always say, Collateral is to Tom Cruise as Training Day is to...

Shehab Dawoud

Damn, Cassie. Your timing sometimes… I gotta go coach a game, so it’ll be around 6 hours before I can get to this. But this is in my top 10 all-time so I’m very excited!

Henry Graham

Not my favourite Michael Mann film but I do love this era of his digital experimentation. The choice to shoot Collateral digitally at night, with minimal lighting sources and so many scenes being illuminated by those sodium streetlamps (which would be replaced by LEDs shortly afterwards), pushing the limits of the camera's ability to locate the image in low light, gives this film such a fascinating aesthetic. It's one of the great LA movies. We've reached the point now where digital cameras produce such a clean image, but the in the late 90s/early 00s the films being shot digitally generated a wholly unique look - especially when they were printed and projected on 35mm, which is how I saw them - and Collateral and Miami Vice are two of the most visually intoxicating films of this era. It's also an interesting artefact as being one of the last times that Tom Cruise really allowed himself to be the tool of an auteur's vision. The past twenty years, he's been very much in movie star-producer mode, largely working with directors who can align with his vision rather than the other way round. That has resulted in some very good and entertaining movies, but I don't think he has stretched or challenged himself as an actor in the same way. Now he's in his 60s and Mission Impossible is coming to an end, maybe he'll try and push back into that direction a little - his next collaboration is with Alejandro González Iñárritu, which suggests a promising change of direction (even if I don't really like that guy much). On the subject of Cruise working with great directors - I'm going to take this opportunity to again ask Cassie to consider Magnolia (1999). For my money, it's Cruise's best ever performance and it's a true emotional rollercoaster featuring a sensational cast!

Bill Maurer

Yo homie ... is that my briefcase ??

JL_83

Cruise and Foxx were both so good in this…

Just Plain Bob

Cassie, you probably recognized the name Michael Mann because he wrote and directed “Heat”, among other films. Most recently he wrote a prequel/sequel to “Heat” in novel form which is now being adapted into a film. “Heat 2” has elements of both a prequel and a sequel and was a superb book. Other great movies that Mann wrote/adapted and directed include “Thief” (starring James Caan - Sonny in “The Godfather”) and “Manhunter” (the first adaptation of Thomas Harris’ novel “Red Dragon”, which introduced the Hannibal Lecter character of “Silence of the Lambs” fame). Mann also produced the tv series “Miami Vice” which was enormously popular and influential in the 1980s (and which he eventually turned into a feature film, starring new leads). Mann also co-wrote and directed “The Insider”, starring Russell Crowe in a very different type of role than you’re used to seeing him in. “Thief”, “Manhunter” and “The Insider” are all great films that are very deserving of reactions.

Shehab Dawoud

What was your favorite part about Heat 2? Personally, following Neil and Vincent both operate in Chicago but not knowing about each other was so good. Chris and his business in Paraguay had me switch off a bit. I was mostly skimming that part. But I think adapting it into a movie is just a bad idea. A mini-series… maybe.

Just Plain Bob

I don’t want to get too spoiler-y, but I found the Chris sequel stuff the most interesting, not the least. As for adapting it into a sequel movie, I trust Mann. He created this world and his first film and the novelized sequel have demonstrated to me that he knows how to navigate it very well (I was admittedly very dubious when I first sat down to read the book). Of course, casting will be difficult. DeNiro and Kilmer played those roles perfectly (I always found Pacino’s hyperbolic acting to be an impediment to the film, not a plus).

Shehab Dawoud

Interesting. Every character in the Heat universe is important, and the way that Mann created a backstory for all of them really shone through in the film, that’s why they were all so convincing. But the two main characters are what makes the story work, that’s why I wanted as much of them as possible. I also trust Mann but the book takes place over such a large amount of time that condensing it into a 3 hour film will be quite a challenge. The casting could do a lot for it. I’m hoping Adam Driver is open to playing a young Neil.

Just Plain Bob

I didn’t think the contrast between the Neil character and the Hanna character (talking here about the original movie) stood Pacino in good stead. Neil was beautifully self contained (until he wasn’t - his downfall). So was Chris, his right hand man, with the notable exception of his gambling addiction. To me, Pacino as Hanna was just giving yet another of his over-the-top, 1990s Pacino performances. I much preferred his understated performance in the first two “Godfather” films. As for the Chris character, I really enjoyed his character arc in the book; he seemed to become more like Neil as his character grew. In fact, possibly even an “improved” version of Neil.

Anthony Harris

This is my fav Cruise film. Just love everything about this film.

Ben Livingstone

Vincent was shot in the ear in the office building, not the chest. At the end, Max was out of bullets, and that's why he lowered the gun.

Brent Petty

Michael Mann also directed The Last of the Mohicans and Heat. The other LAPD detective that disagreed with Mark Ruffalo was played by Peter Berg, who is an actor/director/producer. He created/produced the TV show Friday Night Lights and also was the director of Lone Survivor.

Clay F

+1 for Magnolia (1999)

Wes

Tom Cruise as a “mean” guy 😂 thank you for that Cassie! Made my night

Brian McGovern

Well he dropped the clip of ammo at the end because he was mortally wounded. I feel he lowered it because he knew he was mortally wounded.

Ben Livingstone

No, I mean when Max was looking at Vincent, sitting in the seat across from him. Cassie asked why Max lowered the gun, and it was because the gun was empty, as well as Vincent being dead.

Clay F

I could tell different for you with Tom being a bad guy. "He's a mean guy? .... bad guy Tom Cruise ... Am I ready for this?" Tom Cruise did awesome. One of my favorite Tom Cruise movies. Of course, Jamie Foxx did excellent (nominated for an Oscar). The Mark Ruffalo character being shot was tough. I wondered if you noticed that the lawyer (federal prosecutor) is Jada Pinkett Smith. I thought she was good (and pretty). You seemed tense nearly the entire movie. It's that kind of movie. An intense movie. A palate cleanser for your perception of Javier Bardem after No Country for Old Men and Skyfall is "Vicky Cristina Barcelona" (2008). I like the Collateral soundtrack. When they saw the wolf at the intersection, the song "Shadow on the Sun" by Audioslave started playing -- integrated well in the movie and one of my favorite Audioslave songs. Michael Mann is apparently a fan of Audioslave. Audioslave is Rage Against the Machine w/Chris Cornell (R.I.P.) as the lead singer. Mann includes 2 Audioslave songs in his movie "Miami Vice" (2006) which gets mixed reviews but I like it. Beautifully shot. Collin Farrell. Jamie Foxx. Slick movie.

Brian McGovern

I don’t think she hated it. She just wasn’t used to seeing Tom as the bad guy.

Shreddy

Max's gun had it's slide back. Meaning it's empty. He didn't really know firearms anyway, as evident in the earlier scene where he tried to shoot with the safety on, and struggled to find it. Also, clips are in rifles like M1 Garand, in pistols it's called a magazine ;) Sorry for the nitpicking

Shreddy

They probably killed Fanning to A) show again how ruthless Vincent is B) to make the audience feel slightly unsure if all the "good guys" will survive. In movies one easily assumes they all make it It has some wild coincidences, like Annie getting in the same cab earlier as Vincent, in a city of 17 million people. But great acting by Cruise and Foxx. Lot of reactors miss on the detail, that Vincent felt bad about having to kill the Jazz man. Because he loved jazz. You see after that kill how he has a moment

Liam Nissan

I had forgotten about the Frank Martin cameo!

Mojo One Thousand

"Vincent" passes "Annie" in her building, assuming she was his first stop. Likely because she has a white collar job compared to the other targets, it was still daylight when that happens. The only reason "Max" is there is because he dropped off "Annie". It not that wild of a coincidence, still a coincidence though. "Fanning" getting into the same lift is a bigger coincidence to me.

Michael West

Cruise and Foxx were both amazing. Not your typical Tom Cruise character, but he plays it well. I was interested to see how you handled the plot.

Just Plain Bob

Shreddy, I think you hit the nail on the head about why they killed off Fanning, particularly reason B. Unfortunately, big budget Hollywood productions are predictable. The good guys and their loved ones always live. That reduces the tension to almost zero. It’s why I’m completely disinterested in “child in jeopardy” films. There’s virtually no chance the child comes to harm, hence there’s no jeopardy and no suspense. By killing Fanning, Mann sends the message that “all bets are off” and this might not end happily.

aarswft

You should be more comfortable with a villain Tom Cruise considering the real-life people he's harmed. Make some fun movies and people will completely forget you're the nice face for a cult that actively destroys lives.

Mojo One Thousand

It took me a couple of goes to enjoy this movie. I'm not huge into the style. I don't think I have enjoyed "Miami Vice", which is similar and also by Mann. I am a bigger fan of "Heat". But the acting does carry this through for me. I had a similar thought to you Cassie about Ruffalo's character's ("Fanning") demise the first time I saw it. It is unexpected, but for me it was the lack of resolution, there is only an assumption by "Max" that he was dead. There are others scenes with Police, outside the patrol man after they crash, for the remainder of the movie. Jamie Foxx was a stand-up comedian prior to getting into acting. He moved into TV sit-coms and sketch comedy prior to getting bigger roles in features back in the 90s; I used to watch "The Jamie Foxx show" and I think "Booty Call" was the first feature film I saw him in that I can remember... haven't thought about that movie in sometime. Cassie mentioned Tarantino tangentially in the reaction, wouldn't be surprised if "Django unchained" gets suggested a bunch, but I am pretty sure that has been seen (surprisingly)... maybe need "Ray" or "Any given sunday". I think we need to find a Javier Bardem palette cleanser for Cassie. He is only villainous in his roles thus far on the channel. I am pretty sure "Vicki Christina Barcelona" would be the frontrunner for that.

TheSingulatarian

Is Frank TJ Mackie in "Magnolia" a "bad guy" or just a very damaged person and is there a difference?

JPDotCom23

You should watch 'Ray' starring Jamie Foxx, he plays Ray Charles, highly recommended. Foxx wins an Oscar for his performance int that brilliant movie.

Astraeos

This. Literally not a single soul has reacted to this absolutely fantastic movie. Its the best biopic out there, for my money. Only thing that comes close is Gandhi. Both of these films really should be watched. I've never even seen them on any poll, on any channel, ever. It's saddening. I truly fear sometimes, that these channels will end without having watched so, so many of these great movies lol.

Clarence Newman

Vicky Christina Barcelona is a great little film.

Astraeos

That Audioslave song hits so hard when they're looking at the Coyote lost in LA. Great symbolism too. I'm also gonna highlight another song that played when Foxx was walking into the club to get the new information from Javier Bardem. The band is Calexico, and the song that's playing, I'm pretty sure, was Guero Canelo. Highly recommend Calexico as a band. They have a highly unique sound, blending Hispanic/Latino sounds, with Southwestern Rock sounds, plus like a Gothic-y, Electronic sorta twist to both. Their first like five or six albums are straight gold.

John Drake

"Oh no, Max didn't double tap" - I love the way Cassie picks up these terms. Hopefully the only double tap you'll encounter will be in your bathroom thats being renovated!

Astraeos

Another amazing Jamie Foxx film I'd highly recommend, is The Kingdom. It's about Saudi Arabia, terrorism, US presence in the Middle East, Oil, etc. It's a terrific, amazing movie. The other obvious role from Foxx, his best role by far, is Django Unchained. I know you avoid lots of movies because of their subject matter being very heavy, but they should be watched, and they are heavy for a reason. We should not hide from the disgusting, evil, terrible things that human beings have done. If we hide from these things, they will repeat. Though, now that I think about it, I think I remember you mentioned a while ago that you had seen Django in theaters potentially? I'd put money in for a rewatch on that one, if that's the case. I think you'd have a completely different perspective on it now, after going through what you've seen with this channel.

JPDotCom23

I agree, she really needs to see this, and the director’s cut no less

Joe J

This ain't the place for that...move on.

OddThomas

It's an ok movie. Heat is Mann's best film imo.

Joe J

"Mr. Brooks" anyone, haha.

Carol_White

Agree that this was just ok. The Insider is my jam.

Jason Henderson

Tom cruise and Jamie foxx did an amazing job! You really rooted for both characters, especially tom’s. The supporting cast was excellent, and the camera type used made it a very unique and realistic representation and experience! So happy and excited that Cassie enjoyed it so much! Very cool movie, And a super reaction!🍿👍!!! Loved it!! Thank you so very much Cassie!

Uncle Phoenix

Can’t wait to get home and watch Cassie cheer for the hit man.

Dean Holt

Glad you’ve now finally watched this, I actually thought it would have been harder for you to have seen Tom as a Villain. As you sometimes get that caught up in the movie, I think you find it difficult to separate the characters they have played in other films lol. I actually think this is one of his better performances and I’m I little surprised he hasn’t played a bad guy more often, as I think he was awesome. The person he met at the airport was Jason Statham and there’s a theory that he’s playing the same character he plays in his Transporter movies. That’s something I think you might like as they are just fun silly action films. Another fun movie with him in is Crank.

Joe J

A PPOTM that's not a rom-com, shocking turn of events guys, someone alert the media (haha). Us action fans get the rare win here with the highly requested "Collateral". This is like chicken soup for my soul, Lol.

JPDotCom23

Director Michael Mann was also responsible for 'Thief', 'Manhunter', 'The Insider', 'The Last of the Mohicans', 'Ferrari' and the best movie he's done; 'Heat' with Al Pacino, Robert DeNiro and the late Val Kilmer.

Shehab Dawoud

Alright, I'm glad you liked it in the end. Seemed like you were more 50/50 reading the review. A lot of that has to do with not wanting to see one of your heroes be a bad guy. But what you have to understand is that Tom doing a role like this is only good. You can’t achieve greatness by just doing the same thing over and over. Unfortunately that’s what he’s done the last 20 years but hopefully that’s changing soon. Michael Mann is an under appreciated master, I’m in awe of his work. His ability to make a city come to life and be a character of its own, his iconic, stylish, cinematography, his character building, the existential philosophies in his films. As others mentioned, he did Heat, and you can see some similarities: Two polar opposite characters, one of them with some strict codes that they live by, but you get the sense of respect between them, and in a different world they could’ve been friends. In the end, Vincent helped Max become more assured, confident, and someone who risks and does instead of talks. Other Michael Mann films, Thief, Manhunter, The Insider, and Miami Vice. Highly recommend! Tom’s best role other than this is Magnolia, where he also plays a much different character than you’re used to.

Shehab Dawoud

Michael Mann's films has a lot of coincidences. He would call it fatalism, but yeah that is something that you could see as a weak link in his films. But you can suspend your disbelief enough to go along with it given the quality in everything else.

Chris B.

"Taps" is another movie where Tom Cruise (a very young Tom Cruise, at that) is playing a character a bit out outside of the "good guy" archetype.

Chris B.

I'll join in with the comments chorus and also recommend Michael Mann's "The Insider", my personal favorite of his movies and with an amazing performance from Russel Crowe, just as deserving if not more of the Best Actor award that he would get with Gladiator the following year.

D. T. Nelson

You've already seen the Spiderman movies... Jamie Foxx movies you need to see: Ray (the 2004 Ray Charles biopic), Soul (the 2020 Pixar movie), Django Unchained (if you can stomach it), The Soloist (2009 - with RDJ), Horrible Bosses (2011 - a smaller role, but a really good one), On Any Given Sunday (1999 - Football, Al Pachino, need I say more)

Smiley

You forgot Miami Vice.

Anthony Carlson

Off topic: Alex Ovechkin just surpassed Wayne Gretzky as the all time goals leader in NHL history! 895!

OddThomas

A great Tom Cruise movie: 'Oblivion'

Dan W

charge your phone kids!

Shad Kanyak

Been a long time since I’ve seen this. I remember liking it. I’ve grown to really dislike Jamie Foxx in that time. Not sure I’d feel the same seeing it again.

Shad Kanyak

Super underrated. More people should see it.

Steve Mercier

Looooooooove this movie. Jamie Foxx is magnificent, and Tom Cruise is such a ruthless mofo. So good.

Larry Darrell

+1 for The Kingdom (2007)… directed by Peter Berg, (Fanning’s partner in Collateral)

Above Average Dave

This is what happened to Vince from THE COLOR OF MONEY. The hair is the tell. 😁

Gábor Árki

It was an unusual PPotM but I'm glad this reaction finally happened and I really enjoyed it. I knew it would weird out Cassie seeing Tom is such a role. I remember during my first watch, I also wanted to justify Vincent's actions for a while theorizing maybe he is a spy or has some other justification to do what he does. He doesn't really do antagonists and this is kind of a unique take on one. Vincent is both calculated and menacing, but has some strangely philosophical about him adding a lot of depth to the character. The unusual but compelling dynamic between him and Max is what really elevates this movie for me, and both Foxx and Cruise deliver some amazing performances. I think there is only one Cruise movie left I'm really looking forward to, VANILLA SKY.

Clay F

What about Magnolia (1999)? Just curious.

Clay F

Foxx was nominated for an Oscar for his performance in Collateral.

Shad Kanyak

Not saying he doesn’t have talent. I just don’t like him. Every interview he comes off as a cringy smug douche.

Clay F

She has seen Django Unchained and Horrible Bosses.

Clay F

While Heat is awesome, Collateral and The Last of the Mohicans are my favorite Mann movies.

Clay F

I by chance just happened to rewatch Gandhi last night. 3 hours.

Clay F

That is what I commented below -- "Vicki Christina Barcelona" as the palette cleanser for Javier Bardem. Cool character and awesome movie. Romance/Comedy/Drama. I think she would like the narration -- gives context and background.

Dean Holt

Great movie 👍🏼

Clay F

One of the biggest coincidences (1 in a million) to me was the Mark Ruffalo character getting on the elevator with Vincent/Max at the hospital. But I had no problem suspending disbelief to enjoy the movie.

Rick Williams

I remember when this movie came out. I was not interested in watching Tom Cruise as a bad guy, so I never watched it. Cassie has a habit of making me watch movies that I never intended on watching. It is just hard to pass up one of her reactions. No matter what I feel about the movie I know her reaction will be worth it. Reaction Cassie. It was a good movie.

Clarence Newman

One of Crowe’s least “tough guy” characters, ironically made when he was at his most macho and anti-social. I remember watching a video of him doing a press junket for the film and he literally kicked some poor guy out after one question because he didn’t pronounce Weigand correctly.

Clay F

Early in the movie when the "silver fox" Cruise arrived at the airport, you wondered if he may be the defense attorney. No, but I guess technically he was on that side -- paid to kill people. I thought you were perceptive in nailing that the Jada Pinkett Smith character was on the hit list -- before the movie expressly revealed such. I repeat what I indicated in an earlier comment: "Vicki Cristina Barcelona" (2008) as a palette cleanser for Javier Bardem. Romance/Comedy/Drama. I think you would like the narration -- gives context and background. "Vicki Cristina Barcelona" (2008) was my March PaF entry.

Clarence Newman

I’ll reserve judgement on whether it’s a win or not until I’ve seen the reaction, Joe. The last PPoTM that wasn’t a rom-com was Officer and a Gentleman!

Clarence Newman

Vicky Christina. Perfect for Cassie AND Carly.

Clay F

I don't know if this considered a spoiler: Penelope Cruz won an Oscar for her performance in "Vicki Cristina Barcelona" (2008).

Joel P

The Insider is great.

Joel P

At least he's not preaching about it. One of the few actors in Hollywood who, outside of that Lauer interview from years back, never talks about politics or religion. Exactly how it should be.

Thoko

I’m looking forward to this. This movie was released when I worked at a cinema and I always regretted not going to see this

Uncle Phoenix

Well, I didn’t get the “Get those snitches, Tom!!” that I was hoping for; But I did get a, “Double Tap, Max!” So, I am satisfied.

Blake Evans

Loved Tom Cruise having a different type of role in this. Second to his role as Lestat in Interview with the Vampire. Also this was when Michael Mann was experimenting with shooting his films with video instead of 35mm which is why it looks a little different. But I highly recommend Public Enemies (2009) he did with Johnny Depp where he perfected the workflow, its also a great bank heist film.

D. T. Nelson

I didn't check her watched movies list, I just knew I never saw her react to those movies.

Chris Baldwin

This film brings me back to the 80's, when Michael Mann was making the "Miami Vice" TV series. In fact the FBI guy was in an episode I remember. He played a retired cop that was kind of off his rockers, and the final scene has the song "Brother's in Arms" by Dire Straits playing. Anyway. I thoroughly enjoyed this!! Thanks for the memories. You should check out the film "Miami Vice" from 2006, which Jamie Foxx also co-starred in, along with Colin Farrell.

Carol Rocha

Why does my YouTube have a link beside it and not a video icon. I can see it but I can’t control the orientation of the movie. It’s not like they regularly are. Any thoughts???

Keith Jacobsen

Pretty fun Cassie not knowing Tom plays the bad guy in this one. Also, this came out about a decade before John Wick, but Tom Cruise underwent a significant amount of handgun training (similar to Keanu) overseen by professionals in preparation for this role, especially for the alley scene where he wastes the 2 street thugs who had the drop on him. It was scripted for him to deflect the attacker's gun, draw, and rip off 5 rounds in 1.6 seconds. Tom ACTUALLY did it in 1.3.

James M

Describing Jason Statham as "that one guy from the kill everyone movie" is so perfect.

Johnny Bullis

Ah yes.. Collateral from 2004.. that was the year for Jamie Foxx.. he got a lot of praise for this movie in August of that year and then October he gave the performance of a lifetime with Ray where he swept the award shows for that role. Collateral was supposed to be a star vehicle for Tom and Jamie ended up stealing the movie. Totally against type for both actors and they both brought it. Michael Mann did a great job with his typical feel to all his movies.. eg... Heat, Miami Vice.. heck even The Insider.. they all have a similar feel to them. I guess you could say that about any good director. And I almost forgot about Javier Bardems scene stealing scene talking about Black Peter...what an intense scene as well and Jamie kept up with him.. excellent choice Cassie.. Im glad you watched this..

Brian's Dog

This movie looks normal now, but when it came out I felt like it looked like a cheap homemade video. It was too clear, no film grain I was used to.

James M

About the jazz club, the music you hear is in fact Miles Davis playing "Spanish Key" so it's interesting or perhaps amusing that the musician tells the story of meeting Miles. Now as you mentioned you are not familiar with jazz, so I will say for context Miles is the single most influential jazz musician of the second half of the 20th century. He's important to jazz the way Mozart was important to classical music. Everything changed as a result of Miles.

Archronos

You could feel Cassie's tension with the stress applications of lip gloss towards the end :D Thanks so much for watching Collateral. Max destroys the taxi in the last act because he's been patronised, bullied, threatened and chastised all night by Vincent and after seeing what happened to Fanning outside the club and hearing Vincent tell Max that he's never made anything of his life, he completely snaps, much to Vincent's shock as he doesn't know what to do to stop Max from trying to kill them both. I fell in love with this film the first time I saw it in the cinema many years ago. I love the cinematography and how beautiful LA looks for the night scenes. So many great toe tappers lace the soundtrack and it's absolutely chock full of stars at pivotal moments of their careers. Cruise's Vincent is one of his best performances of anything he's ever done but he actually struggles a lot in some scenes to match Jamie Foxx who swung for the fences as tortured Max. Kudos to Cassie for clocking Ruffalo as soon as he spoke and Bardem as well in identical time. Both are dramatically different looking for this film compared to the appearance they both went on to settle into for later roles.

Clarence Newman

So true. I’m a Beatles fan primarily, but Kind of Blue (Miles Davis, 1959) is easily one of my favourite albums. Nectar for the ears.

Clarence Newman

If so, here’s a bigger one. Penelope Cruz DESERVED her Oscar for Vicky Christina Barcelona.

Clarence Newman

Cocktail and Color of Money are the most Cassie ones left.

Shreddy

Hmm Mojo One Thousand, you're right I guess. I forgot about that detail. Smaller coincidence But there's couple of others, the cops getting a call just when they were about to pop the trunk and get shot. Wonder how Vincent planned to get away with that one, on a crowded street full of traffic. Risky as hell, tons of people could see their license plate And the elevator scene, although it wasn't used to take the plot into some other direction (which would have felt cheap), just an irony of fate moment

Doug Fisher

Such a solid film... great acting, writing, directing, cinematography... but what really stands out is the absolutely killer multi-genre soundtrack. It is rare that a sound track is good enough from me to get the album, "Star Wars" being my first is a prime example, but this one was an easy decision. One sign of a good to great actor is that they can induce verisimilitude as both a White Hat and a Black Hat. Tom does both roles really well.

Clay F

Well said

Clay F

A good documentary about the jazz legend Miles Davis is: "Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool" (2019). Can stream on Amazon Prime and Apple TV+ "Yo Homie, is that my briefcase?" I was happy you reacted to Collateral but would also be very happy if you reacted to "Lost in Translation" (2003) (which may be more your style) as PPOTM.

Daniel Doble

Coyote. We see them alot around here, SoCal. Harmful to pets.

SmooothE🚔🚔

Ray and Any Given Sunday are movies that are good from Mr Foxx. Any Given Sunday kind of like The Replacement with a little more seriousness but pretty funny. Also has Al Pacino and Aaron Eckhert to name a few.

Rose

Coyotes are sneaky and fast. A big one hopped my fence and snatched my lil Moondoggie a few months ago. Still can’t believe she managed to escape. She was bleeding to death near a neighbor’s house who ended up saving her life. She’s now called Miracle Moonie.

Rose

Good ones!

Thoko

I'm surprised that a coyote is able to carry a dog over a fence. I didn't think coyotes had that kind of strength, especially considering that they don't have hands...

Chris Thom

Some other good Michael Mann movies are Thief, Manhunter, The Insider, and Miami Vice. The Insider is probably my favorite. True to life thriller about a whistle blower in the tobacco industry with Al Pacino and Russel Crowe. Manhunter has the film debut of the Hannibal Lecter character. The director famously loves the color blue for some reason, and his movies have some seriously beautiful shots composed to feature it. There's a cool vid on YouTube that shows some of his best cinematography.

Chris Thom

Oh no way. Had no idea he was part of the TV series. Haven't heard of too many directors that reimagine their own work.

Chris Thom

Any movies you discovered here that you really like?

Chris Thom

Need to see that one again. Don't remember a ton about it. I remember the cinematography being pretty impressive. And the villain is probably more believable now then it was then.

Chris Thom

Totally forgot about The Soloist.

Chris Thom

One of the best movies of the later 90's.

Chris Thom

Some of the most beautiful use of blue ever.

Chris Thom

Could never quite get used to the camera work. A lot of it looks like it was filmed on an early webcam.

Chris Thom

And the star of the Wes Craven horror movie Shocker. Feel like the only person alive who actually loved that movie. lol

Chris Thom

Yeah I think he was more 'complicated' than actual villain. And he did have a kind of catharsis at the end where we're lead to believe he's going to make changes. That usually doesn't happen with a true bad guy in movies.

Chris Thom

Something about the camera work feels like there's something sinister around every corner. I don't know what it is. It feels grimy somehow.

Chris Thom

And also the 'crackheads' wild day out' movie.

Daniel Doble

It happens all the time. Buddy of mine lost his Samoyed to coyotes

Shehab Dawoud

When I become a filmmaker, I’m just flat out copying it😁

Mojo One Thousand

I put the elevator scene down to being more a way of getting to Ruffalo's morgue scene than an any thing else. The cops are very secondary to the plot in the entire movie, and the tension is driven by the audience not the characters, we know who they are and how they got there. However, the characters don't, they are just strangers passing each other.

Joe J

Cassie, say hello to...."Mr. Brooks", Lol.

Chris Thom

Yeah that does pair pretty well with this one. For this channel specifically.

Chris Thom

Maybe my favorite sports movie.

Chris Thom

Yeah I didn't get it at all at the time. But it was striking.

Chris Thom

Was surreal seeing vids of them taking over cities during Covid.

Coleton B.

Honestly one of Costner's best, most suited roles. I LOVE that movie!

TheSingulatarian

Mann did it twice turning the TV movie "LA Takedown" into "Heat".

Clay F

I rewatched Miami Vice (2006) last night. I like it.

Oisin Clissmann

I really like Miami Vice. It's stylish and visceral with not much substance but I don't mind that sometimes. The movie looks, sounds and feels amazing and it's got those Michael Mann punchy, realistic and dramatic action sequences/shootouts.

Johnny Bullis

Part 2... now that I actually watched your reaction... Cassie.. You havent seen any Jamie Foxx movies? Not even Ray or Any Given Sunday? Im surprised... and yes they both played a character against type.. thats the term they use in Hollywood when a actor plays a role they dont normally do. But again.. they both nailed it .. Please go watch Any Given Sunday and Ray.. between this and those two movies.. they are really the 3 movies that launched Jamie Foxx's career... really put him on the map.

Rod Reavern

Now that Cassie has watched another Michael Mann film, I sincerely hope she watches "Miami Vice" (2006) because it's just as gritty and "real" but more ambitious in scale and scope, while paying tribute to the '80s TV show it is based on. I know the reviews weren't great, mostly because fans of the TV show refused to accept the modernized versions. The real problem was that Jamie Foxx acted like a diva after his Oscar win, and basically fled the Dominican Republic, which screwed up the ending. The climactic shootout is intense -- arguably better than "Heat's" post-heist getaway shootout -- but the original ending would've been far more exotic and interesting. Also, the new ending begged for a sequel that never happened because the movie was a box office disappointment, only making $30 million profit. I realize I'm not making a compelling case by focusing too much on the negatives. "Miami Vice" is a wonderfully intense crime epic with great performances from Collin Farrell, Jamie Foxx, and Gong Li, who portrays the most fascinating character in the movie as the wife of a drug cartel boss. Farrell and Foxx are great together, oozing cool and confidence, even though they aren't as fun or flashy as the TV characters who epitomized '80s CHEEZE. They're gritty and real in the movie, instead of buddy-buddy; they compliment each others' strengths, and their trust and respect are evident. The plot seems convoluted, but it makes sense that an international criminal empire would supply a variety of criminal groups, and they'd cooperate together against the authorities. Keeping track of the players and organizations is challenging on the first watch, but it isn't too hard to follow. The defining characteristics of every Michael Mann film are the atmosphere and tension of the criminal underworld he is so exceptional at depicting. The tension that Crocket and Tubbs could get exposed as undercover cops is pervasive throughout the entire movie. As Tubbs says: "Badges get flashed, guns come out, arrests get made. Fabricated identity and what's really up, collapses into one frame. You ready for that on this one?" Please find out the answer, Cassie. I promise it'll be a thrill ride, like Jamie Foxx driving Tom Cruise around LA for 2 hours!

Cole Jennett

Hey Dave! Are you by chance the Sea Dogs in the March Madness bracket challenge?

FranciscoGios

Well this one and among few others with Days of Thunder from Tom Cruise are in my favorites in my vault of movies apart from the Mission Impossible films of course, glad you finally watched Collateral. You saying Collarteral Damage I’m gonna take it that you are being funny okay Cassie 😆

Eddie Perkins

You can't go wrong with a Michael Mann movie. I would recommend Heat, one of my favorite films, but you've seen it, so I'm going to recommend Manhunter or Public Enemies (2009). Cassie: "Keep your gun up, he might still be alive!" Even if he were, that pistol wouldn't have done him any good. On a semi-automatic handgun, after firing the last shot, the slide will lock open, as you can see on both of their guns.

Clay F

+1 for Mann's "Miami Vice" (2006)

Old As Dirt Bert

Coyotes? Sure, they're in every California city. In San Francisco I was driving to dinner, got a stop light, and a coyote crossed the street in the crosswalk with the signal. I have witnesses.

Archronos

She was of course announcing the upcoming Arnie season! :P

Above Average Dave

Hi Cole, hope you are well. That is not my bracket. Cheers - Dave

Above Average Dave

OMG, Rose. So glad your dog escaped. Coyotes are vicious animals. We have them here and they go after unattended pets all the time.

Above Average Dave

All this talk about Coyotes has me thinking we should exhort Cassie to watch WOLFEN during October. An underated horror verité with Albert Finney, Edward James Olmos and a great supporting role by the late, great Mr. Happy Feet himself, Gregory Hines. Caught this at a film festival when I lived in LA and it had me looking over my shoulder every night (more so than usual).

Cole Jennett

Sorry to hear that, you were one of a small few I would have liked to have had win.😔

Rose

Right Dave! I had no idea coyotes were so agile. They can jump as high as 8 ft and they are super quick! Never underestimate them. They are cunning predators and very opportunistic - some even attack small kids. I always have an air horn on hand now when I walk my pup. I was so devastated and thought I’d never see and hold my fur baby again. I never felt grief as powerful - but it was truly a miracle she survived.

Rose

Daniel - that is awful. I’m so sorry for your friend’s loss.

Rose

Thoko - I had a false sense of security that my fence was high enough to keep predators away and I was shocked when that coyote jumped and snatched her so quick.

K

I love both Heat and Collateral although I think I like Collateral a bit more. So glad this was watched and ultimately enjoyed

Joe J

Wolfen is a good one. We need an 80's horror poll, not sure if it could place top 3 however.

Above Average Dave

Probably not. All the more reason for it to be a Popcorn Pick of the Month™!

Brent Petty

+1 for The Insider. Best Picture nominee. Crowe was nominated for Best Actor.

Brent Petty

The cast is LOADED. Cameron Diaz, Dennis Quaid, LL Cool J, James Woods, Matthew Modine...

Carol Rocha

No. I tried those things. It’s only been on this one movie. Strange. But thanks for the suggestion!!

fastecp1

I have never seen Miami Vice, just the TV series in the 80s.

Carol Rocha

Still cannot pull up anything but YouTube and can’t orient the screen ON THIS FILM.

Carol Rocha

Yo, yo, yo!!! It’s fixed!!!!!! I can’t thank you enough, whomever it was!! A fellow member, Ben, or Cassie! ❤️ I can pull up Collateral and watch along! Thanks again!

YodatheHobbit

Was really fun to rewatch this with you! I remember not being able to hear this movie very well during my first watch, and I had forgotten most of it from the first contract killing to end on the metro subway. I couldn't remember at all how they got to the subway. it's funny to me how much watching car films filmed in LA since 2014 now just look like I'm playing Grand Theft Auto V. The car crash even happened in the spot with those huge banners, very recognizable to those who've played the game. I hadn't seen this movie since my family rented it from Netflix when the DVDs came in the mail. Wow, that feels to me now like a CENTURY ago as far as technology is concerned.

LukeG84

Finally got around to watching this one. I only saw this movie once when it came out, and all I remembered about it was that Tom Cruise played a bad guy, and that I had no interest in watching it again. On second viewing all these years later, I can see why. It's a pretty good movie but it's just a one-and-done movie in my opinion. Perhaps that's because there's no closure, so it leaves you feel unsatisfied. They should have showed us a happier ending with Max being cleared and owning a limo service instead of leaving it open like that. As is I can't help but think, in the real world Max walking around with a gun sticking out of his pocket like that wouldn't end well, even if he wasn't a suspected hitman. Just saying! Glad Cassie enjoyed it. Was fun seeing her reaction to Tom Cruise in this unusual role. And now she knows, Tom Cruise did gun-fu first!