Collateral

Collateral (2004)

Plot summary

★★★★☆

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Jamie Foxx (Max) is a cabbie who picks up pretty Jada Pinkett (Annie) as his fare. They have a nice conversation and she gives him her card. After he drops Annie off, Tom Cruise (Vincent) gets in and offers Max $600 to be his driver for the night. Vincent says that he's in real estate and has to make 5 stops to sign paperwork. Max realizes after the first stop that he is driving Vincent to different locations for Vincent to kill people. Max keeps trying to get out of it, but Vincent keeps catching up to him. Vincent sends Max into a club as Vincent and the police, who have set up surveillance, now suspect Max. Max realizes that Vincent's last victim will be Annie, so Annie tries to get to Annie before Vincent does. Max saves Annie and they run away from Vincent down to the Metro.

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Mistakes

Audio problem: Just as the two criminals who robbed Max are walking away, Vincent asks them if that is his briefcase. The guy with the long hair replies, "Yeah it is. Why you want it back?" but his mouth doesn't match what he is saying. It appears he is saying something closer to, "Put up your f**king hands." (00:35:15)

Lummie ★

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Quotes

Max: The fat man, the penthouse guy, the jazz man. That leaves two.
Felix: Can you finish?
Max: In six years, when have I not?

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Trivia

Trivia: The film was almost entirely shot in high definition. Director Michael Mann states he did this to capture the night scenes more vividly.

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Suggested correction: The number of movies shot in less-than-HD could be counted on one hand.

I believe it refers to the fact that Collateral is considered to be the first major movie to use a digital camera, not the traditional film support.

Sammo ★

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Questions

Question: In the beginning of the movie, just prior to Vince's introduction to Max, what was Vincent doing in Annie's office building? He actually passes Annie (his 5th target) on the up/down escalators. Why not just kill her first?

Answer: He was likely scoping out the building and determining where specifically Annie worked. He couldn't just kill her in public with people around. He had a systematic plan on how and when each victim would be killed.

raywest ★

Answer: Plus it sets up the 5th victim surprise.

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