[Scott Weinberg]

Just got back.

Pretty damn good movie.

And this comes from someone who's hot & cold on Michael Mann. (My favorite of his is The Last of the Mohicans...by a long shot.)

The two leads are great, the score is fantastic, the digital approach suits the narrative well, and overall it's a consistently entertaining "grown-up action movie".

It ain't flawless, but I'll definitely be recommending this one.

[Scott Weinberg]

Wow. Quiet thread.

Anyway here's my review.

Hope you all enjoy it. (The review and the movie, too.)

[Dominik Dröscher]

Good review, I am psyched. Have to wait till September 23th till this opens in German cinemas, though. That is going to be a looooong wait.

[Robert Crawford]

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[JonZ]

James Bs review....

http://movie-reviews.colossus.net/mo...ollateral.html

Ive got a really busy weekend but Im determined to make time to see this.

[ZacharyTait]

I got back from this movie about an hour ago and I'm still blown away. This is the best movie of the year so far. Tom Cruise and Jamie Foxx were terrific. I'll be rooting for both to grab Oscar noms next year. Jada Pinkett-Smith, Mark Ruffalo, Bruce McGill, and Peter Berg were good as well. Barry Shabaka Henley's appearance was touching. I hated to see him go.

The music, cinematography, and editing were top notch. Some of the shots just made my jaw drop. I've never seen L.A. quite like this. This is a movie I can just sit there and watch either mute or with the isolated score on.

I loved the brief appearance by Jason Statham at the beginning1

Many critics and other people are complaining about the ending. I didn't have a problem with the ending at all. I can see where those people are coming from, but in my mind, I was so caught up in the movie that I just went with it and believed it every step of the way.

The gunshots were loud! Great sound design.

[Robert Crawford]

Nobody and I mean nobody, films a large city like Michael Mann. I enjoyed this film very much and I did have a little problem with the ending and the same low battery cell phone trick we've seen in countless films, but I was able to overlook that minor grip.






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[Patrick Sun]

Well, the end where Max is calling Annie, it had that "Rear Window" feel to it.

I thought it was weird in a few early scenes where it looked like the video was shot at 30 fps (one scene was when Vincent pops Max and slugs him against the taxi). It sort of pulled me out of the film for just through few instances of the faster fps clips.

[Ryan FB]

Honestly going by the trailers I'd seen I had low expectations for this, both on the front of developing actual characters and whether being shot digital would get on my nerves. The movie shot down both worries and excelled. Mann mixes digital and film pretty effectively, and the mostly digital process adds a gritty realism and a unique style. Another thing that surprised me was the realistic portrayal of firearms, it really "sold" Cruise's character to me as someone who knew what he was doing. The pacing and character development was also very well done, with Mann taking it slow and presenting the scenery beautifully, but able to switch gears seamlessly and create tension for the action scenes.