Unhealthy information for Tom Cruise
followers, motion followers, and, nicely, each film fan, actually, as one of many Hollywood icon’s finest films is leaving 
Netflix
on the finish of the month. Launched again in 2004 (how has it already been 20 years!?) the neo-noir motion thriller Collateral
finds Cruise on uncommon type because the villain of the piece. Stalking his manner throughout Los Angeles for one evening, Cruise’s charismatic hitman Vincent quickly attracts a mild-mannered cab driver, performed by Jamie Foxx into his violent net.
Directed by Michael Mann, Collateral boasts stellar performances from each Tom Cruise and Jamie Foxx, with the remainder of the solid counting Jada Pinkett Smith, Mark Ruffalo, Peter Berg, and Javier Bardem amongst its ranks. Whereas that is considerably self-sabotage, you must actually simply cease studying now and watch Collateral on Netflix earlier than it’s too late because the film leaves the streamer on December 31. If you’re nonetheless right here, you may take a look at the official synopsis for the film under.
“A cab driver realizes his present fare is a success man that has been having him drive round from mark to mark till the final witness to against the law is useless. When the cabbie lastly figures out the reality, he should stop the murderer from wiping out his final witness with out turning into the following within the skilled killer’s line of casualties.”
Tom Cruise Is Charming as ‘Collateral’s Mysterious Murderer
Collateral was met with important acclaim on the time, touchdown a “licensed contemporary” rating of 86% from critics on Rotten Tomatoes. Audiences largely agreed with that evaluation, with the motion outing rated 84% on the Popcornmeter. One of many primary the reason why is Tom Cruise’s fascinating efficiency because the mysterious murderer, Vincent, with the actor committing as he all the time does to the position, studying the right way to shoot, combat, and even pretending to be a UPS deliveryman in Hollywood to see if he may stroll round unnoticed.
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The film makes us want Cruise would play the villain extra usually (he’s solely carried out it a number of instances within the likes of Interview with the Vampire and arguably as studio government Les Grossman in Tropic Thunder), and critics couldn’t get sufficient of the Mission: Inconceivable star’s enigmatic unhealthy man. “Pushed by director Michael Mann’s trademark visuals and a lean, villainous efficiency from Tom Cruise, Collateral is a classy and compelling noir thriller,” the critics’ consensus reads. And, when you’re nonetheless not tempted, Collateral additionally boasts a cameo look from beloved motion hero Jason Statham in what’s considered a crossover with The Transporter franchise.
Whereas we’d prefer to see him play extra villains, Tom Cruise continues to impress as a hero, with the actor all set to carry the adventures of considered one of his most iconic good guys, Ethan Hunt, to an finish in subsequent yr’s Mission: Inconceivable – The Closing Reckoning, which is because of hit theaters on Might 23, 2025.
- Launch Date
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August 6, 2004
- Runtime
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120 minutes