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The latest film by Michael Mann ( "The Last of the Mohicans", "Fever", "information") Fri.

"Collateral" is an exciting thriller, played out in just one night in Los Angeles. Just as in his previous films, the director reaches its dramatic description of the relationship between two radically differing characters. This night radically change their fate, redefine priorities in life and perception of the world around them. Rarely in recent American cinema happens so skillful clash together two completely different characters, which also would be so interesting, that would allow you to track the real pleasure successive twists. It's evening. Taxi to a young black man named Max (Jamie Foxx) gets attractive woman.

He asks for a ride to the center of L.A. Max cuts short chat with her, to the effect that his treatment is a passenger prosecutor lady, dreaming of a moment's peace in his chaotic life. Reference is made between the thread sympathy. After reaching the place, Annie (Jada Pinkett-Smith) Max card hands. Another passenger is mysterious and elegant guest with a suitcase.



Vincent (Tom Cruise) Max proposes a round sum of money in exchange for the ride it to five points in the city. During the first stop on the roof of a taxi dropping body of a man shot dead. You will soon discover that this is the first victim of the list Vincent, and he is an assassin. Terrified Max is taken hostage and forced to tailboard in the second, indicated by Vincent place.

Meanwhile, on the trail of a murder goes Detective Fanning (Mark Ruffalo) with the local police ... The idea of ​​the film does not seem not particularly complicated, but certainly not lacking originality. The assassin, using a taxi as a means of transport in moving from one scene to another, it's really interesting feature grip. Especially when we add to this figure the taxi driver-idealist, which can not be reconciled with the cynicism of his ill-fated passenger.

This time Michael Mann offers us a combination of unconventional thriller road movie. Writer, beginner in the profession Stuart Beattie, in an interesting way juxtaposes the form of Vincent and Max. Vincent is a cold, aloof professional who step by step, methodically pursues its murderous plan. He is a man of action. With a persistence worthy of a maniac emphasizes the insignificant value of human life, confronting them with the vastness of the universe. This idea allows him to self-justification performed seven years of work. Max is full of kindness, in turn, open living illusions of a better future dreamer. This is a man who is afraid to risk, passive and niewadzący anyone. Thanks to this meeting, they will both have the opportunity to know their weaknesses and discovering new truths about life. Their journey together so profoundly affect the Max, he will stand a chance variations of their uninteresting existence. The film spins a tale initially slow rhythm of time to gain speed. The same thing happens with the involvement of the viewer - the site appears lazy curiosity, which in the end reflects the true emotions field.

They reach the zenith in the last stages of the chase. planet watching dosing pace of manipulating the voltage and provides the perfect mastery of the art of a playwright. The final shape of the film, in which the gradual thickening of emotion, decided other means of execution. From the first shots of his audience's attention is drawn to the image of the world filmed. Apparently 80% of photos (Dion Beebe and Paul Cameron) recorded digitally, using several different cameras and the latest technology, so obtained so incredibly realistic color palette night the aura of Los Angeles.

Panorama of the city, made up of thousands of neon signs, filmed from the windows of an office building in one of the last scenes of the film looks simply brilliant.

Almost at the same merit Mann, who just so wanted to present favorite corners of this Californian city. The merit of the director is also the site of the magical film a scene in which the heroes waiting for the light to change at the intersection of three coyotes observe a passing, as if nothing had happened, slumbering through the center of the metropolis. Growing tension expertly feeds the music of James Newton Howard (including "Pretty Woman," "The Fugitive," "The Fall," "The Sixth Sense," "Unbreakable," "The Village"). In a perfect composer and known only to themselves way he could, using notes, speed up the heart rate in the most dramatic moments of the film. And finally we come to the cast. And this is just great. Tom Cruise in the role of Vincent again (before including "Interview with the Vampire") successfully overcomes his cinematic image of "good guy". Sensational falls in both the fight scenes and chases, as well as in static dialogue sequences, during which we get to know his life's credo hero. Chilling is especially in the jazz club scene,