‘Masterpiece’ thriller starring Tom Cruise now on Amazon Prime Video | Films | Entertainment | EUROtoday

A “masterpiece” neo-noir thriller starring Tom Cruise is streaming now within the UK. Collateral (2004) tells the story of a Los Angeles taxi driver Max (Jamie Foxx) who picks up Vincent (Cruise) a mysterious character providing good cash to be taken to quite a lot of areas.

But Max quickly learns the sinister motive Vincent is making these stops, and that he’s in mortal hazard. The all-star forged additionally consists of Jada Pinkett Smith, Mark Ruffalo, Peter Berg, Javier Bardem, and Bruce McGill. It was directed and produced by award-winning filmmaker Michael Mann, recognized for a number of fashionable classics together with Heat (1995), starring Hollywood legends Robert De Niro and Al Pacino.

Fans have taken to IMDb to laud the movie’s gripping premise and performances. One wrote: “Special kudos to Michael Mann. He has a very interesting eye when it comes to capturing the city of Los Angeles on film.

“His imaginative and prescient of L.A. on this movie is one in all unease and uncertainty, hardly the standard glitz and glamor therapy.

“This work is always compelling to the eye and paced to keep the action moving ever forward. Each scene has its own logic, contributing to the overall whole. This is first rate film-making.”

Another wrote: “Take the simplest of stories, say, two guys meeting, at night, in a taxicab, in Los Angeles, and turn this into, not just a mesmerising visual experience but a poignant unselfpitying portrayal of the metaphysics of alienation in the 21st century, and you have crafted the rarest of the rare, namely a cinematic masterpiece.”

A 3rd added: “This movie is filled with suspense, drama, and good chemistry between the two leads. It deserves all the praise it got!”

A fourth mentioned: “This right here, this is a movie. Simple plot, action scenes are perfect and not over the top, the chemistry between Fox and Cruise is perfect.

“Visually nice, sounds and music are spot on, the depth of the characters are nice. Just an incredible Movie to look at on a lazy Saturday evening with wine and popcorn. 8/10.”

A fifth said: “If you favored “Heat” and are on the lookout for a film that not solely develops characters by means of excellent dialogue and nice motion scenes…undoubtedly take a look at this film.”

The movie has a 15 certificates and incorporates robust language and violence – so viewer discretion is suggested.

Collateral was added to Amazon Prime Video within the UK on Thursday, March 19.