Collateral - (Mann;2004;USA) - ***1/2
When a taxi driver with no prospects is taken hostage by a hitman to drive him around for a night to kill five people, both lives are forever impacted in less then 12 hours.
Excellent dialogue, cinematography, acting, music, script, character development, and direction. Had it not been for the lean towards mainstream in the office (which itself is avant-garde in it's way) this could've been another masterpiece from Michael Mann. However it still ends as a VERY solid film that every thriller/drama should look to.
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And to reply to Don Sonny, your rant on Mann's exposition shots is completely futile. I counted three bird POV shots (which are the major ones) throughout the entire two hours.