Collateral
DreamWorks Distribution | Release Date: August 6, 2004 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
71
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 41 Critic Reviews
Positive:
33
Mixed:
8
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
60
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
It's essentially an urban variation on "The Hitcher" (1986) with nothing much going on underneath. Read full review
60
SalonStephanie Zacharek
If you boil the psychology of Collateral down to its essence, what you get, mostly, is Vincent badgering Max for not having enough chutzpah -- in essence, for not being enough of a tough guy. Read full review
50
Village VoiceMichael Atkinson
Collateral is a slim drink of thin beer, remarkable only as evidence that Mann might have a modern masterpiece in him if he were cut loose and allowed to roam around in his own obsessions. Read full review
50
Dallas ObserverBill Gallo
Suffice it to say that Cruise never seems right in this part--never as treacherous as he should be, nor as mysteriously tortured. Foxx has his moments, but there's no room for his trademark humor, and we can never quite get our minds around the idea that the hit man has beguiled the cabbie. Read full review
50
SlateDavid Edelstein
It's too bad that halfway through, Collateral turns into a series of loud, chaotic, over-the-top action set pieces in which the existentialist Mann proves he's lousy at action. Read full review
50
Austin ChronicleMarrit Ingman
Ruffalo makes a dent as a dogged narcotics detective, and the Spanish superstar Javier Bardem appears as a crime boss. Overall, however, Mann seems content to play games with his fast cars, cool streets, and loud rock, leaving Collateral squarely within the action genre. Read full review
50
Baltimore SunChris Kaltenbach
If only all this wonderful talent wasn't in service to a story that pushes credulity beyond the breaking point, perilously close to the realm of farce. Too many coincidences, too much convenient timing, too little honest plot development. Read full review
50
The New RepublicStanley Kauffmann
The director, Michael Mann, remembers the best of film noir pretty well, but it doesn't protect his film against its ultimate Movieland silliness. Read full review
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