Collide

Name: Collide
Genre: Action, Thriller, Crime
Released: February 24, 2017
Duration: 99 min
Rating: 33
Cast: Anthony Hopkins, Ben Kingsley, Felicity Jones, Nicholas Hoult

2017

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Open Road Films | Release Date: February 24, 2017 | PG-13

Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Ben Kingsley, Felicity Jones, Nicholas Hoult

Summary: After a heist goes terribly wrong, Casey Stein (Nicholas Hoult) finds himself on the run from a ruthless gang headed by mob boss Hagen (Anthony Hopkins). Now Casey has precious cargo that belongs to Hagen, who will stop at nothing to retrieve it. Left with no choice, Casey calls his former employer and drug smuggler Geran (Ben Kingsley) toAfter a heist goes terribly wrong, Casey Stein (Nicholas Hoult) finds himself on the run from a ruthless gang headed by mob boss Hagen (Anthony Hopkins). Now Casey has precious cargo that belongs to Hagen, who will stop at nothing to retrieve it. Left with no choice, Casey calls his former employer and drug smuggler Geran (Ben Kingsley) to protect his long-time girlfriend Juliette before Hagen gets his hands on her. Casey sets out on an adrenaline-fueled car chase on the German highways to save the love of his life before it’s too late.… Expand

Director: Eran Creevy

Genre(s): Action, Thriller, Crime

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 99 min

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Keith Watson

Feb 23, 2017

It's difficult to begrudge a film that has the good sense to put so much stock in Ben Kingsley's hammy theatrics. Read full review

Ignatiy Vishnevetsky

Feb 24, 2017

Like a distracted driver constantly missing his highway exit, Collide keeps passing on opportunities for action in favor of patience-straining exposition. Read full review

Robert Yaniz Jr.

Mar 2, 2017

A cast of reliable performers slum it in this by-the-numbers action thriller. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Nick Allen

Feb 24, 2017

Hand-in-hand with its bleeding-heart nature, Collide has the ballsy idea of making a serious action movie about a fool in love, but that just becomes one of its many bungled stunts. Read full review

Movie Nation Roger Moore

Feb 25, 2017

It’s a stupid, ill-plotted heist picture, but Collide does have its moments. Read full review

IndieWire David Ehrlich

Feb 27, 2017

Never quite sure where to put his cameras, Creevy attempts to compensate by placing them everywhere, and cutting between them as if at random. Read full review

Marc Savlov

Mar 1, 2017

In the end, Collide is a cheap genre product produced with an eye on foreign market box office. Wake me when Dominic Toretto torques his way into Havana. Read full review

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Ralfbergs

Mar 1, 2017

Maybe the story didn't make the best sense, but the action was interesting and the pace of action was good. The bad guys were quite funny also, especially Ben Kingsley's character. So maybe it's not the best movie in a sense of cinematography, screenplay and actors, but if you want a goodMaybe the story didn't make the best sense, but the action was interesting and the pace of action was good. The bad guys were quite funny also, especially Ben Kingsley's character. So maybe it's not the best movie in a sense of cinematography, screenplay and actors, but if you want a good action movie which I think it's quite good.… Expand

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eagleeyeviking

Feb 24, 2017

Eran Creevy's entertaining Collide is a briskly paced B-action thriller that features gripping car chases and fight scenes despite its familiar plot and distinctive blend of over-the-top villains and bland protagonists.

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KaptenVideo

Mar 21, 2017

A girl (Felicity Jones) needs a new kidney, his guy (Nicholas Hoult) is ready to do anything to get the money needed. So he gets back to his old criminal life, getting stuck between feuding gangsters (Anthony Hopkins, Ben Kingsley).

"Collide" is functional, fast-paced and sometimes fun, ifA girl (Felicity Jones) needs a new kidney, his guy (Nicholas Hoult) is ready to do anything to get the money needed. So he gets back to his old criminal life, getting stuck between feuding gangsters (Anthony Hopkins, Ben Kingsley).

"Collide" is functional, fast-paced and sometimes fun, if ultimately uninvolving actioneer. I have mostly positive things to say about it althought the result is not good enough to earn a recommendation.

There will be a lot of shooting, punching and fast cars to satisfy the genre fan who just wants to see something new. The movie also has legendary actors Kingsley and Hopkins together on screen for the first time. And the young stars will not disappoint.

But the screenplay is so sloppy that it's hard to stay invested. Firstly I didn't quite buy the main story arc of young petty thief outmaneuvering two veteran criminals with small armies, especially because it was done the cheapest way possible (sudden twists whenever convenient for storytellers). I also didn't buy the young hero as a guy never making mistakes or even getting hit hard, although he was constantly hunted by men who work as killers, and have a lot of shooting experience.

Also, the story sits uncomfortably between two chairs, being neither serious enough nor tongue-in-cheek enough. You can't take it as a top-shelf actioneer, and it's not quite a flamboyant eurotrash either (many of the Jason Statham movies).

As result, some of the stuff works (the beginning, action scenes), some not. Story becomes progressively more stupid, and Hopkins and Kingsley playing "colorful" gangsters is like a ham-fisted parody of their roles in earlier, better movies.

At least young stars are doing good work. Jones is cute enough to justify all this punching and shooting, and it's always good to see Hoult ("About a Boy", the newest "Mad Max", Hank / Beast in "X-Men") in a role which doesn't serve as just a window dressing.

If he got a movie role as big and colorful as in the first season of TV series "Skins", he could be the next Hollywood hero. He looks good in action too.… Expand

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EpicLadySponge

Feb 24, 2017

Collide is safe proof. When the fun in Collide begins, it hardly ends with a bang and leaves itself in its roots and never grows to be the flower it wanted to be. Maybe if this was taken more seriously and if they had more time to make it, this wouldn't even bother failing.

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BrianMcCritic

Jul 2, 2017

Except for some decent action set pieces, Collide is a forgettable mess. The film is edited terribly and the moments that are supposed to matter don't. The performances are all okay except Ben Kingsley who was lost. Finally the plot holes and unbelievable survival skills (with little injuryExcept for some decent action set pieces, Collide is a forgettable mess. The film is edited terribly and the moments that are supposed to matter don't. The performances are all okay except Ben Kingsley who was lost. Finally the plot holes and unbelievable survival skills (with little injury by the way) brings a mediocre film down a notch or two. D+… Expand

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badgerryan19

May 19, 2017

What happened here? Nicholas Hoult, Ben Kingsley, Anthony Hopkins, and Felicity Jones were obviously in this movie to just get a paycheck. Not one thing in this movie is redeemable. The acting is fine because of the actors/actresses, but they clearly didn't care. The movie ultimately ends upWhat happened here? Nicholas Hoult, Ben Kingsley, Anthony Hopkins, and Felicity Jones were obviously in this movie to just get a paycheck. Not one thing in this movie is redeemable. The acting is fine because of the actors/actresses, but they clearly didn't care. The movie ultimately ends up into a cliched mess.… Expand

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