Starring: Tom Cruise (Vincent), Jamie Foxx (Max), Jada Pinkett Smith (Annie), Mark Ruffalo (Fanning), Peter Berg (Richard Weidner)
When Vincent kills 4 of his 5 victims, Max has had enough, so he crashes his cab with both of them in it. Vincent runs away as the cops arrive. Max willingly gets arrested when the cop finds Ramone’s (Thomas Rosales Jr.) body in the trunk of the cab. He sees Felix’s notes in the cab and finds out Annie (the prosecutor attorney he had met earlier in his cab - turns out the 4 victims were all witnesses in a drug case and Annie is the prosecutor for the case) is the 5th victim. In a panic, Max escapes arrest to go warn Annie. He snatches a cell phone and calls her only to find out Vincent is already in the building where she works. Max saves Annie just on time and runs away with Vincent chasing them. They eventually end up on a subway train with Max and Vincent shooting at each other until their guns are empty. Max is unhurt, but Vincent gets shot. They sit down on the seats facing each other on opposite sides. Vincent comments (as he did earlier in the film) “a guy gets on the MTA here in L.A. and dies. Think anybody will notice?”, and then dies. Max and Annie gets off the train together.
Personal comments about this movie? A fantastic film by Michael Mann. I would say this is filmmaking at it’s best. Definitely one of the best, yet underrated movies of 2004. Darker visions of L.A. was filmed instead of the usual glamour. Electrifying performances by Tom Cruise and Jamie Foxx. Who would’ve thought they’d be a great duo onscreen? Cruise’s character, Vincent, was depicted with such menacing coldness, heartlessness, and ruthlessness that you actually believed him to be bad, not just acting bad. With his gray hair and beard, this was not the Tom Cruise we were all used to seeing. I was happy to see that this film wasn’t going to be just another “Tom Cruise movie”. Jamie Foxx was equally effective in his performance, his character development progessing throughout the film. He captured his character’s seriousness, bewilderment, and desperation perfectly. Well done!
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