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With Tom Cruise, Jamie Foxx, Jada Pinkett Smith, Mark Ruffalo and Peter Berg. Directed by Michael Mann. A cab driver becomes an unwilling accomplice to murder when he picks up a contract killer for his next fare.

This movie and I had our ups and downs before I saw it. At first sight I could not wait to see it but then there was just so much money thrown into promoting this film I became tired with it. My desire to see it dropped exponentially with each new piece of marketing material. It became one of the "I will see it when it is out on DVD" movies for me. Well it is, and I did.

I am not sure if I would have actually preferred to see this one in the theater or not. The question of whether or not it could have actually been better on the big screen is why I wonder. On DVD the movie was good. It was not great, but I am ok with that.

Vincent (Cruise) is a contract killer in town for one night and he needs a ride to each of 5 to-be murder scenes. Unluckily for Max (Foxx) he is the driver who picks up the fare. Max has moral issues (surprisingly) with Vincent's line of work once he finds out. He simply cannot comprehend why someone would want to do this to these people, regardless of who they are and what they have done. The local police (Ruffalo and Berg) become involved as they identify crime scenes only to meet FBI interference. Could these murders be connected to a Federal investigation? In a very desperate and sensitive situation, Max pleads with Vincent. Conflict arises only when Max pushes back a bit too hard. When he interferes, the questions become: Can Vincent adapt? Can he improvise?

Many people were saying that Jamie Foxx stole the show, but I disagree. Though he was good, this was just Tom Cruise's movie. He was good. The movie was good. See it.

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