After missing it in the Japanese theaters and on airplanes in-flight service and in hotel rooms’ pay-per-view, I finally saw Collateral last night via rental DVD. Due to a sense of high school nostalgia caused by Manhunter and Miami Vice (forgiving a misstep with The Keep ), I am willing to watch just about anything Michael Mann makes. Moreso that Heat , Collateral felt like a return to the stylings of Miami Vice’s action and drama, with natural, well-paced comedy to even out the emotional pacing. In a word, Collateral was good. With all the freak-out based press Tom Cruise has been given, and hearing what appears to be zealotry in his responses to a German interviewer who questioned the data as Cruise presented it, it is even easier to watch him in the role of a villain. It is probably preferable; he did a good job with the arrogant, untouchable Lestat in Interview with the Vampire , though that character was a bit more ham-fisted than the role of assassin, Vincent, pla...
Oh, man. This is especially hilarious for me, considering this was myself and my HS Sweetheart's "song". :D
ReplyDeleteI say you find her, put on a Psychonauts T-shirt, and rawk out with your caulk out. Then smooch your current GF.
ReplyDeleteWell, we're going to be shooting at each other with paintballs tomorrow, so finding her is already on my list of priorities (the camo gear's going to make it tough). As for the rest of that, maybe not so much, save the current GF smooching. :P
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