In The Continuing Tradition of Good, Not Great

Collateral was good, not great.

I will not give away any spoilers. I will not tell you how it ends. I will not tell you about Cruise’s performance nor will I tell you about Jamie Foxx’s subtle performance. I will not even tell you about the trailers I saw before said movie, which were (as well), subtle.

I am a big fan of Michael Mann, having loved Heat and The Insider. I enjoy the minimalist style he uses and the gritty digital filmmaking technologies he uses to give his films an aged look. I especially love how his last name reminds me of the classic NBC show Manimal where a guy was able to change back and forth between a human being and a panther, eagle and some other animal. He was sort of a modern day Wonder Twin (the one who didn’t turn into useless water pails and ice sculptures but the one who turned into flying and running mammals).

Hope I didn’t ruin the movie for you.

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In other news, the 2nd Annual WFME Blog Treasure Hunt continues, and will continue to run until three people have won. So far, one lucky reader has cracked the code and I feel as though others are close on their heels. Oooh, the horror!

Continued good luck.