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Since you've seen Silence of the Lambs, may I suggest Manhunter, which Michael Mann directed in '86 and is an adaptation of Red Dragon, the first Hannibal Lecter story. It has a very different style but a nevertheless interesting approach to the story.
One of my all time favorites!!! I've recommended this to so many people over the years and they've always loved it. So glad to see more people review it! Definitely one of Tom's best performances, i love seeing him as the villain. The scene with the coyote was one Tom fought to keep in the movie btw. He loved how it played out. Here they are in the middle of the storm, and it brings the action back down and gives you a chance to reflect on events. Plus the dynamic of having a hunter in the city, like Vincent himself. It was just really cool symbolism
There really are coyotes all over L.A. They survive on trash and people’s pets. There are deer, too, but I don’t think they’re common as far south as Slauson-that’s why the cops were skeptical about the deer story. But there’s a lot of deer living in Griffith Park and the hills that divide “the valley” from the rest of L.A. There’s really buttloads of urban wildlife in L.A. The first thing you might notice is the hawks flying high overhead. You might encounter flocks of parrots in the early morning (not native to the area, but the descendants of escaped parrots). There are raccoons and possums, and of course squirrels. There are occasional bear and mountain lion incursions into the neighborhoods nestled against the mountains to the north, such as Altadena and Pasadena. What else? Hummingbirds. Skunks. Crows. All sorts of reptiles and amphibians. Desert tortoises are occasionally found. I know someone that saw a fox once. Oh, and rabbits. I haven’t seen a rabbit in L.A. for many years, but I’ve heard them die by coyote. They have a blood curdling scream that is quite different from the yips and howls of the coyotes hunting them. Wildlife is probably not the first thing that you think of when L.A. is mentioned, but the wildlife is one of its striking characteristics. My favorite are the hawks, soaring in the canyons.
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@ADifferentVibe Micheal Mann has such a distictive style about him i'm sure there's something deliberate in that ! Heat is a great as well Jen has done a reaction to that and of course you'll find yourself at the edge of your seat along with her .
37:04 I heard Mann say in an interview, when he was coming up with the story for "Collateral", he wanted the action to flow and make the characters go from one location to the other, making them inmerse into whatever was going on. That cool shot of the coyote wasnt planned. You can clearly see the sunrise in the background, I think it was Mann's first using digital cameras.
Tom Cruise executes a flawless failure drill: two to the chest one to the head, aka Mozambique Drill. The clip was shown in one of my shooting classes.
@@Matticittyeah! michael mann and the guns. i feel in every of his movies the guns have a distinct sound… compare heat with the big, echoing gun fight to the dry popping in miami vice’s shootout with the nazi dealers
One interesting bit of production lore is that coyote scene was completely by chance. They were filming and saw a coyote crossing the street and the director had them film it and worked it into the movie.
The irony of the climax is that Vincent was so highly trained that he kept shooting at the center of the subway door, so he kept hitting metal. Max just shot wildly so his went through the glass and found Vincent.
I was introduced to Michael Mann with the movie "Thief" back in 1981 and at the same time was also introduced to Tangerine Dream's music, they did a lot of soundtracks in the 80's. As for Michael Mann's depiction of "bad guys" he always portrays them as everyday men, you know, wake up, go to work, etc.
Great reaction, Jen, I really enjoyed seeing it. Michael Mann, is an excellent director, films by him that I recommend are: "The Jericho Mile" 1979, "Thief" 1981, "The Keep" 1983, "Manhunter" 1986, "L A. Takedown" 1989 this is the director's first version of what he would later make into "Heat", "The Last of the Mohicans" 1992 I can't remember if you've already reacted to this or not, Jen, "The Insider" 1999. There are others but these are his best in my opinion.
Big shout out for "The Keep (1983)", I love the atmosphere and music, found a 1080p transfer from an old film print done by an fan as there is only a 480 VHS version available, it's scratched with a shit load of background flick that just adds to the movie, apparently it was a hard set with many issues going on and the studio cut down a 3 hour movie down to 1.5 hours final, so no wounder it was hard to follow ...
@@daviddowsett1658There was a release done a couple of years back by a company in Australia, if you check on Amazon I believe that they're still for sale. I had the original VHS version of it which was an exclusive release by HMV in the U.K.
From the same director, The insider is an intense movie almost like a thriller about an employee who wants to tell people about dangerous things his tobacco company is doing… such an amazing actor driven movie !
Great reaction! This film made me excited to see Tom Cruise on the big screen (it had been awhile), and he played a wonderfully twisted character. Probably his best antagonist, next to Lestat. Jamie Foxx likewise was fun to watch play an ordinary dude trying to keep it together and become badass in his own way.
I friggin love the thumbnail Jen not only is your expression amazing but both tom and Jamie are looking at you intensely 😀 . Loved your reaction to this and want to thank you for reacting to this movie as its another I'd never watched until you did , you're the best Jen 🔥💙🔥💙
I had forgotten how insane the cast was for this. Jason Statham, Javier Bardem, Mark Ruffalo, Jada Pinkett -- dang! Now we know why you don't wear heels.
This was the year that Jamie Foxx was nominated both for Best Lead Actor for Ray, and Best Supporting Actor for Collateral, in the same year. (He won for Ray.)
This movie was my intro to realizing that Foxx wasn't just some comedian anymore. We Gen Xers grew up seeing actors doing the same stuff. They excelled at it tho. But actors typecast into roles sometimes seem to go away for a while. Then they just show up from out of nowhere and bring a whole new A game we didn't know they had like Hanks in Saving Private Ryan and Travolta in Pulp Fiction.
To add to this, in a blink-and-you'll-miss-it moment after the final showdown at 35:04 you can see a pattern of 3 bullet holes on Vincent's side of the subway car doors. Vincent lost the duel because he rigidly stuck to his Mozambique Drill while Max improvised.
Jen, I really appreciated your nuanced and articulate take on Mann’a style throughout this movie. Particularly on the topics of negative space and really good world building through longer establishing shots. You definitely are not just a fan but a student of film and I’m here for it. SUBSCRIBED.
I am so very happy. I clicked on this the second I saw it. " 'Cause he's lonely. That's why. He could just drive the cab himself." I think you're on to something, Jen, great point. Whether he could admit it to himself or not, Vincent was afraid of being that guy on the train. Turned out that's exactly what he was. I really loved your insights on this, and your appreciation of the long shots (a much underused technique these days). Fantastic job, thank you.
Interesting you mentioned Transporter upon seeing Statham's brief appearance...its a popular theory that they are connected and that Statham is the same character fromthe Transporter series.
My favourite Neo Noir! Cruise is so well suited to play a villain, especially a false-charming one like Vincent, and it's a shame he hasn't had that many opportunities. Christian Bale said that he based his performance in American Psycho on Tom Cruise and what he described as an "intense friendliness with nothing behind the eyes."
Jen, I'd forgotten about this movie... or maybe I was trying to forget it. When I saw it before, about ten years ago, it chilled me to the bone. I couldn't help thinking that something like what happened to Max could have happened to me. I drove a cab... and I drove for exactly twelve years, just like Max (not a big city, though). My first watch, that rattled me. Once I remembered the movie, I nearly closed the video because of that, but your screen presence settled me and allowed your video to do what it's supposed to do... let me watch the movie again through your eyes. Thank you for your different perspective, and you just tore this one up. Excellent run.
They really nailed that movie. Good premise, great action, awesome dialogues. The evolution of Max through the dialogues with Vincent just adds this level of greatness. I think this is better then John Wick, maybe its just me.
@@Pink.andahalf I mean, the dog factor cannot be understated 😄Beyond that, i think John Wick is more of a fantasy style movie in the thriller genre. Thats what I thought when Jen said how gritty Collateral was.
My favourite Mann film is the Insider which starred Al Pachino and Russel Crowe. Great soundtrack featuring Lisa Gerrard and a highly intelligent critique on the death of journalism to corporate greed. It was nominated for a number of Academy Awards and I feel it is very underrated. It didn’t do well in the box office because it doesn’t have the pulse driving action of Heat or Mohicans (but I feel it builds tension very well) and is his 2nd highest rated film on IMDB after Heat. Kind of a hidden gem IMO.
One of the, if not the only time Cruise plays a bad guy, and MAN does he play him well. This movie seems to be largely forgotten. I can't recall seeing many reactions to it, and I always have to explain it to people when I bring it up in conversation. Such a good film.
This was the movie that A) Made me appreciate and see Tom Cruise in a whole different light as an actor (Villain role)👑 B) Made me appreciate the cinematography and "gritty" feel of Michael Mann films💯 Great reaction Jen🥃
Vincent is a fascinating character. He seems completely detached and cold-blooded as a killer, but there are glimpses at times that he does operate under some kind of twisted morality, and it seems that he genuinely does like Max and enjoys his company. I agree with your assessment that Vincent is incredibly lonely, and I think he sees the same thing in Max. My favorite part is the look they exchange when Vincent saves Max’s life in the club. He didn’t have to, but he did.
I really enjoy Michael Mann's "Miami Vice" film from 2006. Some people like it, some people don't, but it's nostalgic for me from watching the old 80's TV show (Mann also involved here) and because it just has a feel of an old-school R-rated movie like a lot of Mann's stuff.
Two in the body and one in the head is known as the "Mozambique drill". The body shots are high-percentage (especially on a moving target), and allow for the lower-percentage but most effective head shot to be taken.
Michael Mann does such a fabulous job of filming Los Angeles night life. From clubs to coyotes roaming the streets. That shot was a nice touch by the way:)
Other Michael Mann films worth checking out: ALI (2001), MANHUNTER (1986), THIEF (1981), THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS (1992), MIAMI VICE (2006), PUBLIC ENEMIES (2009), THE INSIDER (1999), THE KEEP (1983), BLACKHAT (2015), and FERRARI (2023).
So excited that you’re reacting to this Jen! Special to see Cruise in a villain type role. Wish more people reacted to this great Michael Man film. Thank you 🙏
Such a great movie. Went to the world famous jazz club they go to, Babe’s and Rickey’s (in Leimert Park, South Central, blocks from where the BLM movement started), on my 21st bday, then bought a house and moved to LP 11 years later. At the beginning of the movie, they’re both right about the traffic patterns, just not the timing. If it’d been rush hour, she’d have won the bet, but the 110 doesn’t back up at Gage (USC, The Coliseum, the museums, Expo Park) at night. Also, there are deer in LA (and cougars, bobcats, and coyotes), including down on Slauson. One of the things I appreciate about this movie, unlike other driving movies set in LA like Training Day, Gone in 60 Seconds, and The Fast and the Furious, is the accuracy and timing of their maps. Love those movies, too, but they jump all over the county map from DTLA to the desert to Beverly Hills to the LBC within seconds. The 90s rock vibe is Chris Cornell, former lead singer of Soundgarden and Audioslave, and who also had a prolific solo career. He’s well-known in pop culture for his covers of Billy Jean and Nothing Compares 2U. His vocal range is off the charts. RIP. A genius talent lost far too young. Yes, that is Javier Bardem from No Country.
This is on my top 5 of Cruise movies. He's not Day Lewis level in character acting but you gotta admit he got this perfectly. The briefcase scene is hailed by many aficionados as highly realistic.
Good job Jen. You one hundred percent described Michael Mann's directorial style and choices. Manhunter and Last of the Mohicans are Mann's best films in my humble opinion.
A lot of excellent and insightful commentary Jen, that is why you are in my top 5 reactors 🤩 Michael Mann is one of my favorite directors along with Scorsese, Tarantino, Scott, and Villeneuve. Many of his great films have been mentioned in other posts and all are very interesting in their own unique ways (except maybe The Keep 🤣) I would recommend these 2 "crime thrillers" to check out next: Manhunter - This was the first film where the unsuspecting moviegoer was introduced to Hannibal Lecter (not played by Anthony Hopkins). It is a crime/serial killer film with a very 80's vibe because of the style and music. Lecter plays only a small part in this story but the forensics and profiling is soooo interesting. Miami Vice - Many people crapped all over this film, and it has its problems. But its reputation has grown over the years into a "cult favorite" with Jamie Foxx and Colin Farrell playing the characters of Crockett and Tubbs. Mann was the original producer of the 80's television show and he decided to revisit the characters in the 2006 film.
In the scene in the alley with the 2 thugs, the script called for Tom to draw and fire the first 5 shots in 1.6 seconds. Tom trained hard in pistol combat with live ammunition prior to filming with a former British Special Forces and former LAPD SWAT officer, and pulled off the 5 shots in 1.39 seconds instead.
Manhunter (1986) which was the first appearance of Hannibal Lecter on film, The Last of the Mohicans (1992), Ali (2001) are great and Miami Vice (2006) is also a solid film.
@JB-nc7yk He was also the co creator of Miami Vice the TV series so that was a big screen version of his creation although it's been debated i'm sure he directed some episodes as well.
Director Micheal Mann manages to pull off such a potent blend of style and realism here With Tom Cruise stepping out of his usual good guy role and offering one of his best performances imo Jamie Foxx as his unwitting accomplice /hostage also does a great Job . Just the reaction vid i needed i will catch the full version later Thanks Jen .
Those “wet look” night shots accentuated by colors and reflections is kind of a trademark Michael Mann look in his movies (and his TV show Miami Vice). 😎
another thing contributing to the style in this movie is that it's mostly shot in natural ambient night light - i.e. not typical studio lighting. and this was only possible because this was the one of the first big budget studio movie shot entirely using DIGITAL CAMERAS! digital cams have much higher light sensitivity than film cameras and so you were able to get the big sweeping city shots after the sun has fully set. if you compare the night shots in this movie compared to the ones in heat, you can see how much grittier this one is and how much more "refined" and "pretty" the shots in heat are. and that's cuz they had to have gigantic trucks pumping electricity into huge studio lights. the moral of the movie always struck a hard chord with me as well. but i don't know... sometimes, i think that our unconscious minds perceive issues and difficulties that our conscious minds don't and that our misgivings may have more credibility than this kind of self-help lesson would give it. personally, i am very very very glad i never asked out the cheerleader. and this kind of advice would definitely be a case of "survivorship bias" - those who went after their dreams and flamed out and destroyed their lives as a result... you never hear from them. you only hear from those whose bets paid off... and the "lesson" they took away from it.
My favorite underrated Michael Mann movie is Manhunter, which is a Hannibal Lecter movie that predates Silence of the Lambs. I understand why Silence of the Lambs is more loved, but Michael Mann’s style makes Manhunter the movie I prefer.
Speculation and fan theory is that Statham is playing his character in The Transporter, here. He’s transporting the oh so important list with included intel.
Hi Jen. I am so impressed with your film analysis. You are a seasoned pro now! Michael Mann made it big with the TV show miami vice, which was a HUGE deal in the 80s. It still holds up as one of the coolest shows ever. 2 great Mann movies that I highly recommend are Last of the Mohicans, and Manhunter, which is sort of a prequel to silence of the lambs. "Hannibal Leckter" makes his debut in this movie. Both are awesome!
Throughout the film, Vincent keeps telling Max to improvise and not get stuck in a routine. But Vincent gets stuck in his two-to-the-body-one-to-the-head routine (look carefully at the subway door and youll see that the three bullets hit the door). While Max finally takes Vincent's advice and improvises by closing his eyes and shooting wildly and getting lucky. Thematically, its why Vincent dies & Max lives. Improvise, adapt to the environment, roll with it.
Fun little FYI, when they go to the jazz club to hear him playing jazz, what you’re hearing is not live but a recording/track - taken from his album, Bitches Brew - of Miles Davis himself.
I keep saying, they could totally do a sequel, with Foxx and Cruise having actually survived the ending, maybe through some more Statham into the mixture. It's 25 years later and Vincent has finally come back through town.
Hello, Jen👋and Thank You for finally sharing this Reaction with us💝I've been Wanting and Waiting to see this one for months!😅Definitely one of My all-time Favorite Thrillers: Intense, Addictive, and Gritty as well as Gripping too!👍 Recommendation: Michael Mann also Directed the "Miami Vice" Movie of 2006, which also Co-Starred Jamie Foxx!👌
DAM GURL!! You're on a roll. I really like a lot of your recent movie choices. Collateral is maybe my favorite crime drama. Another great reaction. :))
As some have already recommended, the next Michael Mann film you should watch is 'Thief' (1981), starring James Caan. It features many of his hallmarks: A crime story involving a professional high-level protagonist, meticulous detail of the techniques used, cat-and-mouse games with the law, and perhaps the most proficient firearms handling in film at the time. There's an emotional core similar to Heat, in that the protagonist's personal life is constantly threatened by his proximity to danger. The score from Tangerine Dream does wonders with the neo-noir atmosphere. James Caan considered it one of his favorite roles. An excellent film that hasn't been watched by enough youtubers.
ONe of the most under-reacted movies ever. The climactic scene, the real climax, when Max crashes the taxi, is one of the most perfectly composed and dramatically earned scenes in cinema.
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Since you've seen Silence of the Lambs, may I suggest Manhunter, which Michael Mann directed in '86 and is an adaptation of Red Dragon, the first Hannibal Lecter story. It has a very different style but a nevertheless interesting approach to the story.
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26:18 “he should just let himself get arrested and tell the truth”
Oh you sweet Canadian summer child
Some corrupt cop would probably end him
LMAO!
LAPD is gonna LAPD.
Tom was fantastic as the villain. We don’t see him play as the bad guy much but he killed it, and Jamie Foxx was great in this as well.
Some of the best acting he's ever done.
And on the more subtle part of the scale.
Just like Denzel. Rarely the baddie but great in Training Day.
I wouldn't call him a "bad" guy though.
@@xXturbo86Xx He's a contract killer, he is 100% a bad guy.
This is supposedly the only movie he's ever been the actual villain of.
One of my all time favorites!!! I've recommended this to so many people over the years and they've always loved it. So glad to see more people review it! Definitely one of Tom's best performances, i love seeing him as the villain.
The scene with the coyote was one Tom fought to keep in the movie btw. He loved how it played out. Here they are in the middle of the storm, and it brings the action back down and gives you a chance to reflect on events. Plus the dynamic of having a hunter in the city, like Vincent himself. It was just really cool symbolism
There really are coyotes all over L.A. They survive on trash and people’s pets. There are deer, too, but I don’t think they’re common as far south as Slauson-that’s why the cops were skeptical about the deer story. But there’s a lot of deer living in Griffith Park and the hills that divide “the valley” from the rest of L.A.
There’s really buttloads of urban wildlife in L.A. The first thing you might notice is the hawks flying high overhead. You might encounter flocks of parrots in the early morning (not native to the area, but the descendants of escaped parrots). There are raccoons and possums, and of course squirrels.
There are occasional bear and mountain lion incursions into the neighborhoods nestled against the mountains to the north, such as Altadena and Pasadena.
What else? Hummingbirds. Skunks. Crows. All sorts of reptiles and amphibians. Desert tortoises are occasionally found. I know someone that saw a fox once. Oh, and rabbits. I haven’t seen a rabbit in L.A. for many years, but I’ve heard them die by coyote. They have a blood curdling scream that is quite different from the yips and howls of the coyotes hunting them.
Wildlife is probably not the first thing that you think of when L.A. is mentioned, but the wildlife is one of its striking characteristics. My favorite are the hawks, soaring in the canyons.
MM is such a stylish filmmaker. No one shoots a cityscape like he does.
terrance malick maybe
"this is why i don't wear heels"
Smartest thing i've heard someone say all day.
Jen has always struck me as a ‘sensible shoes’ kinda gal…🤤
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Collateral started in an airport and ended at a train. Heat started in a train and ended at an airport.
@ADifferentVibe Micheal Mann has such a distictive style about him i'm sure there's something deliberate in that !
Heat is a great as well Jen has done a reaction to that and of course you'll find yourself at the edge of your seat along with her .
Theres a shot of an airplane landing and the airstrips lights turning on. I think it was a nice wink to his earlier masterpiece.
In many of the scenes in HEAT, De Niro wore a similar suit/shirt combo that Tom wore...gray suit, white shirt. It's plain and blends in well.
I saw them both in theaters... and that never occurred to me! Good call! 👍
Happy 20Th Anniversary Of Michael Mann’s Collateral
An absolute classic.
@@joeybossolo7 Yep, one of my all time faves.
"I feel you have to drink whiskey while listening to jazz." Marry me!
37:04 I heard Mann say in an interview, when he was coming up with the story for "Collateral", he wanted the action to flow and make the characters go from one location to the other, making them inmerse into whatever was going on.
That cool shot of the coyote wasnt planned. You can clearly see the sunrise in the background, I think it was Mann's first using digital cameras.
With Audioslave playing its masterful cinema imo 🥲
11:25 That sequence is taught by some self defense firearm coaches as a real drill to practice. It's apparently incredibly realistic and effective
Cruise trained like hell for that, as I recall.
Tom Cruise executes a flawless failure drill: two to the chest one to the head, aka Mozambique Drill. The clip was shown in one of my shooting classes.
I love how realistically LOUD the gunshots were.
@@Matticittyeah! michael mann and the guns. i feel in every of his movies the guns have a distinct sound… compare heat with the big, echoing gun fight to the dry popping in miami vice’s shootout with the nazi dealers
One interesting bit of production lore is that coyote scene was completely by chance. They were filming and saw a coyote crossing the street and the director had them film it and worked it into the movie.
The irony of the climax is that Vincent was so highly trained that he kept shooting at the center of the subway door, so he kept hitting metal. Max just shot wildly so his went through the glass and found Vincent.
@@AutoPilate irl those 9mm would zip straight through no matter where you shot that door
@@crispy_338 I’ll try to remember that the next time I go through that IRL.
@@AutoPilate Good 👍🏻
Tom Cruise and Jamie Foxx were both at the top of their acting games in this one, really just took the movie to another level
Los Angeles feels like a character in the movie. The shots of LA at night along with the vocals of Chris Cornell really add a grit to the movie.
I was introduced to Michael Mann with the movie "Thief" back in 1981 and at the same time was also introduced to Tangerine Dream's music, they did a lot of soundtracks in the 80's. As for Michael Mann's depiction of "bad guys" he always portrays them as everyday men, you know, wake up, go to work, etc.
Michael Mann’s “The Last of the Mohicans” starring Daniel Day-Lewis is another underrated masterpiece.
Great reaction, Jen, I really enjoyed seeing it.
Michael Mann, is an excellent director, films by him that I recommend are:
"The Jericho Mile" 1979,
"Thief" 1981,
"The Keep" 1983,
"Manhunter" 1986,
"L A. Takedown" 1989 this is the director's first version of what he would later make into "Heat",
"The Last of the Mohicans" 1992 I can't remember if you've already reacted to this or not, Jen,
"The Insider" 1999.
There are others but these are his best in my opinion.
Big shout out for "The Keep (1983)", I love the atmosphere and music, found a 1080p transfer from an old film print done by an fan as there is only a 480 VHS version available, it's scratched with a shit load of background flick that just adds to the movie, apparently it was a hard set with many issues going on and the studio cut down a 3 hour movie down to 1.5 hours final, so no wounder it was hard to follow ...
@@daviddowsett1658There was a release done a couple of years back by a company in Australia, if you check on Amazon I believe that they're still for sale. I had the original VHS version of it which was an exclusive release by HMV in the U.K.
Heat is his best IMHO, but Jen has already reacted to it
@@simianinc Heat is very good, but my favourites are, "The Keep" and "Thief" of the ones that I mentioned.
"I feel like you have to drink whiskey when you listen to jazz"
Oh, Jen, you're speaking my love language!
You're so musical!
I don't know if anyone said it already but Jason Statham is actually playing the same character from the Transporter movies.
Yup. Same universe.
thats cool as hell. I completely forgot Statham was in this movie
I wondered about that. Also, nice pfp! "Always withe negative waves, Moriarty! Always with the negative waves!"
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He's basically the same character in all his movies. 😂
From the same director, The insider is an intense movie almost like a thriller about an employee who wants to tell people about dangerous things his tobacco company is doing… such an amazing actor driven movie !
yeah, that’s a great film. russel crowe and al pacino!
Criminally underated flick. You can always tell a Michael Mann movie with the use of vibrant colours
Great reaction! This film made me excited to see Tom Cruise on the big screen (it had been awhile), and he played a wonderfully twisted character. Probably his best antagonist, next to Lestat. Jamie Foxx likewise was fun to watch play an ordinary dude trying to keep it together and become badass in his own way.
I friggin love the thumbnail Jen not only is your expression amazing but both tom and Jamie are looking at you intensely 😀 . Loved your reaction to this and want to thank you for reacting to this movie as its another I'd never watched until you did , you're the best Jen 🔥💙🔥💙
Second time Tom plays a character named Vincent..Color of Money was the other...
The Color of Money (1986) 🏆
Cool movie. Tom as a bad guy equivalent to Denzel as a bad guy. So good. You really would enjoy the Jack Reacher movies.
She looks like a lawyer, but she also acts like a lawyer, or how people might generally imagine a lawyer to act, anyway.
I had forgotten how insane the cast was for this. Jason Statham, Javier Bardem, Mark Ruffalo, Jada Pinkett -- dang! Now we know why you don't wear heels.
Shusss Don't say her name.
This was the year that Jamie Foxx was nominated both for Best Lead Actor for Ray, and Best Supporting Actor for Collateral, in the same year. (He won for Ray.)
I'm still laughing at "This is why I don't wear heels!". 😁 33:47
This movie was my intro to realizing that Foxx wasn't just some comedian anymore. We Gen Xers grew up seeing actors doing the same stuff. They excelled at it tho. But actors typecast into roles sometimes seem to go away for a while. Then they just show up from out of nowhere and bring a whole new A game we didn't know they had like Hanks in Saving Private Ryan and Travolta in Pulp Fiction.
My favorite line.
"City wolf."😂
11:27 - Ah, A Mozambique Drill. A Michael Mann Classic!
To add to this, in a blink-and-you'll-miss-it moment after the final showdown at 35:04 you can see a pattern of 3 bullet holes on Vincent's side of the subway car doors. Vincent lost the duel because he rigidly stuck to his Mozambique Drill while Max improvised.
Jen, I really appreciated your nuanced and articulate take on Mann’a style throughout this movie. Particularly on the topics of negative space and really good world building through longer establishing shots. You definitely are not just a fan but a student of film and I’m here for it. SUBSCRIBED.
Hi Jen hope you are having an great and awesome day ❤
Thanks John you too!
The nervous fidgeting with the string was priceless.
I am so very happy. I clicked on this the second I saw it.
" 'Cause he's lonely. That's why. He could just drive the cab himself." I think you're on to something, Jen, great point. Whether he could admit it to himself or not, Vincent was afraid of being that guy on the train. Turned out that's exactly what he was.
I really loved your insights on this, and your appreciation of the long shots (a much underused technique these days). Fantastic job, thank you.
Yes! This just popped up that you reacted to Collateral. I'm VERY much looking forward to watching this later.
You're the best Jen!
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Brilliant movie !🙏🇬🇧 Tom Cruises blunt humour is hilarious in this movie 🤣 especially the hospital scene
I hadn’t heard about this movie before watching….was really surprised how good it was
Interesting you mentioned Transporter upon seeing Statham's brief appearance...its a popular theory that they are connected and that Statham is the same character fromthe Transporter series.
Love this one Jen, Mann is a master. Great hearing your appreciation of the cinematography and philosophy and of course music too
My favourite Neo Noir! Cruise is so well suited to play a villain, especially a false-charming one like Vincent, and it's a shame he hasn't had that many opportunities. Christian Bale said that he based his performance in American Psycho on Tom Cruise and what he described as an "intense friendliness with nothing behind the eyes."
Jen, I'd forgotten about this movie... or maybe I was trying to forget it. When I saw it before, about ten years ago, it chilled me to the bone. I couldn't help thinking that something like what happened to Max could have happened to me. I drove a cab... and I drove for exactly twelve years, just like Max (not a big city, though). My first watch, that rattled me.
Once I remembered the movie, I nearly closed the video because of that, but your screen presence settled me and allowed your video to do what it's supposed to do... let me watch the movie again through your eyes. Thank you for your different perspective, and you just tore this one up. Excellent run.
How the F is this film 20 years old already???????
You might like Cop Land (1997) which is a crime/drama film. Not directed by Mann, but, an excellent movie.
Stallone's best movie imo 👍 FANTASTIC ensemble cast too!
@@michaelriddick7116 Yeah, it's a great movie but, not many reactions to it.
When a movie is called "Collateral" you can be sure there will be a lot of damage. wocka wocka
They really nailed that movie. Good premise, great action, awesome dialogues. The evolution of Max through the dialogues with Vincent just adds this level of greatness. I think this is better then John Wick, maybe its just me.
It's surprisingly similar to John Wick. But John is a sympathetic character, so people like him more.
@@Pink.andahalf I mean, the dog factor cannot be understated 😄Beyond that, i think John Wick is more of a fantasy style movie in the thriller genre. Thats what I thought when Jen said how gritty Collateral was.
My favourite Mann film is the Insider which starred Al Pachino and Russel Crowe. Great soundtrack featuring Lisa Gerrard and a highly intelligent critique on the death of journalism to corporate greed. It was nominated for a number of Academy Awards and I feel it is very underrated. It didn’t do well in the box office because it doesn’t have the pulse driving action of Heat or Mohicans (but I feel it builds tension very well) and is his 2nd highest rated film on IMDB after Heat. Kind of a hidden gem IMO.
One of the, if not the only time Cruise plays a bad guy, and MAN does he play him well. This movie seems to be largely forgotten. I can't recall seeing many reactions to it, and I always have to explain it to people when I bring it up in conversation.
Such a good film.
He’s sort of a bad guy in Interview with a Vampire, but this was his finest performance by far.
My best friend and I saw this in the theater, we thought it was awesome!
the skyline shots, the rock guitar and the gritty vocals is what defined the 2000s.
the trailer for World In Conflict uses this to great effect.
Tom Cruise best performance should have gotten an Oscar nomination
This one cemented Tom as a real actor and not just a pretty face for good guy roles. He is absolutely psychotic in this one.
This was the movie that
A) Made me appreciate and see Tom Cruise in a whole different light as an actor (Villain role)👑
B) Made me appreciate the cinematography and "gritty" feel of Michael Mann films💯
Great reaction Jen🥃
In order to prove that he could blend in with a crowd he went undercover as a UPS delivery man. He even chatted with a few people.
One of the best heist movies is The Score. Starring Robert De Niro, Edward Norton, Angela Bassett, and Marlon Brando, set in Canada!!!
Absolutely Awesome movie , great pick Jen 👍.
Before even hitting play this one gets a solid thumbs up from me.
Vincent is a fascinating character. He seems completely detached and cold-blooded as a killer, but there are glimpses at times that he does operate under some kind of twisted morality, and it seems that he genuinely does like Max and enjoys his company. I agree with your assessment that Vincent is incredibly lonely, and I think he sees the same thing in Max.
My favorite part is the look they exchange when Vincent saves Max’s life in the club. He didn’t have to, but he did.
I really enjoy Michael Mann's "Miami Vice" film from 2006. Some people like it, some people don't, but it's nostalgic for me from watching the old 80's TV show (Mann also involved here) and because it just has a feel of an old-school R-rated movie like a lot of Mann's stuff.
Some people try to steal from the wrong guy. 11:20 Edit forgot to say please more TC as the bad guy in movies !!!
Jen, thanks for this one! You always do such a great job in your reactions.
The soundtrack for this movie was great, and I loved seeing Cruise in a bad guy role. Michael Mann is so great at creating tension.
Two in the body and one in the head is known as the "Mozambique drill". The body shots are high-percentage (especially on a moving target), and allow for the lower-percentage but most effective head shot to be taken.
Michael Mann does such a fabulous job of filming Los Angeles night life. From clubs to coyotes roaming the streets. That shot was a nice touch by the way:)
Other Michael Mann films worth checking out: ALI (2001), MANHUNTER (1986), THIEF (1981), THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS (1992), MIAMI VICE (2006), PUBLIC ENEMIES (2009), THE INSIDER (1999), THE KEEP (1983), BLACKHAT (2015), and FERRARI (2023).
So excited that you’re reacting to this Jen! Special to see Cruise in a villain type role. Wish more people reacted to this great Michael Man film. Thank you 🙏
Such a great movie. Went to the world famous jazz club they go to, Babe’s and Rickey’s (in Leimert Park, South Central, blocks from where the BLM movement started), on my 21st bday, then bought a house and moved to LP 11 years later. At the beginning of the movie, they’re both right about the traffic patterns, just not the timing. If it’d been rush hour, she’d have won the bet, but the 110 doesn’t back up at Gage (USC, The Coliseum, the museums, Expo Park) at night. Also, there are deer in LA (and cougars, bobcats, and coyotes), including down on Slauson. One of the things I appreciate about this movie, unlike other driving movies set in LA like Training Day, Gone in 60 Seconds, and The Fast and the Furious, is the accuracy and timing of their maps. Love those movies, too, but they jump all over the county map from DTLA to the desert to Beverly Hills to the LBC within seconds.
The 90s rock vibe is Chris Cornell, former lead singer of Soundgarden and Audioslave, and who also had a prolific solo career. He’s well-known in pop culture for his covers of Billy Jean and Nothing Compares 2U. His vocal range is off the charts. RIP. A genius talent lost far too young.
Yes, that is Javier Bardem from No Country.
One word for this movie- Cool!
Thanks Jen.
This is on my top 5 of Cruise movies. He's not Day Lewis level in character acting but you gotta admit he got this perfectly. The briefcase scene is hailed by many aficionados as highly realistic.
17:45 ‘He’s a pro…I learned that in John Wick.’ Now we know where Mr Wick learned it 🤭 Loved the Tom Cruise run … you’ve got it down.
A reaction isnt complete unless Jen whispers "subscribe" in my ear at some unsuspected moment.
Good job Jen. You one hundred percent described Michael Mann's directorial style and choices.
Manhunter and Last of the Mohicans are Mann's best films in my humble opinion.
27:40 yeah Michael Mann definitely has a style and aesthetic that is really pleasing to the eye and ear.
A lot of excellent and insightful commentary Jen, that is why you are in my top 5 reactors 🤩
Michael Mann is one of my favorite directors along with Scorsese, Tarantino, Scott, and Villeneuve. Many of his great films have been mentioned in other posts and all are very interesting in their own unique ways (except maybe The Keep 🤣)
I would recommend these 2 "crime thrillers" to check out next:
Manhunter - This was the first film where the unsuspecting moviegoer was introduced to Hannibal Lecter (not played by Anthony Hopkins). It is a crime/serial killer film with a very 80's vibe because of the style and music. Lecter plays only a small part in this story but the forensics and profiling is soooo interesting.
Miami Vice - Many people crapped all over this film, and it has its problems. But its reputation has grown over the years into a "cult favorite" with Jamie Foxx and Colin Farrell playing the characters of Crockett and Tubbs. Mann was the original producer of the 80's television show and he decided to revisit the characters in the 2006 film.
After Max quit Taxi driving he worked as an electrician for Oscorp 😅
In the scene in the alley with the 2 thugs, the script called for Tom to draw and fire the first 5 shots in 1.6 seconds. Tom trained hard in pistol combat with live ammunition prior to filming with a former British Special Forces and former LAPD SWAT officer, and pulled off the 5 shots in 1.39 seconds instead.
Manhunter (1986) which was the first appearance of Hannibal Lecter on film, The Last of the Mohicans (1992), Ali (2001) are great and Miami Vice (2006) is also a solid film.
@JB-nc7yk He was also the co creator of Miami Vice the TV series so that was a big screen version of his creation
although it's been debated i'm sure he directed some episodes as well.
Director Micheal Mann manages to pull off such a potent blend of style and realism here
With Tom Cruise stepping out of his usual good guy role and offering one of his best performances imo
Jamie Foxx as his unwitting accomplice /hostage also does a great Job .
Just the reaction vid i needed i will catch the full version later
Thanks Jen .
Those “wet look” night shots accentuated by colors and reflections is kind of a trademark Michael Mann look in his movies (and his TV show Miami Vice). 😎
another thing contributing to the style in this movie is that it's mostly shot in natural ambient night light - i.e. not typical studio lighting. and this was only possible because this was the one of the first big budget studio movie shot entirely using DIGITAL CAMERAS! digital cams have much higher light sensitivity than film cameras and so you were able to get the big sweeping city shots after the sun has fully set. if you compare the night shots in this movie compared to the ones in heat, you can see how much grittier this one is and how much more "refined" and "pretty" the shots in heat are. and that's cuz they had to have gigantic trucks pumping electricity into huge studio lights.
the moral of the movie always struck a hard chord with me as well. but i don't know... sometimes, i think that our unconscious minds perceive issues and difficulties that our conscious minds don't and that our misgivings may have more credibility than this kind of self-help lesson would give it. personally, i am very very very glad i never asked out the cheerleader. and this kind of advice would definitely be a case of "survivorship bias" - those who went after their dreams and flamed out and destroyed their lives as a result... you never hear from them. you only hear from those whose bets paid off... and the "lesson" they took away from it.
My favorite underrated Michael Mann movie is Manhunter, which is a Hannibal Lecter movie that predates Silence of the Lambs. I understand why Silence of the Lambs is more loved, but Michael Mann’s style makes Manhunter the movie I prefer.
Speculation and fan theory is that Statham is playing his character in The Transporter, here. He’s transporting the oh so important list with included intel.
Even though it's not a heist, as soon as it popped up I knew it would be a great Jen Murray reaction 😊
Hi Jen. I am so impressed with your film analysis. You are a seasoned pro now! Michael Mann made it big with the TV show miami vice, which was a HUGE deal in the 80s. It still holds up as one of the coolest shows ever. 2 great Mann movies that I highly recommend are Last of the Mohicans, and Manhunter, which is sort of a prequel to silence of the lambs. "Hannibal Leckter" makes his debut in this movie. Both are awesome!
Throughout the film, Vincent keeps telling Max to improvise and not get stuck in a routine. But Vincent gets stuck in his two-to-the-body-one-to-the-head routine (look carefully at the subway door and youll see that the three bullets hit the door). While Max finally takes Vincent's advice and improvises by closing his eyes and shooting wildly and getting lucky. Thematically, its why Vincent dies & Max lives. Improvise, adapt to the environment, roll with it.
Fun little FYI, when they go to the jazz club to hear him playing jazz, what you’re hearing is not live but a recording/track - taken from his album, Bitches Brew - of Miles Davis himself.
So happy you're doing this!
One of the best underrated movies.. possibly ever.
Great movie. I would like to see Tom play more villains. Typically, villains are far more complex than the hero. And Tom can act his a** off.
I keep saying, they could totally do a sequel, with Foxx and Cruise having actually survived the ending, maybe through some more Statham into the mixture. It's 25 years later and Vincent has finally come back through town.
An often forgotten Michael Mann classic that is a must-watch is Manhunter (1986), the first onscreen appearance of Hannibal Lecter.
Hello, Jen👋and Thank You for finally sharing this Reaction with us💝I've been Wanting and Waiting to see this one
for months!😅Definitely one of My all-time Favorite Thrillers: Intense, Addictive, and Gritty as well as Gripping too!👍
Recommendation: Michael Mann also Directed the "Miami Vice" Movie of 2006, which also Co-Starred Jamie Foxx!👌
Tom Cruise's best Role yet. He is amazing as a Villain
DAM GURL!! You're on a roll. I really like a lot of your recent movie choices. Collateral is maybe my favorite crime drama. Another great reaction. :))
As some have already recommended, the next Michael Mann film you should watch is 'Thief' (1981), starring James Caan. It features many of his hallmarks: A crime story involving a professional high-level protagonist, meticulous detail of the techniques used, cat-and-mouse games with the law, and perhaps the most proficient firearms handling in film at the time. There's an emotional core similar to Heat, in that the protagonist's personal life is constantly threatened by his proximity to danger. The score from Tangerine Dream does wonders with the neo-noir atmosphere. James Caan considered it one of his favorite roles. An excellent film that hasn't been watched by enough youtubers.
They should make a Vincent prequel
I could see Glenn Powell playing a younger Vincent :)
@michaelriddick7116 that's a good choice. Give him some gray, he has the chops to make it work I believe
ONe of the most under-reacted movies ever.
The climactic scene, the real climax, when Max crashes the taxi, is one of the most perfectly composed and dramatically earned scenes in cinema.