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Drama, Crime, Thriller 120 min R
Rotten Tomatoes86%Metacritic71IMDb
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Relentless, spare, contemporary and plot-driven.
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"Max" (Jamie Foxx) is one of those cabbies you'd probably never want. Although he knows his way around LA like the back of his hand, he has opinions on just about everything and that would just drive me mad. It does not, however, bother "Annie" (Jada Pinkett Smith), a prosecutor working for Uncle Sam who makes and loses a bet with him about the best route to take to her destination. He's a curious fellow, "Max", with an almost naive expectation of what his life might deliver for him. He has been behind the wheel for over a decade, latterly earning money to pay his ailing mother's medical bills, but he sees this as just a stop-gap measure before he advances to something else. What dream might that be? Well perhaps the offer of $600 from one customer to be his exclusive hire for the evening might help? That's what the respectable looking "Vincent" (Tom Cruise) offers him. All he will have to do is drive him to half a dozen locations across the city, wait a few moments at each while he conducts some business, then get him to LAX for an early flight next day. How hard can that be? Well the first stop sees a body try some bungee jumping off the roof of his cab - only without any rope, a
Read the whole review on TMDBWell made thriller with Cruise turning one of his better performances (argument could be made deserved an Oscar nod), same with Jamie Foxx. A bit preposterous at times and some convenient moments (like when the cops let them go), but still entertaining and engaging until the very end. **4.25/5**
Read the whole review on TMDBPretty good for a Tom Cruise led movie, but he's still bloody playing Tom Cruise. Just Tom Cruise with even stupider hair. Tom Cruise. _Final rating:★★★ - I liked it. Would personally recommend you give it a go._
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