Preliminary

Collateral

Collateral was directed by Michael Mann in 2004 and stars Tom Cruise and Jamie Fox. Collateral is about an innocent and funny taxi driver who happens to pick up this hit man (Tom Cruise) who is unknown to him. The taxi driver (Jamie Fox) is then forced to drive this insane man around to locations where he wishes to kill. The police have no idea that the taxi driver is innocent but know that the hit man is driving around in a taxi, so the police decide to kill the taxi driver to pin the crimes on him. This then allows the hit man to escape freely unknown to the cops.

Collateral was Mann’s first feature film to shot with mostly high definition camera. Before Russell Crowe became interested in the film, the film received no publicity and was unknown. Crowe brought Mann onside however, Crowe then eventually left and the movie was in the hands of Mann. Mann then went straight to Tom Cruise to see if he would play the main man in the film…the ‘Hit Man’. He agreed and the movie became a great success, it remained in the cinema for 14 weeks and millions.

No Country For Old Men

No Country For Old Men 

Narrative: No Country For Old Men is a movie where by the main character receives a fortune by luck but the cash was not suppose to be given to him. the film has a typical cat and mouse structure whereby a hit man is set after the man to retrieve the money and the man does everything he can to avoid giving the money back. 

Villain: Anton ChigurhChigurh is a hired hit man who has little if not no remorse or compassion for anyone but himself. It seems that he gains a twisted level of satisfaction and enjoyment from killing others and having a fearsome character. His main weapon is a pistol which we see him use on people and buildings to gain access. The character does not have much speech however through his rough appearance and performance a sense of fear and tension is created. The lack of speech in fact I feel adds to his fearful exterior.

Source Code

Source Code is an action thriller centered on a soldier who wakes up in the body of an unknown man and discovers he is part of  a mission to find the bomber of a Chicago commuter train.
 Source Code was Directed by Duncan Jones, Written by Ben Ripley and Stars Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Monaghan and Vera Farminga.

Reviews for Source Code: 

• "There is amazing, subtle chemistry between Jake and Michelle which really is the star of the film, performances by all the actors are excellent."
• "The story line keeps you on the edge of your seat and adds in enough humour to make it a thoroughly enjoyable experience."