When i first started "Collateral", there seemed to be something special about it, while the plot is simple, the characters made up for it. Judging from the beginning scene, i would not of minded if this had been a romance / comedy film, the way they showed the interactions and portrayed characters intelligently, felt real. While also adding in some nice comedy - After watching a murder, it took a toll on the main and actually messed with his train of thought, it didn't just wear off immediately but kept haunting him throughout the film.
A few things i found to be over-dramatic. At the club during the shooting, the civilians seem to be legit just running in circles around the club, screaming the entire time. In actuality the place would have been cleared pretty quick and not have stayed packed for the whole shootout, there was not many gunshots so the screaming would have been minimal and not sound like they are the ones getting murdered. It's also funny how they were flashing their guns the whole time, even took someone hostage as he moved through the crowd and nobody seems to care, yet on shot later and everyone is screaming like little girls while running in circles.
I found the last forty-five minutes of the film to be lacking. The ending seemed random and forced, it basically went like this - A pointless reckless suicidal move that lead to fighting a professional hit-man, where he somehow ends up winning, only to get the girl they showed for five minutes during the prelude. I feel this ending could have been made into something unique based on how the film went previously, instead we got this.
My rating gradually decreased as the film went on but it was still an enjoyable watch, the ending is was a real letdown.
A few things i found to be over-dramatic. At the club during the shooting, the civilians seem to be legit just running in circles around the club, screaming the entire time. In actuality the place would have been cleared pretty quick and not have stayed packed for the whole shootout, there was not many gunshots so the screaming would have been minimal and not sound like they are the ones getting murdered. It's also funny how they were flashing their guns the whole time, even took someone hostage as he moved through the crowd and nobody seems to care, yet on shot later and everyone is screaming like little girls while running in circles.
I found the last forty-five minutes of the film to be lacking. The ending seemed random and forced, it basically went like this - A pointless reckless suicidal move that lead to fighting a professional hit-man, where he somehow ends up winning, only to get the girl they showed for five minutes during the prelude. I feel this ending could have been made into something unique based on how the film went previously, instead we got this.
My rating gradually decreased as the film went on but it was still an enjoyable watch, the ending is was a real letdown.
