Back in 2004, Michael Mann gave us a gritty thriller with Collateral, starring Jamie Foxx as a cab driver named Max who gets hijacked by Vincent, a coldly maniacal contract killer who forces Max to chauffer him from murder to murder over the course of one terrifying night.
Vincent is played with reptilian glee by Tom Cruise, cutting his way through the film with a quiet, smiling menace and a shock of salt-and-pepper hair (the only time he has allowed his hair to appear this way on film).
He’s like a crocodile wearing sunglasses, and watching him chew his way through the movie is an absolute blast.
However, since Collateral’s release, Cruise has stuck to playing standard Tom Cruise heroes (with the notable exception of his incredible Tropic Thunder cameo).
So why doesn’t Tom Cruise play more bad guys? He should, partially because he absolutely rules at it,…
Read full article