Collateral The Rewatchables
Collateral

What’s Aged the Best?

Cruise’s white-haired villain, the film’s digital-night look, the coyote, the cab setting, Statham’s cameo, and the supporting-world possibilities

In the discussion (5)
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  • Cruise’s sharklike evil look and trained gun technique remain among his best work. — Bill Simmons
  • A cab, dispatch system, and clean dedicated interior create intimacy that an ordinary rideshare vehicle would not reproduce. — Bill Simmons
  • Jason Statham’s brief airport exchange raises an unresolved Transporter-universe possibility and demand for side-character episodes. — Bill Simmons
  • The unscripted coyote crossing is read through the reported bad-omen meaning attached to a traveler’s path. — Bill Simmons
  • Digital photography that disoriented contemporary viewers now looks singular and current, while the performances stay restrained. — Bill Simmons
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