A masterpiece of an atmospheric thriller, shot in pioneering digital photography, it has sadly been relegated to an also-ran by an ignorant reviewer, who cannot observe the finer nuances of thriller storytelling. Unfortunately, most of the mainstream audiences fall into this reviewer's category. The only flaw I could think of in this fine movie, is the presence of typical movie cliches, like Jada Pinkett-Smith's character being a part of the plot in an unrealistic fashion that requires quite a bit of suspension of disbelief. In hindsight, People who enjoy Bollywood potboilers should stay away from Hollywood ones, as they get muddled in their expectations, as most of Hollywood's work always end up giving the viewer something to savor at the end, even though sometimes they might not include conventional storytelling.
Bad movies, of any language, have one thing in common; they all go on for interminably long periods of time. Blame it all on the theory of relativity, but at some point all stinking reels give you that same sense of an unfeeling eternity. You've long since stopped caring about any of the characters, the plot is busy chasing its own sorry tail, and even the actors look drowsy. Leave the popcorn and flee. It's each man to himself.
Collateral is a classic example of a movie that refuses to end. It starts off all right, and then it turns into the date from hell: at first there's pro....