Director: Michael Mann
Year: 2004
Writer: Stuart Beattie
Cinematographer: Dion Beebe, Paul Cameron
Michael Mann's directorial masterpiece as far as I'm concerned. The script is good, but needed great directing to pull it off so well. Great photography, well-acted, one of my favorite action films, because like my favorite action film series, the "Bourne" trilogy, you have well-directed action along with truly interesting character development.
I really enjoy any film that lets a location be a character, and here, Mann lets LA be more than the setting... its lights live and breathe, and its nocturnal characters playing out a great cat and mouse crime thriller, with an unwitting cab driver caught in the middle and forced to finally break his routine.
Great sound design and music choices/scoring as well... a very sharp film, one of my favorites because I can always return to it and enjoy it as a good ride.
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