"How long you think this'll take?"
"Seven minutes."
"Seven. Not eight? Not six?"
"Two minutes from the 110 to Normandie. Normandie to Venice, three minutes. Over to Union is one, plus one for 'shit happens'."
"Okay if I time you?"
"Knock yourself out."
"What do I get if you're wrong? A free ride?"
"An apology. Already offered my free ride today."
Review: This is another of Michael Mann's films that get better with each viewing. Tom Cruise gets a chance to play the villain and makes one of his best films. He plays a hitman who coerces a cab driver to drive him around the city all night as he completes his 5 tasks. Jamie Foxx is good as the other side of the complicated relationship that grows between them. Los Angeles at night has never been filmed so beautifully.
"He's not paying you a damn thing."
"Who the hell is this?"
"Albert Ricardo, Assistant U.S. Attorney, a passenger in this cab, and I'm reporting you to the D.M.V."
"Let's not, oh, let's not get excited."
"Not get excited? How am I supposed to not get excited? Listen, you try to extort a working man. You know goddamn well your collision policy and general liability umbrella will cover the damages. And what are you trying to pull, you sarcastic prick?"
"Why didn't you just kill me and get another cab driver?"
"Cause you're good. We're in this together. Fates intertwined. Cosmic coincidence, you know... all that crap."
"You're full of shit."
4 1/2 out of 5 Stars
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