The New Classics - Collateral

Michael Cusumanohere to take us back to the Summer of 2004 for the latest film to join the ranks ofThe New Classics.
Scene: Jazz Club
WhileCollateralhas both feet down in the realistic,that trademark Michael Mann style is just intoxicating enough to make my mind wander to the mystical.I can't help but view Mann's thriller as a modern retelling of Bergman'sThe Seventh Seal.Tom Cruise's Vincent is the Grim Reaper and Jamie Foxx's Max is von Sydow's knight,granted a temporary reprieve because he has piqued Death's interest...