Collateral (2004)

Cool, dark thriller by Michael Mann. Tom Cruise and Jamie Foxx are at their best. The script is polished and the violence nicely paced. This film could have been an unbelievable mess in someone else's hands.

Rating: B-

The Ladykillers (2004)

Reminded me of Woody Allen's "Small Time Crooks" and Welcome to Collinwood, only not as funny as those. Great cast, weak writing. The visuals were nice, but the rest of the film did not support them. Skip it.

Rating: D+