That final piece of dialogue where the detective explains the other cab driver incident is really important for the whole tone of the movie. It makes it clear to the audience that Vincent will kill Max if he finishes his "job", raising the stakes of the movie and taking away all hope that Vincent can be reasoned with to spare his life. It also puts into context Vincent's later scenes when he's pretending to care about Max.
I’m glad someone else caught that, I find it interesting that Vincent’s character has seemingly been using this exact method of taxi chauffeuring to each hit when in LA, I thought it made the assassin aspect of the movie feel more realistic
The jazz club sequence that follows this is also an important part in Max coming to this realisation himself. When Max asks Vincent if he would have spared the jazzman if he answered Vincent's question correctly, and Vincent doesn't answer, it clues Max in that Vincent will most likely kill him even if Max follows all his instructions perfectly.
Yep. He doesn't do anything without reason, like visiting Max's mom... not out of the goodness of his heart but to get potential leverage on him later. Same with wanting to know who Annie was. One cold, badass MF. Jada also did well. Great movie.
You're right to a degree. Vincent only cares about getting the job done, yes. Max is just a tool for him to go through the killings undetected. However, I'd argue that Vincent also despises Max's life choices or rather lack thereof. So, I think at least some of his remarks towards Max came from an honest place. Of course by doing so, he also ignited the fuel in Max that ultimately caused his downfall. Nevertheless, it's a great movie from begining to the end and Cruise's performance is damn near perfect.
@@thedoneeyeanyone who dances as beautifully as Les Grossman, and is as patriotic as Les Grossman, can not be considered a villain….. more like an “anti hero.”
That draw and execution by Tom was really something else when first saw it, and it doesn't cease to amaze to this day. Absolutely sick how well this scene plays out
I know, right? I'm not a pistol guy but I remember watching this scene over and over and thinking, "Man! That is one hell of a smooth draw, and fire from the hip". He wasted no time - that gunfight was over FAST. Cruise obviously took some lessons and serious instruction from a pro on how to pull and fire like that. Impressive. DAMN impressive.
Vincent was such a good and thoughtful soul. He made sure both thieves got three bullets each. Be like Vincent. Never discriminate against anyone in life.
Favorite role I've ever seen Cruise in. At a certain point I found myself rooting for him seeing the job through, because he just plays a cold professional in such a convincing manner.
i always argue people Vincent was not a bad guy, just a pure professional, and better yet, even if he was planning to kill max at first, he wasn't anymore by the middle of the movie. when Max got in his face and called him a monster, you can tell it struck a nerve cause then Vincent lash out at him aswell, but at this very moment, Max got Vince's respect. he prooved he had balls, he made him question himself, he wasn't just another normie, in fact, at this point both of them were the closest to a friend each other had. Vince protect Max from his boss, he protect him again during the club shootout (even giving him the "i got you covered bro" nod), give him his wallet back after the brief case affair, pretty much force him to call the girl he has fallen in love with, is extremely polite and nice thoward his mother, ... Vince started caring about Max, and in a sense, saw him as a way to recover some of his lost humanity. just like Max started getting a hold of a his life only cause Vince bad assery ended up rubbing off on him. Vincent isn't a real vilain, he's a tragic character, and if Max hasn't been so much of a normie, and accepted Vince for who he was, they would have been the best friends in the world. they're are each other Ying and Yang, and made each other a better/stronger person. imho one of if not THE Cruise's best character.
Seamless tactical draw, firing from the hip, then into a modified Weaver stance with two to the body, one to the head (aka body armor drill). The attention to detail is exceptional. Tactically accurate scenes like this make a good film even better.
Absolutely . Can tell they did their homework.. it really came off on camera .. and in my opinion this film was the first of its kind besides maybe HEAT ..
Villain again for sure but he should also do one where there's a twist and he turns out to be a bad guy. It would be insane, assuming they don't reveal the twist in trailers lol.
Psychopaths make up 1-3% of the population. Chances are, you've met hundreds of them, and never knew it. Based on a study carried out by Stone, 86.5% of the serial killers met the Hare criteria for psychopathy, but even MORE interestingly, another 9% presented only a few psychopathic traits (not enough to be classified as psychopaths).
Say what you want about Tom Cruise but his most of his movies are excellent and they rarely ever disappoint. I think he's one of the last great action movie stars left out there.
@wet-read Jack takes over in A Few Good Men. Tom is good in it, though. Actually, I only watched the entire film in full last Christmas. Made me realise how few films from the late 80s to mid 90s I'd actually watched in full. Have seen JFK, The Untouchables, Primal Fear, etc., since then.
One of the coolest scenes that I've been in a theatre for, the audience was stunned by how fast that happened and you could hear everyone whispering for a few seconds after about it
I've read about how committed to hands-on training Cruise is, how many times he rehearses. He got _very_ fast, but have you noticed the tiniest fumble when he's pulling from the holster? Not that I'd ever hope to approach his speed...
The guy on the right is very…slow, not convinced by this scene, awesome film though, superb acting, both Cruise and Fox and let’s not forget the soundtrack.
My friends and I were watching this in a mostly empty theater. When this happened you could hear a reaction from everyone ranging from gasps to a surprised "OH MY GOD" from some old lady in back lol
Most scary part is 0:57, guy is dying, probably rethinking his life in his final seconds and Vincent just finishes him off without looking. No empathy whatsoever.
@@B-26354 You gotta have a little empathy in your life, even towards people that don't deserve it, or you're this guy, a stone cold killer. One shouldn't find themselves taking life too easily.
@NekoMMDGTS Empathy for the two men robbing a helpless man at gun point and then threatening to beat and kill him if he resists? This is what we refer to as a lethal force scenario in that a bystander or the victim themselves could justifiably use lethal force in defence of themselves and others. Arguably even Tom Cruises character was 100% justified in the force used against the two robbers... No empathy is needed even from a legal standpoint.
@NekoMMDGTS Let's look at it another way, I assume from your pfp you're female or want to be female, if these two people caught you down an alley in a backstreet in LA at night with Intent to rob you at gun point (we're talking numerous felonies here) they're threatening to use extreme levels of force against you up to and including life ending forces. Do you think these men if you complied with them would stop at robbery or do you think your willingness to cooperate with them would cause them to escalate their offending against you? What do you HONESTLY think? Having empathy on the Internet is all very edgy and cool until you come up against real evil in the world and that hesitation from yourself may very well be the thing that makes you a victim.
I still remember in the theater when he walks into frame as the thugs are running off the entire theater went 'Ohhh no..". Nobody cared about the methhead muggers its just that everyone knew what was coming. Theres something so effective about how detached Tom Cruise usually seems so this role where he just lays into that quality was chilling.
He seems detached because he almost assuredly has Narcissistic Personality Disorder. They often seem a little detached because they can't fully empathize with people so they "fake" it when they have to. As narcissists go though, Tom isn't a complete shit head, but I'm sure he's still a handful to deal with regularly.
The CQB hip shot and leg through shooting was taught and trained by an retired- SAS soldier (now movie consultant), Mr Cruise always goes out training hard as a real discipline for his acting skills, just like he did on The Last Samurai, 6 months continuous swordsmanship by a Japanese Trainer…
I worked at a small gun range when this movie came out. We watched that scene to admire his draw fire skills several times. This was a great real world firearms movie. Another was Way of the Gun. Granted, both were made before John Wick.
@@TheJobtate, the same can be said for the sound in Miami Vice. When they go to rescue Trudy at that trailer park, and when Gina calls out to the druggie what's going to happen, then BANG! I jumped out of my seat in the theater.
Despite all the subtle bonding Vincent forced on max with occasional talks of life, he had no intention to leave Max alive after his job. He’s a cold blooded hitman & a full blown psychopath. He died because Max went off course & unexpected scenarios led to an unexpected bullet shot killing him. But he had no remorse. He accepted death because he believed it to be a full circle of his life. A brilliant character. A legendary villain. One of my favorite characters.
Underrated? This movie was immensely popular when it released and people still talk about it to this day. That's not the definition of 'underrated' at all.
Stuns the first guy with two shots center mass, eliminates the second guy before he can pull his gun with the Mozambique method, and finishes the first guy off after retrieving his briefcase. Stunning.
There is a video of Jamie talking about this movie, and a scene where he drives away from the club and strikes several parked cars driving away. (NOT in the script.) The director yells CUT, he stops shaken, they all run up to the CAR and yell, "You okay Mr. Cruise?" Not one person asked "How 'bout you Jamie." except Tom.... LOL.
@@BuckingHorse-Bullha the funny thing is that they both use the same brand of handguns. Atleast in the first John Wick he was using an HK VP9, Tom uses the HK USP 45 both really great guns.
The fact that the term "antihero" exists suggests that there is such a thing as an antivillain. And I think that perfectly describes Tom Cruise's character in this one.
Like sure. Vader is the "villain". But we all cheered when he fired up his Light Saber and cut down a corridor of ill fated combatants in the Rogue One movie.
0:33 that ominous tune fills the space when Tom Cruise's character walks into this scene, it's like he symbolizes death or a disaster inevitably approaching. Although, just by the sight of his character filling up the screen the audience already knows that the two thugs are going to die. The thrill of the scene and the cut to jamie foxx's face just drives up the tension, which is not the thugs approaching Tom Cruise's character with a gun pointed at him---that's not the source of the tension---but rather how, and when the thugs are going to die in the next few seconds.
10/10 for the whole film. The acting by every cast member is superb throughout! Definitely a favourite for me. Oh, and there's a really magical scene involving a Coyote which was an accident, but they left it in and turned it into a very memorable part of the film.
I saw this movie on Showtime one night, didn’t know what to expect. After watching it, I was amazed how good Tom Cruise played the bad guy. Great movie!
Super high level shooting here by Tom Cruise..Still looks great after 20 years...No surprise though from Michael Mann. Anyone remember a little movie called HEAT?...Arguably the best shoot out scene in cinema history.
Listen to Michael Mann's commentary on the scene. Cruise spent weeks preparing for gun draws and shooting for these scenes. This is a perfect execution of the Mozambique/FAILURE Drill: two quick shots to center mass (chest) followed by a shot to the head. The shots to the chest to stop forward momentum/movement, followed by a confirming kill shot. It was used against unarmored combatants using small arms, but that's less the case for high-end small arms training. Following the the first execution, Vincent isn't looking at the barely-alive second thief but looking around for witnesses as the next potential threat. The briefcase isn't going anywhere, so he doesn't need to locate it immediately. The first thief wasn't wearing This is all the craft of acting, spending days to weeks learning the details of their roles to do the physicality by rote.
Thanks - I thought that coup de grace being no-look was Hollywood BS - looks cool but not practical / serious. Like how people don't look at a big fiery explosion going off right behind them that they set off.
This the very best shooting scene ever! Tom executes the shot with surgical precision. I wonder how many takes it took for him to get this scene right? Great movie, actors and directors!
I saw a behind the scenes on this... I'm thinking it was actually one take. They shot a few more safety takes, but they used the first. Tom is a legend.
Watched so many documentaries and behind the scenes of movies. Tom Cruise is the one actor I would agree deserves his very substantial paycheck. He does his own stunts and training and demands everything be authentic and perfect. Probably a nightmare to work with though😂.
Every real boy has watched these five shots expertly executed on repeat. This is a ‘men of culture’ classic to be revisited at least once a year. Sensational.
This character of Vincent is incredible, he even has a strange look, an "aura" as if he were an alien being, his coldness, his sharpness, how he looks in the minute 1:25 al 1:30 look like a real alien observing the world, and how he speaks, his accent, the way he explains things about his behavior throughout the movie suggest that he is not a human from this planet, at least that's how I see him, the first time I saw this movie many years ago I had that impression, actually in the scene when he talks about space and stars and all those weird things i go "wow this guy is an E.T" hahahaha, this is one of the best movies of all time, if some producers had a bit of a brain they could make one or more prequels about this character, if they wanted to make it a human of this world would have to tell how he became a murderer, who he was before choosing the dark path, etc., but if they were more smart they would directly make this character an alien, that after a terrible path of destruction and death would find its end at the hands of the taxi driver of this movie, it would surely be a super series of movies XD
Could have done without the noble taxi driver act and the single affirmative action lawyer cliche. But the hip shot is super underrated. Tom evidently trained with some professionals for this very scene. Well done.
LOVE this movie. Tom Cruise at his best, I watched the behind-the-scenes training, etc. I mean this guy worked his ass off through this role with military training for I believe three months, basically as close as they could get him to a professional hired killer for the elite $$
Just proves that none of us would last 2 minutes against anyone with real training. Even the way he has his hands up. One ready to draw the other ready to defend, Perfect.
The only possible criticism I'd give to his draw style here was to use his left arm to push the perp's gun to Cruise's left, not to his right where it not only runs the risk of being in the line of fire of his right, shooting, hand (note, here Cruise moved his left arm out of the way, but it could have just as easily been in the way) but in moving his left arm out of the way as he had to do to clear his shot, could have given the perp a chance to reacquire Cruise as a target.
I keep rewinding for that draw. It is a highlight moment. Raylan Givens would kill to be that fast. An under rated movie if ever there was. (I think I'll rewind it again).
This scene not only hammer the fact Vincent is a cold blooded professional, a killing machine, but also sign his death sentence at the end of the movie. Killing is an everyday occurence for him, he's that dangerous because he do this the same way everytime, until this perfect mozambique drill is a simple for him as closing the door or showing a business card. Which is way at the end of the movie, in the last shootout with Max, he do it the exact same way. The usual business ... but finally at the wrong place. When you look at the last scene of the train fight, there's 3 bullet impacts on the train door. at Max's chest level, one at his head. And Max managed to nail one lucky shot to Vincent's chest. For all the whole rule of chaos, survival of the strongest, darwinist point of view of Vincent, what's killed him was precisely what he reproached to Max. To never try to change, to settle in a boring routine. Vincent was right. You have to adapt to survive. But he didn't saw that was precisely what he didn't tried. To change.
Whoever the consultant/trainer was for that first scene knows their business. If that's not how it's done it ain't far off. I mean rule no#1 get at the nearest, most dangerous threat first, while activity engaging all comers. Good stuff!
Hi everyone! What grade (out of 10) would you give this video?
10/10 ALGÉRIA
8
10, a great movie
I'll give it a solid 8.5
6 average at best.
Props to the sound engineer for one of the most accurate sounding gunshots in a film.
michael mann always preferred to use blanks over the traditional sfx everyone else uses, makes it that much more immersive
Yeah it was same in heat it sounds way better
@@lachokuso he fired a blank that close to the dudes face?
@@halo2bounceguyGo look up how they filmed the scene
And no one notices?
That final piece of dialogue where the detective explains the other cab driver incident is really important for the whole tone of the movie. It makes it clear to the audience that Vincent will kill Max if he finishes his "job", raising the stakes of the movie and taking away all hope that Vincent can be reasoned with to spare his life. It also puts into context Vincent's later scenes when he's pretending to care about Max.
I’m glad someone else caught that, I find it interesting that Vincent’s character has seemingly been using this exact method of taxi chauffeuring to each hit when in LA, I thought it made the assassin aspect of the movie feel more realistic
The jazz club sequence that follows this is also an important part in Max coming to this realisation himself. When Max asks Vincent if he would have spared the jazzman if he answered Vincent's question correctly, and Vincent doesn't answer, it clues Max in that Vincent will most likely kill him even if Max follows all his instructions perfectly.
Yep. He doesn't do anything without reason, like visiting Max's mom... not out of the goodness of his heart but to get potential leverage on him later. Same with wanting to know who Annie was. One cold, badass MF. Jada also did well. Great movie.
You're right to a degree. Vincent only cares about getting the job done, yes. Max is just a tool for him to go through the killings undetected. However, I'd argue that Vincent also despises Max's life choices or rather lack thereof. So, I think at least some of his remarks towards Max came from an honest place. Of course by doing so, he also ignited the fuel in Max that ultimately caused his downfall. Nevertheless, it's a great movie from begining to the end and Cruise's performance is damn near perfect.
Theses comments made me realize what a underrated gem of a movie this is.
Tom Cruise rarely ever plays a bad guy but he was outstanding as a villain in this movie.
"Tom Cruise rarely plays a bad guy..." Does 'Les Grossman' count? 😉
@@thedoneeyeanyone who dances as beautifully as Les Grossman, and is as patriotic as Les Grossman, can not be considered a villain….. more like an “anti hero.”
thats John Wicks dad
My thoughts exactly.
Tried to be like Denzel in training day in my opinion... It didn't really work....
The headshot on the falling body to seal it is so brutal. Such a small detail making it way more impactful than most other gunfights.
the sound and echoe of his pistol is soooo reaal!! impressive!!
Mozambiqued.
@@DanielMcGillis-f3w Mozambique here
Simple. He wants to make *certain.*
That draw and execution by Tom was really something else when first saw it, and it doesn't cease to amaze to this day. Absolutely sick how well this scene plays out
I know. Gunslinger fast.
I know, right? I'm not a pistol guy but I remember watching this scene over and over and thinking, "Man! That is one hell of a smooth draw, and fire from the hip". He wasted no time - that gunfight was over FAST. Cruise obviously took some lessons and serious instruction from a pro on how to pull and fire like that. Impressive. DAMN impressive.
That man is like Keanu Reeves when it comes to putting in work for a role. No way I'm robbing someone who already zip tied the driver.
One of the most textbook and accurate portrayals of a concealed draw from the drop you will ever see in film.
It’s exactly what a person with training would do. If you own a firearm, get training.
Vincent was such a good and thoughtful soul. He made sure both thieves got three bullets each. Be like Vincent. Never discriminate against anyone in life.
Diversity, equity, and inclusion, right there.
Mozambique drill.
Or death
Favorite role I've ever seen Cruise in. At a certain point I found myself rooting for him seeing the job through, because he just plays a cold professional in such a convincing manner.
Absolutely, let's get it done! The odds were against him and he knew it, but he pushed forward...finish the contract...You are 100% correct...
He was better in The Last Samurai.
"rooting" means having sex in Australia.
What other Cruise films have you seen?
i always argue people Vincent was not a bad guy, just a pure professional, and better yet, even if he was planning to kill max at first, he wasn't anymore by the middle of the movie.
when Max got in his face and called him a monster, you can tell it struck a nerve cause then Vincent lash out at him aswell, but at this very moment, Max got Vince's respect.
he prooved he had balls, he made him question himself, he wasn't just another normie, in fact, at this point both of them were the closest to a friend each other had.
Vince protect Max from his boss, he protect him again during the club shootout (even giving him the "i got you covered bro" nod), give him his wallet back after the brief case affair,
pretty much force him to call the girl he has fallen in love with, is extremely polite and nice thoward his mother, ...
Vince started caring about Max, and in a sense, saw him as a way to recover some of his lost humanity. just like Max started getting a hold of a his life only cause Vince bad assery ended up rubbing off on him.
Vincent isn't a real vilain, he's a tragic character, and if Max hasn't been so much of a normie, and accepted Vince for who he was, they would have been the best friends in the world.
they're are each other Ying and Yang, and made each other a better/stronger person.
imho one of if not THE Cruise's best character.
One of the greatest, professional and most realistic draws from the drop in cinema history.
Seamless tactical draw, firing from the hip, then into a modified Weaver stance with two to the body, one to the head (aka body armor drill). The attention to detail is exceptional. Tactically accurate scenes like this make a good film even better.
Absolutely . Can tell they did their homework.. it really came off on camera .. and in my opinion this film was the first of its kind besides maybe HEAT ..
@@joecola6487They just forgot to add any sign of blood after the carjackers had been shot 🤦🏻
Apparently after all his practice for that scene he executed the draw and discharge in record time when the scene was actually filmed.
@@IrishScribbler you have never seen a real gunshot occur have you
I feel cool just reading your comment.
I think we all need to see him as a badass villain a few more times. He was terrific in this.
A different role but one where he played a bad guy - a total sleaze - is Magnolia.
Frank TJ Mackey. Who could forget that role@@Dingbotz
Villain again for sure but he should also do one where there's a twist and he turns out to be a bad guy. It would be insane, assuming they don't reveal the twist in trailers lol.
This was one of Tom Cruise‘s best movies. he plays the character unusual for him, he does it amazing he plays a psycho as good as anyone ever has.
Psychopaths make up 1-3% of the population. Chances are, you've met hundreds of them, and never knew it.
Based on a study carried out by Stone, 86.5% of the serial killers met the Hare criteria for psychopathy, but even MORE interestingly, another 9% presented only a few psychopathic traits (not enough to be classified as psychopaths).
See, that's because he is a psycho
He does not play a psycho here. He is a professional assassin.
That's the thing.... He isn't playing a psycho
@@blahblahblah33333 thanks I was gonna say the same thing
Say what you want about Tom Cruise but his most of his movies are excellent and they rarely ever disappoint.
I think he's one of the last great action movie stars left out there.
Agree 100%. Mission Impossible, Eyes Wide Shut and Tropic Thunder are my favorites.
@@TheGlass50 Don't forget about Edge of Tomorrow
@@TheGlass50
Risky Business. That and EWS are his best work IMO. He had some powerful scenes in A Few Good Men but that wasn't among his best films.
@wet-read Jack takes over in A Few Good Men. Tom is good in it, though. Actually, I only watched the entire film in full last Christmas. Made me realise how few films from the late 80s to mid 90s I'd actually watched in full. Have seen JFK, The Untouchables, Primal Fear, etc., since then.
I also liked him in Interview with the Vampire as a young manipulating evil
One of the coolest scenes that I've been in a theatre for, the audience was stunned by how fast that happened and you could hear everyone whispering for a few seconds after about it
I've read about how committed to hands-on training Cruise is, how many times he rehearses. He got _very_ fast, but have you noticed the tiniest fumble when he's pulling from the holster?
Not that I'd ever hope to approach his speed...
@@indiathylane2158 I did notice. And it made it more impressive. Makes you realize hes actually pulling it off.
@@shockwave68 Oh, the guy's impressive, for sure.
The guy on the right is very…slow, not convinced by this scene, awesome film though, superb acting, both Cruise and Fox and let’s not forget the soundtrack.
My friends and I were watching this in a mostly empty theater. When this happened you could hear a reaction from everyone ranging from gasps to a surprised "OH MY GOD" from some old lady in back lol
Most scary part is 0:57, guy is dying, probably rethinking his life in his final seconds and Vincent just finishes him off without looking. No empathy whatsoever.
Apart from the taxi character no one in this scene deserved any empathy.
@@B-26354 You gotta have a little empathy in your life, even towards people that don't deserve it, or you're this guy, a stone cold killer. One shouldn't find themselves taking life too easily.
@NekoMMDGTS
Empathy for the two men robbing a helpless man at gun point and then threatening to beat and kill him if he resists?
This is what we refer to as a lethal force scenario in that a bystander or the victim themselves could justifiably use lethal force in defence of themselves and others.
Arguably even Tom Cruises character was 100% justified in the force used against the two robbers... No empathy is needed even from a legal standpoint.
@NekoMMDGTS
Let's look at it another way, I assume from your pfp you're female or want to be female, if these two people caught you down an alley in a backstreet in LA at night with Intent to rob you at gun point (we're talking numerous felonies here) they're threatening to use extreme levels of force against you up to and including life ending forces.
Do you think these men if you complied with them would stop at robbery or do you think your willingness to cooperate with them would cause them to escalate their offending against you? What do you HONESTLY think?
Having empathy on the Internet is all very edgy and cool until you come up against real evil in the world and that hesitation from yourself may very well be the thing that makes you a victim.
@@B-26354 couldn't agree more!
I still remember in the theater when he walks into frame as the thugs are running off the entire theater went 'Ohhh no..". Nobody cared about the methhead muggers its just that everyone knew what was coming. Theres something so effective about how detached Tom Cruise usually seems so this role where he just lays into that quality was chilling.
That theater were saying the same thing as how Foxx reacted
That detached excellence is also how he does mating.
He seems detached because he almost assuredly has Narcissistic Personality Disorder. They often seem a little detached because they can't fully empathize with people so they "fake" it when they have to. As narcissists go though, Tom isn't a complete shit head, but I'm sure he's still a handful to deal with regularly.
Sound of shots in this scene is 10/10.
Michael Mann is a movie genius!!!! I've loved everything he's done.
thats John Wicks dad
Those raw gunshot echos in this scene and heat
@@2wheeloperator185 yes!!!
Wish the ending of "Manhunter" followed the book. Mann altered it, to the film's detriment, I felt. Apart from that, a series of near flawless movies.
Do you mean the Miami Vice Michael Mann?
One of the best scenes in this movie! Never get tired of watching Cruise pop those douche bags.
When he shots the sidekick...wow. Two in he chest and one in the head, as he's falling. sick...
The nightclub scene was the best tho, he shot the guy so many times to make sure he was dead, head to
Agreed. I pop this movie in every 4-5 years and always rewind this scene at least twice. Never gets old.
couple of kids. probably been terrorizing old people for years. but one day play time is over and it's time to pay up
@@Darkness-ie2yl
They were full grown junkies, not kids.
The CQB hip shot and leg through shooting was taught and trained by an retired- SAS soldier (now movie consultant), Mr Cruise always goes out training hard as a real discipline for his acting skills, just like he did on The Last Samurai, 6 months continuous swordsmanship by a Japanese Trainer…
I worked at a small gun range when this movie came out. We watched that scene to admire his draw fire skills several times. This was a great real world firearms movie. Another was Way of the Gun. Granted, both were made before John Wick.
thats John Wicks dad
The acoustics were amazing too. The way the sound rattles off the high-rise walls was totally on point.
@@BuckingHorse-Bulllol
All of Michael Mann's movies are great. Thief, Manhunter, and Heat are all awesome.
@@TheJobtate, the same can be said for the sound in Miami Vice. When they go to rescue Trudy at that trailer park, and when Gina calls out to the druggie what's going to happen, then BANG! I jumped out of my seat in the theater.
Despite all the subtle bonding Vincent forced on max with occasional talks of life, he had no intention to leave Max alive after his job. He’s a cold blooded hitman & a full blown psychopath. He died because Max went off course & unexpected scenarios led to an unexpected bullet shot killing him. But he had no remorse. He accepted death because he believed it to be a full circle of his life. A brilliant character. A legendary villain. One of my favorite characters.
John Wick's father 😂😂😂
Tom: 61 …Keanu: 58
Lol😂😂
So every film character who can work their way out with a gun or two is always a "John Wick's father"? Lol.
@@joeofmacabre07 According to Gen Z.
*Older brother, Tom Cruise is only 3 years older.
Truly I believe Tom should have had won Oscar for that role.. I really loved it
This movie was criminally underrated
No.... it was terrible.
@@dvhughesdesignwe arent talking about your home videos
Underrated...no. It got a lot of attention and excellent reviews when it came out.
It earned 200 mil when it came out
Underrated? This movie was immensely popular when it released and people still talk about it to this day. That's not the definition of 'underrated' at all.
Cruise makes an EXCELLENT bad guy!
Stuns the first guy with two shots center mass, eliminates the second guy before he can pull his gun with the Mozambique method, and finishes the first guy off after retrieving his briefcase. Stunning.
Tom and Jaime played so well off each other in this film.
There is a video of Jamie talking about this movie, and a scene where he drives away from the club and strikes several parked cars driving away. (NOT in the script.) The director yells CUT, he stops shaken, they all run up to the CAR and yell, "You okay Mr. Cruise?" Not one person asked "How 'bout you Jamie." except Tom.... LOL.
Best Tom Cruise movie ever. He's just so natural at this entire movie.
naw him as Les Grossman in Tropic Thunder is his best role
Both of you said my two favorite roles of his! Both are so different but great 😅
Vanilla Sky for me, and Eyes Wide Shut
@Filet_of_Spinach I haven't watched Vanilla Sky, but I've been told it's good! Will definitely check it out 👍
Such an brilliant movie. Michael Mann did so well, particularly in creating the characters. Tom Cruise is phenomenal in his role as Vincent.
Can't believe this masterpiece is 19 years old. 💕
yikes
Holy crap you’re right
thats John Wicks dad
@@BuckingHorse-Bullha the funny thing is that they both use the same brand of handguns. Atleast in the first John Wick he was using an HK VP9, Tom uses the HK USP 45 both really great guns.
@@BuckingHorse-Bullstop saying that its not true
is the best Cruise performance ever. He always wanted to be the nice guy but this role is perfect for him
One of the few times where everybody cheers for the bad guy. lol
Just like in Heat, the gunshot sounds are so realistic!
Tom Cruise was just incredible in this movie. He went different than his normal roles and man, did it work.
Likewise in the film Magnolia
Exactly how homies are meant to be dealt with.
That draw looks so clean, say what you want about tom cruise cruise but he's a great physical actor
One of Tom's best acting!!
The fact that the term "antihero" exists suggests that there is such a thing as an antivillain. And I think that perfectly describes Tom Cruise's character in this one.
Underrated comment.
Yeah, even tho Tom's character is a murderer, you cheer when he offs the 2 street thugs.
Anti-villain is a very real trope. You can’t condone what he does, or his methods, but there’s a logic or a beauty to it that keeps you invested.
I'm a real life anti-villain
Like sure. Vader is the "villain". But we all cheered when he fired up his Light Saber and cut down a corridor of ill fated combatants in the Rogue One movie.
Michael Mann has such an insanely underrated filmography, it’s nuts.
"Underrated" lmao
You can count on 1 hand his good movies.
Underrated? Hell no.
This is a very underrated movie with a spectacular soundtrack.
The soundtrack is next level, gave the movie the perfect atmosphere. 10/10 for both movie and ost. 👏
0:33 that ominous tune fills the space when Tom Cruise's character walks into this scene, it's like he symbolizes death or a disaster inevitably approaching. Although, just by the sight of his character filling up the screen the audience already knows that the two thugs are going to die. The thrill of the scene and the cut to jamie foxx's face just drives up the tension, which is not the thugs approaching Tom Cruise's character with a gun pointed at him---that's not the source of the tension---but rather how, and when the thugs are going to die in the next few seconds.
That casual, almost contemptuous, extra kill shot was a nice touch.
10/10 for the whole film. The acting by every cast member is superb throughout! Definitely a favourite for me. Oh, and there's a really magical scene involving a Coyote which was an accident, but they left it in and turned it into a very memorable part of the film.
Tom Cruise needs to be in the next John Wick movie. I don't know *how*, but he'd be perfect for that kind of movie.
Maybe a Collateral/John Wick crossover movie that serves as a prequel to both franchises.
I saw this movie on Showtime one night, didn’t know what to expect. After watching it, I was amazed how good Tom Cruise played the bad guy. Great movie!
love how good the guns sound in this movie, also in heat. much more real and vicseral compared to most hollywood movies nowadays
Super high level shooting here by Tom Cruise..Still looks great after 20 years...No surprise though from Michael Mann. Anyone remember a little movie called HEAT?...Arguably the best shoot out scene in cinema history.
Tom Cruise makes an excellent villain. Need more of this.
Tom Cruise and Michael Mann obviously inspired John Wick. Good stuff.
Listen to Michael Mann's commentary on the scene. Cruise spent weeks preparing for gun draws and shooting for these scenes. This is a perfect execution of the Mozambique/FAILURE Drill: two quick shots to center mass (chest) followed by a shot to the head. The shots to the chest to stop forward momentum/movement, followed by a confirming kill shot. It was used against unarmored combatants using small arms, but that's less the case for high-end small arms training.
Following the the first execution, Vincent isn't looking at the barely-alive second thief but looking around for witnesses as the next potential threat. The briefcase isn't going anywhere, so he doesn't need to locate it immediately. The first thief wasn't wearing
This is all the craft of acting, spending days to weeks learning the details of their roles to do the physicality by rote.
Thanks - I thought that coup de grace being no-look was Hollywood BS - looks cool but not practical / serious. Like how people don't look at a big fiery explosion going off right behind them that they set off.
10/10 _This movie was perfect, both Fox and Cruise's performances were awesome!_
Seeing this movie as a surprise sneak preview on the big screen was one of my best experiences. That atmosphere.... Just wow 👍👍
Ah yes, the good ole fuck around and find out scene.
Love the way he executes the criminal junkie by not even looking at him!
Like he was not even worth the look.
I loved Tom Cruise in this role. He was simply brilliant. Probably his best role ever alongside Rainman. Perfect acting 👍
This the very best shooting scene ever! Tom executes the shot with surgical precision. I wonder how many takes it took for him to get this scene right? Great movie, actors and directors!
They trained like John wick before John wick before shooting
"I wonder how many takes it took for him to get this scene right?"
Literally the question I came here to ask.
I saw a behind the scenes on this... I'm thinking it was actually one take. They shot a few more safety takes, but they used the first.
Tom is a legend.
They sacrificed a lot of extras until it worked perfectly.
Ha Ha Ha, Dude thats pretty funny!
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Watched so many documentaries and behind the scenes of movies. Tom Cruise is the one actor I would agree deserves his very substantial paycheck. He does his own stunts and training and demands everything be authentic and perfect. Probably a nightmare to work with though😂.
Every real boy has watched these five shots expertly executed on repeat. This is a ‘men of culture’ classic to be revisited at least once a year.
Sensational.
I love that the gunshots were loud as fuck. Movies never get that right
Absolutely love this movie. The acting,the original storyline,the tension and the incredible atmosphere. It had it all!!!👍
This is a great movie, one of Cruise’s best characters.
Love how Michael Mann movies always has guns sound like they're supposed to.
This character of Vincent is incredible, he even has a strange look, an "aura" as if he were an alien being, his coldness, his sharpness, how he looks in the minute 1:25 al 1:30 look like a real alien observing the world, and how he speaks, his accent, the way he explains things about his behavior throughout the movie suggest that he is not a human from this planet, at least that's how I see him, the first time I saw this movie many years ago I had that impression, actually in the scene when he talks about space and stars and all those weird things i go "wow this guy is an E.T" hahahaha, this is one of the best movies of all time, if some producers had a bit of a brain they could make one or more prequels about this character, if they wanted to make it a human of this world would have to tell how he became a murderer, who he was before choosing the dark path, etc., but if they were more smart they would directly make this character an alien, that after a terrible path of destruction and death would find its end at the hands of the taxi driver of this movie, it would surely be a super series of movies XD
That draw was masterful.
It was the sound that sold this scene for me, don’t know why but it just resonates around that alley…
Michael Mann understands the sound of gunfire better than any other director imo.
Could have done without the noble taxi driver act and the single affirmative action lawyer cliche. But the hip shot is super underrated. Tom evidently trained with some professionals for this very scene. Well done.
Before John Wick, there was this guy
I just love how Vincent just nonchalantly tosses Jamie Fox's wallet back to him after plugging those punks.
4:41 Vincent was in that other cab and killed the other cab driver.
Definitely a Michael Mann movie, those gunshots are identical to HEAT 💯
This is Cruise's BEST performance IMO. He plays against type -- and succeeds. Brilliantly.
perhaps not quite as far off his usual characters as the vampire Lestat or the producer in tropic thunder
Movie is so underrated. Hidden gems like this.
That sequence was incredible.
"...you can still smell the cordite..." Cordite has not been used by any ammo makers anywhere in the world since just before the end of WW2.
Pretty much the perfect scene. And that finishing shot to the head, cold as ice.
Wow, Hulk was a detective for the LAPD, pretty dang cool.
A very underrated movie. They both did a great job.
One of my all time favourite movies. Tom played such an iconic character. I wish he didn't die at the end so, they could make a sequel.
They could make a prequel.
Michael Mann is such a brilliant director. Cruise was excellent in this role, and Mann definitely had a hand in that.
Cruise in Mann’s Collateral looks just like a younger DeNiro in Mann’s Heat
One of his best scenes of all time.
LOVE this movie. Tom Cruise at his best, I watched the behind-the-scenes training, etc. I mean this guy worked his ass off through this role with military training for I believe three months, basically as close as they could get him to a professional hired killer for the elite $$
For some reason, I never tire of watching that scene.
I was surprised to Tom is negative role... but I enjoyed it
I loved his gray look
Great film, great acting from both guys and Tom Cruises hairstyle is so cool!
Yeah becasuse hes so fresh faced they had to give him the salt and pepper look to make him look older.
Interesting that Michael Mann had Vincent wear the exact gray suit that DeNiro's Neil McCauley wore in "Heat."
Just proves that none of us would last 2 minutes against anyone with real training. Even the way he has his hands up. One ready to draw the other ready to defend, Perfect.
The only possible criticism I'd give to his draw style here was to use his left arm to push the perp's gun to Cruise's left, not to his right where it not only runs the risk of being in the line of fire of his right, shooting, hand (note, here Cruise moved his left arm out of the way, but it could have just as easily been in the way) but in moving his left arm out of the way as he had to do to clear his shot, could have given the perp a chance to reacquire Cruise as a target.
One of my favorite scenes in cinema.
I keep rewinding for that draw. It is a highlight moment. Raylan Givens would kill to be that fast. An under rated movie if ever there was. (I think I'll rewind it again).
Tom, doing the Lord's work... even as a villain.. lol
This is a Michael Mann movie. The same people probably did the sound in the bank robbery scene in “Heat.”
The original John Wick.
One of my favorite shooting scenes in movie history. Tom perfectly executed that.
This and Heat has the best sounds for gunfire
This scene not only hammer the fact Vincent is a cold blooded professional, a killing machine, but also sign his death sentence at the end of the movie. Killing is an everyday occurence for him, he's that dangerous because he do this the same way everytime, until this perfect mozambique drill is a simple for him as closing the door or showing a business card. Which is way at the end of the movie, in the last shootout with Max, he do it the exact same way. The usual business ... but finally at the wrong place. When you look at the last scene of the train fight, there's 3 bullet impacts on the train door. at Max's chest level, one at his head. And Max managed to nail one lucky shot to Vincent's chest. For all the whole rule of chaos, survival of the strongest, darwinist point of view of Vincent, what's killed him was precisely what he reproached to Max. To never try to change, to settle in a boring routine. Vincent was right. You have to adapt to survive. But he didn't saw that was precisely what he didn't tried. To change.
This movie is underrated.
Two of the very best actors we have. Both delivered in this film different from their usual roles.
Totally unappreciated movie! Tom Cruise is a beast in this movie. Jamie Foxx playing against character. Man, what a great flick!
Whoever the consultant/trainer was for that first scene knows their business. If that's not how it's done it ain't far off. I mean rule no#1 get at the nearest, most dangerous threat first, while activity engaging all comers. Good stuff!