Favorite films
Don’t forget to select your favorite films!
Don’t forget to select your favorite films!
I’m not a huge Michael Mann fan, but wow, this movie shocked and delighted me. Who knew Tom Cruise could act so well? And Jamie Foxx is like a chameleon in this film. For me at least, this was a true hidden gem and probably my favorite Cruise performance ever. Also so many delightful appearances by young stars who would go on to be huge names. And a love letter to LA streets and nights as well.
I loved both Eliot Gould and Christopher Plummer, and there was real suspense in this movie. It’s so very 1970s in all the good (narrative structure! Real bodies on women!) and bad (deep and unquestioned misogyny!) An interesting addition to Gould’s detective catalog in particular.
One of my all-time favorites, not least because of its meta qualities