While Vincent (TOM CRUISE) initially states that he wants to hire Max for the night to drive him around for some real estate business, in reality he's a hitman who's arrived in the city to take out five targets in one night.
With Vincent employing various safeguards and/or giving Max plenty of incentive not to flee, the two set out on a cross-city journey filled with deadly violence tempered by quieter moments of introspection and conversation.
It's not long, however, before Vincent's actions and growing body count soon draw the attention of local detectives Fanning (MARK RUFFALO) and Weidner (PETER BERG) as well as federal agent Pedrosa (BRUCE McGILL) who eventually realizes who Vincent is after. As the hitman makes his way through the list as the cops and feds close in on them, Max has to decide how to react and what he must do.
Violence consists of lethal and bloody shootings, other deaths, fighting and additional injurious action.
Some of that material and/or some "cat and mouse" moments might be unsettling, tense or suspenseful to some viewers, while some of that action and behavior might be enticing for some kids to imitate. Several characters have extreme bad attitudes, some drinking occurs, and there's some brief talk of familial tension and loss.
Should you still be concerned about the film's appropriateness for yourself or anyone else in your home, you may want to look more closely at our detailed listings for more specific information regarding the film's content.
For those prone to visually induced motion sickness, various scenes have jumpy camerawork.
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(2004) (Tom Cruise, Jamie Foxx) (R)
Alcohol/
DrugsBlood/Gore
Disrespectful/
Bad AttitudeFrightening/
Tense ScenesGuns/
Weapons
Mild
Heavy
Extreme
Moderate
Extreme
Imitative
BehaviorJump
ScenesMusic
(Scary/Tense)Music
(Inappropriate)Profanity
Moderate
Minor
Extreme
None
Extreme
Sex/
NuditySmoking
Tense Family
ScenesTopics To
Talk AboutViolence
Moderate
None
Mild
Moderate
Extreme
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Reviewed July 26, 2004 / Posted August 6, 2004
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