Collide
An American backpacker gets involved with a ring of drug smugglers as their driver, and winds up on the run from his employers across Cologne’s autobahns.
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- Cast:
- Nicholas Hoult , Felicity Jones , Anthony Hopkins , Ben Kingsley , Marwan Kenzari , Aleksandar Jovanović , Christian Rubeck
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To me, this movie is perfection.
hyped garbage
Beautiful, moving film.
It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.
Amazing film action all the time with a touch of love
Collide is a cheesy action film that feels like it would have worked in the 1980s/1990s era for the genre. Do not get me wrong, Collide was a decent action film with tons of car chases and action. May not be inventive or big exciting action but just decent enough to enjoy it for what it is. It also has a dumb plot that does not bring anything fresh to the table. The acting is mediocre with the two leads and horrible with the two antagonists played by Anthony Hopkins and Ben Kingsley. And least, the script has some cheesy horrible dialogue that does not seem believable that characters would say that in real situations.The plot follows Casey (Nicholas Hoult) who lives in Germany for a fresh start after his troubles with America. He and his buddy work for a drug dealer Geran (Ben Kingsley) where they are money runners. Casey decides to cut quits when he falls for a bartender Juliette (Felicity Jones). They both share a romantic stare, were they both will risk everything for each other. When Casey finds out that Juliette is struggling with a health condition and would need money to give her that treatment. He takes Gerans money running offer in sabotaging and stealing one of the drug dealers competition Hagen (Anthony Hopkins). When things do not go as planned and Casey is on the run with Hagen's men after him for stealing their money. Casey will do whatever it takes to save the one he loves.The plot is pure dumb fun. Sure, it would make a forgettable film. The sub plot with the love story at times felt very cheesy. The direction of seeing Casey and Juliette having plenty of passionate stares and glances in film does feel out of place for this type of film. But it does relate with the theme that anyone would do anything for love. Even, if it requires stealing several cars, being in high speed chases and crashing several cars. Overall, it was fast paced and once the chases and action starts it never slows down from there.Nicholas Hoult and Felicity Jones were both decent, delivering okay performances. Anthong Hopkins performance felt stale. He is a great actor and I enjoy almost about any movie he is in. his talent is completely wasted in this film. Ben Kingsley performance also felt out of place as a pimp cocaine loving dealer. Kingsley performance felt like he was playing the same character from Iron Man 3. Felt like he transitioned from that film to this.The script has some cheesy tacking dialogue. It is eye rolling dialogue, especially with the love sub plot on Casey and Juliette. The action and car chases were entertaining and plenty throughout. It is not as exciting and thrilling it is suppose to be. At times, the direction is dull which it would make this film completely forgettable once it ends.Overall, Collide is a fair action film that's only worth checking out as a rental and if you need some cheap action thrills with mediocre acting, terrible dialogue and a dumb plot.
"Collide" succeeds because it does not pretend to be anything more than it is on the surface: a fast-paced thriller with a campy sound score, well-developed characters, and some sly humor.The film's subtitle is "How Far Would You Go For the One You Love?" That monosyllabic cliché fits perfectly with the schmaltz of the characters, a young American hustler (Nicholas Hoult) and a beautiful American blonde (Felicity Jones), who are both expatriates residing in Germany.The two villains are perfectly matched with the urbane cutthroat businessman-drug lord (Anthony Hopkins) and the uncouth middleman Geran (Ben Kingsley). The snooty Hopkins character Hagen quotes Shakespeare and snobbishly looks down on his underlings. By contrast, Kingsley is an insecure social climber more interested in status than wealth.The two young lovers are caught up in the daring gambit of the heist of a truck carrying golf balls filled with cocaine. Casey Stein, the hustler who falls in love with Juliette, who needs a kidney transplant, proves himself capable of escaping from the clutches of both Hagen and Geran.As the film wears on through the fast-paced action sequences, it is impossible not to root for Casey and Juliette to defy the odds and turn the tables on the Shakespearean line quoted by Hagen: "Never was a story of more woe than this of Juliet and her Romeo." For a couple of mushy hours of an action film, however, it does appear as though love conquers all!
The kid I s a horrible actor. I don't understand you have tow great actors , you have budget ,great location your hand re open then you make this why ?? E Greevy I'm not sure if the kid had bounty on his head or blackmail that he had to use him in this movie. Must be something. There are so many flaw in the story and how it was written. It's sad there are so many great directors with Great scripts don't get a break then this guy make this movie