Collateral

     

Collateral2004

Stars: Tom Cruise, Jamie Foxx, Jada Pinkett Smith, Mark Ruffalo
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Rating: R
Runtime: 120 minutes

Vincent (TOM CRUISE - War of the Worlds, M:i:III) is a cool, calculating contract killer at the top of his game. Max (JAMIE FOXX - Ray, Jarhead) is a cabbie with big dreams and no results. On this fateful night, Max has to transport Vincent on his n… more »


Vincent:
Max, six billion people on the planet, you're getting bent out of shape cause of one fat guy.

Max:
Well, who was he?

Vincent:
What do you care? Have you ever heard of Rwanda?

Max:
Yes, I know Rwanda.

Vincent:
Well, tens of thousands killed before sundown. Nobody's killed people that fast since Nagasaki and Hiroshima. Did you bat an eye, Max?

Max:
What?

Vincent:
Did you join Amnesty International, Oxfam, Save the Whales, Greenpeace, or something? No. I off one fat Angelino and you throw a hissy fit.

Max:
Man, I don't know any Rwandans.

Vincent:
You don't know the guy in the trunk, either.

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  • KMan27
    KMan27
    Best movie quote ever. Sums up the hypocritical way Westerners view War, Murder & Death.
    LikeReply2 years ago

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