Vincent

Vincent is a fictional character, played by Tom Cruise, in Michael Mann's 2004 film Collateral. Vincent is a hired assassin sent to Los Angeles to eliminate five witnesses in an unspecified criminal case. He is first seen as he arrives in LAX where he acquires a briefcase (from a character played by Jason Statham), presumably from a contact in some way connected to his clients. Vincent later emerges from the DAs office and searches for a taxi, fi... more

Vincent is a fictional character, played by Tom Cruise, in Michael Mann's 2004 film Collateral. Vincent is a hired assassin sent to Los Angeles to eliminate five witnesses in an unspecified criminal case. He is first seen as he arrives in LAX where he acquires a briefcase (from a character played by Jason Statham), presumably from a contact in some way connected to his clients. Vincent later emerges from the DAs office and searches for a taxi, finding his ride with cabdriver Max (played by Jamie Foxx), whom he promptly orders to drive into downtown Los Angeles. He claims to be a real estate broker in town to close a deal. When Max delivers Vincent to his location in a timely manner, Vincent offers the cabbie a proposition: to let him rent the cab all night and make five stops. Though Max is hestitant at first, he agrees when Vincent offers him $600 dollars to be his hired cab for the night, and another $100 to get him to his plane with time to spare. During the first stop, however,... less