Collide (2017) --- "Guy Drives Drugs Across Europe In Order To Pay For Girlfriend's Medical Bills."

Copyright

Plot Summary

To pay for his girlfriend's (Jones) medical emergency while abroad, Casey (Hoult) schemes to pull a drug heist for an eccentric gangster (Kingsley). After a failed attempt, he embarks across Europe on an action-packed chase in a race against time to save his girlfriend's life from being taken by an evil drug lord (Hopkins). (1)

Watch Trailer

Review

Subscribe to my blog via email HERE and share with your friends.

Hello Movie Buffs!

     Although this movie does not have much deep meaning, a complex plot or redeeming value, it was very surprisingly enjoyable. The reason I say this is because Collide is more of an indie movie, rather than a big Hollywood film like Star Trek or Fast and the Furious.

     The main characters, Casey (Nicholas Hoult) and Juliet (Felicity Jones) were more down to earth which portrayed a kind of innocence and believability that most people with they’re past can relate to. They’re acting and chemistry was excellent, sustaining the movie until the end. Although it could be easily assumed that Casey and Juliet were “backpacker”, I can safely say that they are not but rather two ex- pats living and working in Germany. It appears to be common in most movies such as this one, to refer to anyone between the ages of 20-30 as “backpackers.”

     The bad guys, Geran (Ben Kingsly) and Hagen Kahl (Anthony Hopkins) deserve kudos for portraying the rivaling quirky drug lords in a low-key manner. While Kingsley’s character was crazy and easier to talk to, Hopkins’ character was more mysterious and deadlier, but each similarly carried a sense of unpredictability. Antagonist’s such as these are often the most difficult characters to pull off, and this is mostly due to them being overly done. The secondary bad guys, the minions, were relentless in the chase keeping the tension level high throughout the entire movie.

     The plot was a basic escapade with chase gone wrong movie and a surprising twist at the end. The chase scenes and crash scenes were really well choreographed and not over the top or unwarranted. The gun battles, which had some twist, were worth watching even if the outcome of the battle was predictable or not.

     There was two weakness in this movie. One was the ending which was predictable and left a feeling of abruptness, particularly in regards to Anthony Hopkin's character whose story ended with a feeling of abruptness. This was most likely due to forced mandatory time constraints and as a result.  The second weakness was the lack of police support during most of the gun battles. Anyone who has seen Fast and the Furious, The Italian Job or even the Rush Hour trilogy know that the police are in the background for most scenes, even if they are 5 – 10 minutes behind the bad guys getting away.

     Overall, Collide was great entertainment that didn't require deep thought to enjoy. It is a love story that has not one been glossed over with rainbows and fairy dust but rather, demonstrates the lengths people will go to for those they love, even if it most assuredly does not guarantee your own survival. Now could this movie have been a little better as far as plot depth goes, possibly yes, but this is largely due to a number of factors; budget, time constraints, weather, locations, etc.

"We all got our reasons to do crazy, reckless things in life. But if the reason’s love, then maybe it’s not so crazy, and right now that’s the only thing keeping me alive."

- Casey Stein

Final Vote

Worth Seeing: 4.5 of 5 stars

Worth Buying: 4.5 of 5stars

I hope you liked this post, subscribe to my blog HERE, send in your comments in the comment section below and watch Collide (2017).

Movies Similar

3 Days to Kill (2014)

Allied (2016)

The Accountant (2016)

Bastille Day (2016)

Desperado (1995)

The Equalizer (2014)

Homefront (2013)

Jack Reacher (2012)

Jack Reacher 2: Never Go Back (2016)

John Wick 1 (2014)

John Wick 2 (2017)

Keeping up with the Jones (2016)

No Escape (2015)

Point Break (2015)

Shooter (2007)

Cast & Crew

Directed by: Eran Creevy

Writing Credits: (Screenplay) F. Scott Frazier and Eran Creevy. (Story) F. Scott Frazier.

Produced by 

     Rory Aitken                           ---       producer

     Joel Silver                             ---       producer

     Ben Pugh                               ---       producer

     Brian Kavanaugh-Jones   ---       producer

     Daniel Hetzer                      ---       producer

     Aaron Auch                         ---       co-producer

     Ethan Erwin                         ---       co-producer

     F. Scott Frazier                    ---       co-executive producer

     Albert Chen                         ---       executive producer

     Ali Cook                                 ---       executive producer

     Chris Cowles                        ---       executive producer

     Chris Fenton                        ---       executive producer

     Stuart Ford                           ---        executive producer

     Hu Guo                                  ---       executive producer

     Matt Jackson                       ---      executive producer

     Richard Jackson                 ---      executive producer

     Hermann Joha                    ---      executive producer

     Dan Mintz                            ---      executive producer

     Ben Nearn                             ---      executive producer

     Kay Niessen                           ---      executive producer

     Bing Wu                               ---      executive producer

     Wen-ge Xiao                         ---      executive producer

     Miguel Palos                         ---      executive producer

     Tom Rice                                ---      executive producer

     Steve Richards                      ---      executive producer

     Steve Soffer                         ---      executive producer

     Steven Squillante                 ---     executive producer/ supervising line producer

     Marc Grewe                          ---      line producer

     Olive Uniacke                     ---      associate producer

     Susanne Ritter                      ---     associate producer

     Rian Cahill                            ---     associate producer

Cast:

Nicholas Hoult --- Casey Stein

Felicity Jones --- Juliette Marne

Anthony Hopkins --- Hagen Kahl

Ben Kingsley --- Geran

Marwan Kenzari --- Matthias

Aleksandar Jovanovic --- Jonas (as Alexandar Jovanovic)

Christian Rubeck --- Kay

Erdal Yildiz --- Rainer

Clemens Schick --- Mirko

Johnny Palmiero --- Fitch

Ben Hecker --- Filling Station Clerk

Joachim Król --- Wolfgang

  Markus Klauk --- Talaz