"There is nothing worse than a life on automatic pilot, not even death"

Still on the subject of ordinary lives, the fear of finding yourself in one and great movies I have seen recently:

But as with all of Mr. Mann's movies, "Collateral" is finally about men and work, and about how being a man is itself a kind of job, which explains why this fastidiously crafted commercial film isn't just an entertainment, but a statement of personal faith.