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Good movie & well worth your time..
This Spike Lee vehicle moves along at a steady pace with a quality cast as well. This is what I would call an intellectual action & suspense movie without the excessive violence that many movies depend on. At 2 hrs & 9 min in length I think this movie is worth it. Denzel Washington, Clive Owen & Jodie Foster take the lead roles with a supporting role for William Dafoe. On the down side I found that Denzel Washington is starting to show his age but he still has what it takes.. Clive Owen perhaps could have shown a little more emotion in the role.. While I enjoyed Jodie Foster more than I have in a long time. ( Maybe because I like her in moderation & not excess on the big screen ) Hope that you enjoy this one cause I did...Read full review...
Inside Man
One of my favorite actors is Clive Owen. Also like Denzel Washington. The movie was extremely differently from any other Director Spike Lee's movies. What grabbed me - was the clever screenplay and how the story line developed during the movie. The cinematography was excellent because the movie was staged in New York and the cinematography had a silver/gray hue. Clever story line. The ensemble acting was perfect. The pace, drama and thrill during the movie - kept the viewer extremely interested. I would think that a viewer would want to see this movie a second. I have seen 4 times and every time-it is as if I have seen it for the first time.Read full review...
GREAT MOVIE A MUST SEE!!!
Spike Lee has done it!! This movie was a great success, A must see for any action, suspense, thrill seaking movie enthusiest! The movie's camera work is just amazing, This movie really shows New York City in a post 2001, Very stong observations. This movie has soo many twists and turns, its just great. This movie is basically about a bank heist that throughout the film you start to see the "Robbers" real identites and motivations for the crime and the night and life of Denzel Washington's character, who is a hostage negotiator. This movie from Spike Lee brings it all, really expresses the deep dark sides of New York such as current day racial profiling, and class. All in all a great movie that I highly reccommend, and hopefully you will enjoy this film as much as i did.Read full review...
Inside Inside Man
Let me say first, I don't usually buy movie. In fact, I haven't bought one since the purchase of my latest DVD player. Inside Man has been an exception. When you first pick this movie up, you might be expecting a loose cannon cop who doesn't play by the rules genre, that is not the case. The first time I watched this I was expecting exactly that, and I was dissapointed. However, after reviewing the same movie a second time, I did find it very entertaining.
Simply put, just expect a thriller action-packed movie with different (sometimes predictable) twists. It is not a difficult movie to understand, as are some of the latest action pictures to be released (such as Syriana and Munich), but you do have to pay attention to some of the less "exhilarating" scenes in the movie. Have fun with this movie and make sure to get into the show, it will definately make it a lot better of an experience.Read full review...
Another Great Denzel Movie!
This movie is a "must see". A bit long but worth every moment you spend on the edge of your seat trying to figure out what's gonna happen next. Bank robbers in this movie are as slick as a can of oil! Brillantly put together Spike Lee delivers another outstanding hit movie with more twist and turns than a door knob! Denzel and Jodie Foster also put on a screen display that keeps you glued to the television. Haven't seen? cheese and rice! what are you waiting on? Go out and get this movie! Don't just rent it! buy it!Read full review...
Maybe its me...
Maybe its me but I dont feel complete after watching an open-ending movie; especially those movies where the end is left open for a sequel. Inside Man is clearly could be one of these movies, but Denzel in a sequel? Has Denzel ever done a sequel? If so, let me know the title so I can review it. The Inside Man overall has its good and bad characteristics, but its still a definite add to the DVD collection.
Since I am a long-term Denzel fan, I felt compelled to purchase The Inside Man when it was released - but I was kind of skeptical in buying it because of mixed reviews that I have read, not from professional critiques but from the general public. (See Yahoo and Rotten Tomatoes) Most say that it was an excellent action suspense movie, others say the opposite. What do I say?
I say that Denzel is always at his best in films because he bathes himself in not only the script but the character. I suppose that being from the East Coast gives him the advantage at playing a Northeastern slick-talking detective. Proof of this is shown in his performance in damn near all his classics - He Got Game, Malcolm X and Mo' Better Blues and oddly enough Training Day. What more to say, Denzel is the man, he proves it consistently.
Clive Owen on the other hand seems to have the same boring persona in many of his recent flicks - very relaxed, slow when speaking, almost as if his mind is always on another planet. (See Derailed, Sin City, The Rich Man's Wife) In Inside Man, he is all of the previously listed but at the same time very witty. Honestly, to rob a bank, you have to be, right? Somewhat, watch the movie for more details. To a degree I enjoyed his character.
Why exactly did they include Jodie Foster into the equation I am clueless on - maybe to balance the testosterone within the script is my guess. Her character really didnt provide much spice to the script, nor did it take anything away. Maybe she was added to the list of high paid actors to boost the "I want to see that" ratings among movie goers. The DVD cover states that she is a "...broker with an agenda" but when you watch the movie, the agenda doesnt do much to liven the film up. They could have done with out her character or boosted her agenda a few more notches.
From a director stand point - this wasnt a typical Spike Lee film. The only thing typical that can be singled out is the infamous "floating" scene that Spike incorporates in all his films. But outside of that this was a typical cop movie that had little action to keep you awake, and more events that force you to think (or possibly fall asleep). Dont get me wrong, I love a movie that causes one to think, but only to a certain degree in cop movies. I mean c'mon, even CSI balances out the science from the blood spilled - so I would think a multi-million dollar film would do the same. All things considered, Lee did a good job at stepping out of the box in this film and should be respected regardless.
In the end - there really is no closure, Denzel's character realizes that he has something in his possession that keeps him linked to the man he was chasing (Clive Owen), thus the open ending comment from earlier. Sequel? Very much a possibility, but I will more than likely not watch this one on opening night either. For Denzel fan's, despite mixed reviews, add this one to your collection as he is always great, but if you are looking for a lot of gun fire and action - dont look for The Inside Man to satisfy your adventure needs.Read full review...
Inside Man (DVD, 2006)
Clever plot to rob a bank of the contents of a safety deposit box. The entire plot is a diversion to make the caper appear to be a bank robbery gone bad, but all along it is a plot to buy time. Cleverly, Dalton Russell (Clive Owen) is the leader of the robbers. Everyone is dressed in jumpsuits with headcover and sun glasses. If they storm the bank, there are no robbers, just all hostages! The plan is to buy enough time to get what they came for and to be able to leave without being caught. The police negotiator is Keith Frazier (Denzel Washington), and when the supposed heist goes bad, he is in charge of the scene. The "robbers" make ridiculous demands, again, buying time. The bank is owned by Arthur Case(Christopher Plummer), who has a checkered background. It seems that as a young man he got rich collaborating with the Nazis in France during WWII. Russell is after proof that is in a safe deposit box of Case's history. There is also a vast fortune in diamonds in the box, which is what they are also after. They are totally untraceable. Arthur Case brings in Madeline White (Jodie Foster), who is a "Fixer" to find out what Russell wants. The plot is to steal the diamonds which are untraceable, the proof of collaboration, which is his insurance, that all charges will be dropped because apparently nothing was stolen, and get away clean. The getaway is the trick; all participants just walk out with the hostages, and Russell will leave two days later, after hiding in a specially constructed hiding place in a storage room. Case can't tell anybody, and the police are left looking for ghosts. Pretty clever movie.Read full review...
BEYOND expectations
I decided to buy this movie for my boyfriend who is a huge fan of Denzel Washington. Its a Spike Lee movie who in the past directed Denzel in Malcolm X - and this movie did not disappoint.
Denzel is again simply outstanding in his delivery of a detective assigned a bank robbery as a negotiator. He and fellow cops are brought down the road of a very unusal robbery. It was very nice and unexpected to see Willem Dafoe - who usualy is casted as a bad guy - to play a cop!
Jodie Foster is just a minor character, who is VERY good in just the short parts she is in the film. Her character is hired to help the bank owner - played by Christopher Plummer - retrieve something in the bank vaults.
The STAND out actor for me in this movie is DEFIANTLY Clive Owen who I was blown away by in his previous movie Derailed with Jennifer Aniston. He plays the head bank robber, and again just is so good in his roll. These are NOT your average bank robbers looking just to nab a few bucks and take off - the brains and actions behind this robbery absolutly keep you glued to the screen.
If you want to see a movie which is WAY beyond just another cops - bad guys - robbery movie, with such a STELLAR cast - definatly grab The Inside ManRead full review...
Too good for words....
One of the best movies out there! It has a gripping story line, high paced action, all in one small little dvd. This is also a ORIGINAL MOVIE. Instead of all those movies that are just copies after copies of the same storyline, this one is WAY DIFFERENT, and something brand new. The actors fit thier role perfectly and this movie is a must see.Read full review...
It's all about the actors
After watching Inside Man in the theatres this year, what stuck with me are the incredible performances from an all-star cast. As expected, Denzel, Clive Owen, and (in a small part) Christopher Plummer deliver. The highlight of the film is to see Jodie Foster go against type and play a charismatic, but despicable, antagonist.
What keeps this movie from "excellent" territory is the bit of a letdown after it's said and done. Contrary to most of the reviews, I didn't the heist scheme all that clever or compelling.
I don't own the DVD, but there's one extra in particular that sounds amazing. "Number 4" is an informal conversation between Spike Lee and Denzel Washington discussing their previous collaborations including Mo' Better Blues, Malcolm X, He Got Game, and finally Inside Man.Read full review...