No Spoilers - The Inside Man w/Denzel Washington & Jodie Foster

[Catherine Vincent]

If you see this movie, there is one scene in there referencing the Bush's! I chuckled to myself because the scene was a serious one so I couldn't laugh out loud.

[bliss_eternal]

1. Would you recommend the film?

The trailers for it look good, but unfortunately that isn't really a determinant of film quality these days...

:hi:

[Starbucks Anarchist]

2. Most critics seem to like it.

http://www.imdb.com/news/sb/2006-03-24/

"Inside Man" may be a far cry from the type of rebellious films Spike Lee has famously turned out in the past, but some critics are suggesting that it may be Lee's most satisfying -- and perhaps his most successful.

Indeed, Wesley Morris in the Boston Globe calls it Lee's "most purely enjoyable movie." It may be surprising to see Lee at the helm of a mainstream film, but Kenneth Turan in the Los Angeles Times comments, "Viewers may be surprised at the smoothness with which the frequently bombastic Spike Lee navigates the mainstream." "This is the kind of seamless diversion that should be a stock item in Hollywood, but isn't," writes Manohla Dargis in the New York Times.

Lou Lumenick in the New York Post agrees, calling Inside Man, "a crackling, twisty thriller." He also remarks that the movie features Denzel Washington "at the top of his game." Stephen Hunter in the Washington Post praises it as "a deft, tense pure thriller with great star turns and brilliant directing." On the other hand, Roger Ebert in the Chicago Sun Times bestows only two stars on it and remarks that it "goes to much difficulty to arrive at too little." Ebert, who is the only major critic to turn thumbs down on the film, does allow this bit of faint praise: "Because the film is directed by Spike Lee, it is not without interest."

[Catherine Vincent]

3. Yes, I would recommend it.

A very good film. Of course, any movie with Denzell or Jodie Foster is good, but that's just me. The lead bad guy was quite sexy. ;-) But what it says in the trailer is correct... this movie isn't what it appears to be.

[bliss_eternal]

4. Are you referring to Clive Owen?

I have a huge crush on him, since watching his work in Closer--which alernated between being electric and disturbing. LOL! I walked away from the film impressed with his talent, though. He definitely gets a hubba-hubba from me. ;)

Thanks for the rec!

[Catherine Vincent]

6. Oh yes!

He looked familiar but I had never seen any of his other movies. He's got it going on! :hi:

[TygrBright]

5. Oh, YEAH! And did you catch the Maggie Thatcher reference, too?

Delicious! Simply priceless!

Kudos to Spike for a sly and fly sense of humor/irony. And a most entertaining film overall.

happily,
Bright

[Catherine Vincent]

7. There were quite a few references to the right wing fraction out there.

I wonder if the repukes in the audience picked up on it? LOL!

Denzell: "Thank you Mr. Bank Robber." (one of my favorite lines from that movie)