the FBI has primary jurisdiction over bank robberies in the US, not local police.

Rating: 6/10 (31 March 2006)

The movie is fine except for a mayor goof. It is the FBI who has primary jurisdiction in the investigation of bank robberies in the US and not the NYPD nor any local State Police Department. The local police departments have ancillary jurisdiction. The FBI was nowhere to be seen in the movie. Banking transactions involve interstate commerce, placing bank robberies under federal jurisdiction, hence the FBI.
Who is Madeline White and why is she so powerful? This is not really necessary to know, but leaving it completely unexplained makes it weird and a bit unbelievable. I thought using Owen, Dafoe, and Foster for these roles was a waste of money. These roles are so minor, they could have been played by "cheaper" actors, except for the box office draw.
I like Mr. Owen, he is a pretty good actor when he is not performing from behind a sock mask. In this movie it could have been anybody playing his role and it wouldn't have mattered. He is facing the camera for merely minutes. I was offended by the "pimpish" stereotype of Mr. Washington's attire. It detracted from the character. What's with that hat? and the big ill fitting suit? A bit too much of Mr. Lee's personal predilections perhaps. too bad. Ethinicity has been equated to bad taste.