Horrible Film, Worst Spike Movie ever

Rating: 1/10 (5 August 2006)

This movie is absolute disaster. From horrible acting, to horrible dialogue, to confusing by confusing scene. Clive Owen who is an incredible actor, does an absolute horrendous job portraying a villain, most non-threatening villain I have ever seen. Kill somebody already!!! This film even makes Denzel look bad, and that is hard. Hearing Denzel say the lines from that miserable script makes his performance reminiscent of Halle Berry in Catwoman. The humor attempts throughout make my eyes roll and stomach churn. The fact that almost nothing is explained as this so-called plot line rolls along, left me and everyone with me wonder what the hell was happening. Each scene seems simply pieced together with no continuity. Also, the scenes where Denzel and his partner question the suspects look almost improvised, as if the actors just got together with a general concept and tried to make a scene that would fit the movie. If these guys had actually tried to rob a bank, NYPD would have taken their asses out in a hot minute b/c these "robbers" are jokes. The hostages show almost no fear and when they do, they have nothing to be afraid of. Even the little boy is not even threatened by the robbers. If they had a bomb, I could understand the police standing down. But with only a few robbers, they could have easily resolved this so-called "hostage" situation. And why the hell did Willem Dafoe agree to be in this movie? His character is pointless. Almost as pointless as Jodie Foster's. Denzel and Clive are too chummy with each other to decipher who is in control. Or how about their random fight in the bank. Stupid. Evidently a script written by a first-timer. Nothing creative, nothing inventive. Too many "F" bombs for no reason. Attention Spike Lee: please go back to making good films like Malcolm X and 25th Hour. THIS Ain't NO BANK ROBBERY!!! No, its an awful film.