Best bank robbery film in years

Rating: 9/10 (7 October 2006)

Dalton Russell (Clive Owen, Excellent)and his gang take over a New York bank and hold hostages, demanding the usual things from the Police presence gathered outside like food and drink and an air plane from the airport etc. etc.
Enter Detective Keith Frazier (Denzel Washington, superb) who is put in charge of the case and soon becomes suspicious of the gang's intentions....
Jodie Foster plays Madeline White, a sort of freelance troubleshooting spin doctor lawyer who, hired by the bank's owner Arthur Case (Christopher Plummer), is charged with obtaining a document within the vaults that cannot be seen by either Bank Robber or Policeman and would have serious consequences for Case if it were to fall into the wrong hands...
This is Spike Lee's best film in a long time and certainly his best attempt so far at Hollywood mainstream thrillers, the whole film keeps you gripped from start to finish and has a surprise fantastic twist that will have you slapping your knee and going 'RIGHTTT!!!' Special mention must go to Clive Owen who stands out and steals the show from both Washington and Foster both Academy Award Winners, it can only be a matter of time before this fine actor gets a shoe in as well.
9 out of ten.