An Outstanding Episode of Excitement

Rating: 9/10 (29 March 2006)

Spike Lee has directed an outstanding film that is filled with excitement. It is a story of a bank heist that supersedes all prior films of the same genre. Denzel Washington plays detective Keith Frazier who is assigned the job of cracking this case. His rival is Clive Owen who plays Dalton Russell, the gang leader who has taken over a major bank in New York City. Christopher Plummer plays Arthur Case, the CEO of the bank whose character is complex and challenging to the viewer. Jodie Foster plays Madeline White, a politically correct liaison to Plummer's character, and she is very convincing in this role. Wilem Davoe is Captain John Darius, and his performance is slick even though is is a minor one. This film will leave you breathless, and don't bother to guess the plot. It is a gem of a film and one of Denzel's very best.