Thank God

Rating: 8/10 (30 April 2006)

I have been going to the cinema lately, hoping to find a film that satisfies me, even if it is not completely original. Horror films have nearly done the job - Hostel and The Hills have Eyes were good and acceptable.
Yet it is Spike Lee's new heist film that has finally satisfied me. Inside Man is a good, old fashioned crime thriller, about deceptively simple heist on a bank. I don't want to ramble on too much, but all I can say is that it gripped me from start to finish. The acting was good on all counts (Washington, Owen and Plummer being very solid).
The film did drag a TAD at the end, but I couldn't care less; the film was superbly crafted and well acted. This film is not a 'twist' film. It does not rely on a twist to make you enjoy the film. I enjoyed the atmosphere of the streets, the banter and the tension of the heist.
It can never be as good as Dog Day Afternoon, but Inside Man is an enjoyable crime film, albeit nothing special.