Stylish and intriguing

Rating: 9/10 (16 May 2007)

This is a must-see for crime-fans. Beautiful cinematography, intelligent plot, excellent score and great acting performances all the way around. I was grabbed from the moment it began, and didn't get bored for a second along the way. Great, surprising ending as well.
Clive Owen proves once and for all, that he can carry the leading character in a blockbuster movie. He gets an A+ (and even outplays Denzel Washington)as a bank robber with a hidden agenda.
I don't know what it is about Spike Lee, but he just seem to get better and better, and it really suits him not to fill his movies with morals ALL the time. He even manages to put in a few belly laughs in this otherwise serious movie. And the dialogue is much better than usually in this genre. If You like movies like The Score and Oceans 11, don't cheat yourself for this one!