Good but not great

Rating: 5/10 (20 April 2006)

Despite being a highly anticipated film from Spike Lee, i found myself slightly disappointed about the lack of cleverness and the obviousness of the supposed twists. Clive Owen definitely deserves some positive encouragement though, as the bad guy who you despise and fear at the beginning but can't help respecting and cheering for as the movie progresses. Jodie Fosters performance as the expressionless, emotionless private investigator (if thats what you want to call her), left me feeling a little empty and her role in the film could've been completely removed without anyone noticing. Chiwetel Ejiofor deserves a mention as despite his obvious lack of lines, his part in the good cop/bad cop scenarios leaves you wanting to see more of him and hoping for his sake (and yours!) he'll get to say something! Overall this movie has it's moments and the overall idea behind it is superb but it lacked the momentum and spark to make it a truly memorable movie.