Mediocre film doesn't redeem itself by it's revelation or by it's big name cast

Rating: 5/10 (28 July 2006)

Moderately exciting cat and mouse bank robbery movie, of course with a "twist", serves as a decent throwback to the early genre, although it provides little past it's superficial purpose. The A-list cast perhaps make the film appear classier then it ought to, although the work here is nothing beyond the range of ordinary from what we have seen these people do. I would even go so far as to say the great Jodie Foster's character was practically undefined and merely put in for cosmetic reasons, an undesirable angle that took away from the initial tension. Written and directed in this sort of detached manner, despite the tense plot, Spike Lee often shows up apathetic when certain scenes play themselves out although the pseudo-spontaneity sometimes produces genuine emotional connections and well timed delivery which serves as an unexpected subtle treat in this otherwise entertaining but far-fetched and mostly uninspired caper.