Typical action move with typical twists. Jodie Foster was horrid

Rating: 4/10 (6 April 2006)

Inside man is a fun movie with great camera work and an excellent soundtrack. The plot, however, is a now-typical Oceans-11 type robbery with now-typical twists and now not so amazing ways to plot and execute a robbery.
The feel of the movie was very distinctive and good. I enjoyed Denzel Washington's character in this more than any other Denzel movie I have seen. The video filters and the depth of dialog amongst the main characters gave the movie an very real was good.
The problem with this movie was Jodie Foster. She had a difficult role going in (an over the top surreal negotiator/talker), and she didn't do much of a job. EVERY time she was on screen it reminded me I was watching a fake movie. Her character should have been scaled back without the stupid cocky Hollywood lines.
This is a difficult movie to rate because it has several A+ elements, a B- plot, and an F performance from Jodie. Overall 4/10.