Possibly The Greatest Heist Film Ever!!

Rating: 7/10 (28 July 2006)

Denzel Washington, Clive Owen and Jodie Foster team with director Spike Lee to create arguably the best heist film of all time. When Clive Owen and associates take over a New York bank, everything seems to scream bank robbery, but everything isn't always as it seems. Denzel Washington plays Detective Keith Frazier, who is currently under suspicion for police corruption, involving money theft. Frazier gets a chance to redeem his name when the proposed negotiator can't be found. He is sent in charge of the negotiations, and prepares to make this a quick and clean fix with no casualties. As the story unfolds the confusion surrounding this bank robbery surmounts, and Frazier begins to see the ingenious strategy by Dalton Russel (Clive Owen). Things take even a stranger turn when Christopher Plummer, who plays the bank owner en-lists Jodie Foster to retrieve documents from a safe box in the bank, which could be harmfully to his reputation. Deceit and corruption are rampant, and leave you guessing until the final conclusion. A great film by Spike Lee well worth watching!