Inside Joke

Rating: 7/10 (26 March 2006)

I was really excited to see this movie. The cast was top shelf and I truly enjoy Spike when he's not trying to force a cultural message down my throat.
Movies tend to be predictable. In many cases you know what's going to happen, the story unfolds as you figure out how. In this case all you know is people are in a bank and a robbery appears to be in progress.
As the story unfolds, you wonder why are they there, how will they escape and what are they after. It's this fans opinion that those questions are never truly addressed. To me that made this film and "Inside Joke". Somebody out there must have got it, but for my date and I, we left unsatisfied.
Denzel was funny, but could have been funnier with a better scripted character. Jodi Foster looked a career best as a character that made little to no sense and Christopher Plumber had what is most likely the most believable character in the movie.
Clive Owen is a season actor who is gaining fame domestically, but I can't say that I was overly impressed with his character.
I wouldn't recommend this film. The premise is hot and the potential is high, but ultimately is a disappointment.