one of Spike Lee's best

Rating: 8/10 (19 June 2006)

Being only an intermediate fan of Spike Lee's films (I think I've seen about 70% of his work) I can honestly say that this is one of Spike Lee's best films to date. Probably the only movie he's made that's better is Malcolm X.
Inside Man is exciting and interesting in all the right times and places, and the best part is that it keeps you guessing until the very end. Truly, Inside Man is one of the most unpredictable films I've ever seen and what's more, nothing is what it seems. For example, at the beginning of the movie you're almost positive the villain is gonna be Clive Owen, but as it turns out, he's more of an anti-hero. It ends up being that the real villain of the movie is the owner of the bank getting held up! The characters are believable and true, and as always Denzel Washington is superb.