One of the best films of the year....so far

Rating: Null/10 (18 March 2006)

After seeing the truly dreadful 'The Hills Have Eyes' last week, it was great to go and see the kind of film Hollywood can do brilliantly....the heist movie.
The story was brilliantly constructed, Spike Lee directed with ease and flair, but for me the best parts were Terence Blanchards wonderful score and Denzel and Jodie! they were just great together, real chemistry in their few scenes. I have never been a huge fan of Washington since i find he acts with a sense of smugness and has never been able to pull of 'romantic' and although Foster is usually great, she is not known though for relaxed and sexy.
Well she is incredibly sexy here and after Panic Room and Flighplan, its great to see her not locked in somewhere. Its real departure and she should do these kinds of roles more often and Denzel is just great and there is a real sense of attraction between them.
The only negative in the film is Clive Owens accent - what was it meant to be?