An amazingly unpredictable crime thriller

Rating: 9/10 (31 March 2009)

Inside Man is a completely original and engrossing Heist film filled with tension and an air of mystery that won't let up to the very end. Inside Man stars Clive Owen as Dalton Russell, an elusive and brilliant criminal mastermind who amazingly plans and executes the perfect bank robbery. Now Russell has over 50 people held hostage in a bank and won't let them out until he proves he is the best there is. Denzel Washington stars as the cop Keith Frazer who is assigned to negotiate the release of Russell's hostages. As the hours tick on by and the situation becomes more tense Frazer and the police are starting to wonder what Russell is really after. Inside Man is one of the best heist thrillers ever made, it has style, perfect planning and intricate detailing into the mind of a brilliant criminal and bank robbing. it's an intense and well thought out film by Spike Lee(probably one of his best.) the film shows you what would happen if a man pulled off the perfect crime and got away with it, It also is trying to get across what it is like to be in a situation like this and what would the police would do if it escalated to the point that they would have to go in guns blazing. How would they get the hostages out safely? How would they stop the bank robbers from killing them all? And the most important one, can they stop him? This film is truly a treat for the eyes and the senses, it's a masterpiece of unparalleled proportion that can't be missed no matter what the cost. Inside man is the perfect steal. unpredictable