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Inside
Man (2006)
The
new joint is called Inside Man and has an all-star cast dealing
with an ambitious and highly professional bank robbery in (of course)
New York City. Except for the poignant racial issues running through it,
the film is somewhat atypical for Spike Lee, dealing with issues on a
macro scale while at the same time not losing sight of the individuals
(at least most of them). The mystery is more interesting because of
Lee's approach than because of the plot, and the same can be said for
the pay-off. To be honest, the character motivation is a bit fairytale,
but the direction is delightfully stylish and tight, with a fair deal of
amusing tongue-in-cheek dialogue and some very nice pacing as Lee takes
time to go a bit deeper than expected into hostage and robbery tactics.
The film is highly suspenseful at its best, as we follow the perspective
of both the police, the robbers and the hostages. The obvious parallel
is to Dog
Day Afternoon, although the slick Clive Owen is nowhere
near the desperate and bewildered Pacino and Cazale. The best
performance belongs to Denzel Washington who makes his character more
and more interesting as the story evolves.
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