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Inside Man (2006)

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Release Date: March 24, 2006
On DVD: August 8, 2006
Genre: Suspense, Drama, Crime
Running Time: 129 minutes
MPAA Rating: Rated R for language and some violent images.
Director: Spike Lee
Writer: Russell Gewirtz, Menno Meyjes
Cast: Denzel Washington, Clive Owen, Jodie Foster, Willem Dafoe, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Christopher Plummer, Peter Gerety, Peter Frechette, Jason Manuel Olazabal, Darryl Mitchell, Ashlie Atkinson

Washington stars as New York police detective Keith Miller, a tough, street-smart cop fighting for a promotion while trying to live down accusations of misconduct connected to his last case. When he and his partner are dispatched to the scene of an in-progress bank robbery and hostage crisis, Miller must face off against a well-educated criminal (Owen) masterminding a concisely plotted operation. As negotiations grow more strained, a powerful lawyer with mysterious ties (Foster) becomes Read more

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Grade: B A tense and powerful thriller that fades at the end, "Inside Man" is an excellent bank heist film from unlikely director Spike Lee that just never delivers upon its promised and anticipated twists. Read the full movie review

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Not so much, by JayMike

January 25, 2007

Wow! Denzel is in another movie where he plays a cop. Man, his range as an actor is in question. How hard is it after ten movies is it to play a cop. My opinion, Denzel needs to take some cues from better African American actors such as Samuel L. Jackson and Lawrence Fishburne. They know how to act.

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