Plot:A cop has to talk down a bank robber after the criminal's perfect heist spirals into a hostage situation.
A bank robbery in New York has gotten out of control, and it's up to police detective Keith Frazier (Denzel Washington) to act as hostage negotiator and get the bank personal and customers out safely before things turn even worse than they already are. This turns out to be a tough case, since the leader of the bank robbers, Dalton Russell (Clive Owen), turns out to be a very smart individual, who has everything planned to perfection, and who throws up surprise after surprise for Frazier and his men. But while the people around Frazier are slowly getting more and more nervous, he himself does not lose his mind, and begins a high stakes battle of wits with Russell. Things are further complicated, however, when the mayor of New York introduces a mysterious woman to Frazier. This woman (Jodie Foster) wants to protect something that is hidden in one of the safety deposit boxes inside the bank, and she will stop at nothing to force Frazier to let her inside the bank and make sure nothing happens to the contents.
Inside Man continually offers enough suspense and intrigue to keep you gripped throughout, but essentially deprives you of the last piece of the stylish puzzle until the very end.
Washington once again proved to be the man, he was brilliant in every way Clive Owen is on fire these days, one good performance followed by an even better performance.If you are a Jodie foster fan then you might be a little disappointed to know that she only had like a guest star sort of role, she has something like ten minutes of screen time thought she does makes good use of it.
Lee showcases an interesting way of directing thrillers. He ignores the usual build up even flashing forward several times, thus revealing some important developments before they have happened and this only serves to make Inside Man a movie that is more than your regular suspense movie.8/10
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