Spike Lee goes mainstream...

Easily the most accessible of Lee's movies, and who doesn't love a good heist? Still. There's a bit too much about this script I find predictable, there's a few loose ends he should have tied up, a few of the "clever" tricks of the bank-robber in charge is taken too far, and the lead detective is a character.... not a man.

There's a lot of entertainment in this story as well, Owen, Washington and Foster is usually well worth your time with anything, quite a few of the tricks setting this apart from most heists is clever or intriguing, and at times Lee knows how to handle a scene.

I mostly enjoyed myself, but it won't go down in history as an especially memorable movie of the genre. I guess I'm just a bit predisposed to like all heists in general...

Still a hell of an entertaining movie, if not quite as original or ingenious as it seemed when I was 14 and hadn't seen anything. Spike's audacious directorial flourishes always keep things quick and interesting.

I thoroughly enjoyed this. Each actor added something to the film, a different kind of role, or variation, than each actor had played before. A brilliant script as well, and Spike Lee's direction for the mainstream here has never been more assured. He's often been maligned for his commercial efforts, but this one is expertly crafted.

I can't believe how I've managed to miss Inside Man when it was first released, since I love heist-flicks and this is one of the best ones I've seen to date. I was on the edge of my seat from beginning 'till end - finally a movie where Denzel Washington isn't annoying.

Going into this film, I was expecting Inside Man to be a standard heist film. I should have expected more from Spike Lee. Inside Man is a highly entertaining film that's very well-made and features great performances. Denzel Washington and Clive Owen are especially great. It's also interesting to see Lee apply his aesthetic to a big budget production like this and the script features some nice twists. The film has some problems too though. For one, a lot of the commentary Lee puts in feels tacked on to make the film seem "more" than just a heist film. Thing is, there's nothing wrong to being "just a heist film" and the diversions hurt more than help. I also found myself expecting a bigger pay off than what was given. Still, this is a very well-made and entertaining film.

A Spike Lee Joint :) it's atypical for him, but it's a fun heist movie with good acting and great pace. Lee does trow in a few racial conflict conversations just for good measure. All in all it's highly enjoyable but doesn't really transcend.

It's all good fun and Spike Lee should be commemorated on his efforts...but no one is ever in danger of failing and the side stories feel more involved than anything occurring within the bank. Thankfully our two veteran actors have enough gusto to keep everything interesting.

Going into this film, I was expecting Inside Man to be a standard heist film. I should have expected more from Spike Lee. Inside Man is a highly entertaining film that's very well-made and features great performances. Denzel Washington and Clive Owen are especially great. It's also interesting to see Lee apply his aesthetic to a big budget production like this and the script features some nice twists. The film has some problems too though. For one, a lot of the commentary Lee puts in feels tacked on to make the film seem "more" than just a heist film. Thing is, there's nothing wrong to being "just a heist film" and the diversions hurt more than help. I also found myself expecting a bigger pay off than what was given. Still, this is a very well-made and entertaining film.

Only Spike Lee could set a heist movie in practically one location and still give it the weight of a large-scale, multi-cultural worldview.

Very good plot

It's a good genre film, but it leans to the side of being too convoluted to my liking. It's a clever story that actually seems to gain something on a second viewing (contrary to what one would think about film's built around a "twist") but the subtext is so obvious and so heavy that it manages to unintentionally explain the necessity of a film like Jack Reacher, which is the closest Hollywood has gotten to a classic genre film in years.

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