Storyline
Bank robber Dalton Russell enters a Manhattan bank, locks the doors and takes hostages, working methodically and without haste. Detective Frazier is assigned to negotiate, but his mind is occupied with the corruption charges he is facing. With an army of police surrounding the bank, the thief, the cop and a high-profile 'fixer' enter high-stakes negotiations.
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Marcia Jean Kurtz, Christopher Plummer, Peter Gerety, Denzel Washington, David Brown, Clive Owen, Willem Dafoe, Ken Leung, James Ransone, Samantha Ivers, Limary Agosto, Jeff Ward, Victor Colicchio, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Ashlie Atkinson, Jodie Foster, Kim Director, Carlos Andrés Gómez, Bernie Rachelle, Peter Kybart, Daryl Mitchell, Cassandra Freeman, Al Palagonia, Florina Petcu, Peter Frechette, Waris Ahluwalia, Gerry Vichi, Jason Manuel Olazabal, Rodney "Bear" Jackson, Lemon Andersen, Amir Ali Said, Rafael Osorio, Robert C. Kirk, Frank Stellato, Ed Onipede Blunt, Anthony Mangano, Michael Devine, Ed Bogdanowicz, Aaron Vexler, Anthony Borowiec, Joe Coots, Lionel Pina, Ken Ferrigni, Frank Hopf, Robert Testut, Craig M. Spitzer, Patrick Illig, Frank Composto, Rozanne Sher, Rachel Black, Gregory Dann, Ben Crowley, Shon Gables, Dominic Carter, Sandra Endo, Kandiss Edmundson, Agim Coma, John Speredakos, Baktash Zaher, Ernest Rayford, Vincent DiMartino, Julian Niccolini, Ed Crescimanni, Brad Leland, Michal Sinnott
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Reviews
91
Entertainment Weekly
The jazzish score, by Lee's music man, Terence Blanchard, is typically intrusive. But the mood is right, the twists are new. And with one casting inspiration, Inside Man furthers the rising stardom of Chiwetel Ejiofor (Serenity).
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The Hollywood Reporter
This is the mother lode all action/suspense directors search for and Lee, who usually doesn't work in that genre, has hit it.
80
I found myself savoring a thriller (as well as a Spike Lee “joint”) that wasn't, for a change, in my face.
80
Empire
It's certainly a Spike Lee film, but no Spike Lee Joint. Still, he's delivered a pacy, vigorous and frequently masterful take on a well-worn genre.
80
L.A. Weekly
The heist at the heart of Inside Man is brilliant, and so is the movie.
