first review of '07!

Inside Man

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Ok, so the first review of 2007! Well, here it is. One of the "best reviewed" movies of 2006, Spike Lee's Inside Man.

I have to admit, I like Spike. He Got Game, Clockers, Jungle Fever: all good movies of his I've seen.

Clive Owen and Jodi Foster: two great actors.

The Denzel. Not such a big fan of The Denzel.

But this movie was good. I thought it was a decent little heist flick. Heist flicks are always good. The reason they're good is because the writers know that each bank robbery movie is basically the same, except for how the criminals get away (if they get away). So each time someone writes a bank robbery movie, it had better be damn smart and damn convincing and have a damn good ending. This one does that.

That's not to say this one doesn't have its faults. It is really long. At 129 minutes, I've seen longer movies that captivated my attention better than this one. It just seemed to go on and on. And there were little side plots and conversations that seemed like they were hints as to things going on in the movie, but ended up meaning nothing at all. This kind of stuff drives me bonkers. Well, it pisses me off, really.

This movie is kind of like an ultimate showing of mediocrity to me. Its all kind of ok. I want to wave my hands back and fourth in a comme ci, comme ca manner when talking about it.

I realize I didn't provide a plot summary for this one, but hey, its a heist flick. Dudes go to rob a bank. They talk with a hostage negotiator. Things aren't what they seem. The Denzel smirks his way through yet another movie. Yadda, yadda, yadda.

Here's the skinny on Inside Man: check it out. Its a decent movie. I liked it. But it has some slow spots. I would probably rather watch a bad movie, and I know I'll probably never watch this one again.

I think I'm off to watch House of the Dead actually. Now, that's my kind of movie.