Review – Inside Man

Would a typical Hollywood bank robbery thriller be better if Spike Lee directed it? Apparently yes, at least a little. The elaborateness of the robbery scheme is the big draw here; without the hearty supply of novel twists and turns even Lee’s direction wouldn’t have helped much. The picture has a few drawbacks. Jodie Foster is miscast as a creepy “fixer,” a character that could have been removed entirely with some simple re-writing. The movie also goes on for ten minutes or so after its natural conclusion. However, overall this show breathes some fresh life into a drastically overworked genre. Mildly amusing