Inside Man (2006)
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Front Cover |
Actor |
Back Cover |
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Denzel Washington |
Detective Keith Frazier
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Clive Owen |
Dalton Russell
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Jodie Foster |
Madeline White
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Christopher Plummer |
Arthur Case
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Willem Dafoe |
Captain John Darius
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Chiwetel Ejiofor |
Detective Bill Mitchell
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Carlos Andrés Gómez |
Steve
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Kim Director |
Stevie
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James Ransone |
Steve-O
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Bernie Rachelle |
Chaim (as Bernard Rachelle)
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Terence Blanchard |
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Plot |
Spike Lee scored his biggest hit to date with Inside Man, an unconventional thriller with fascinating details in the margins of its convoluted plot. The screenplay (by first-timer Russell Gerwitz) could've used a few more rewrites; it moves at a brisk pace but in hindsight a lot of it doesn't make sense. That makes Inside Man more fun to watch than to think about afterwards (when you discover plot holes big enough to drive a truck through), but it's curiously involving, especially as NYPD Detective Keith Frazier (Denzel Washington) struggles to outsmart a high-stakes bank robber (Clive Owen) who, along with a well-trained crew of accomplices, has seized control of a Wall Street bank, turning what initially looks like a hostage crisis into a personal crusade to expose some mysterious evil secrets. As you might expect from the director of Do the Right Thing, Lee seizes several satisfying opportunities to examine post-9/11 issues of racial prejudice and domestic terrorism, and the mysterious "problem solver" Madeline White (Jodie Foster), as eerily sinister as she is vaguely defined, is worthy of her own movie. With the benefit of his most stellar cast to date (including Christopher Plummer, Willem Dafoe and Chiwetel Ejiofor), Lee seems more interested in character details than well-crafted suspense, but that doesn't stop Inside Man from being engrossing, subtly amusing, and quirky enough to qualify as a welcomed break from the formulaic thrillers that are Hollywood's bread and butter.--Jeff Shannon |
Movie Details |
Genre |
Crime; Drama; Thriller |
Director |
Spike Lee |
Producer |
Brian Grazer |
Writer |
Russell Gewirtz |
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Studio |
Universal Studios |
Country |
USA
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Language |
English |
Audience Rating |
R |
Running Time |
129 mins |
Movie Release Date |
3/24/2006 |
Color |
Color |
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Personal Details |
Format |
DVD |
Seen It |
Yes |
Index |
744 |
Collection Status |
In Collection |
Purchase Date |
8/9/2006 |
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Product Details |
Edition |
Widescreen Edition |
Region |
Region 1 |
Screen Ratio |
Widescreen 2.35:1 Color (Anamorphic) |
Layers |
Single Side, Dual Layer |
UPC (Barcode) |
025192884726 |
Release Date |
8/8/2006 |
Subtitles |
English; French; Spanish |
Packaging |
Keep Case |
Audio Tracks |
ENGLISH: Dolby Digital 5.1
FRENCH: Dolby Digital 5.1
SPANISH: Dolby Digital 5.1 |
Nr of Disks/Tapes |
1 |
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Extra Features
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Over 25 Minutes of Deleted Scenes Number 4: From Mo' Better Blues to Malcolm X, director Spike Lee and actor Denzel Washington discuss their creative collaborations from the past up to this thriller. Feature Commentary with Director Spike Lee The Making of Inside Man: Go deeper into the action with this exclusive behind-the-scenes footage! Optional English DVS 5.1 |
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