Inside Man
Denzel Washington, Clive Owen, Christopher Plummer, Willem Dafoe, Jodie Foster and Spike Lee. Wow, what a cast and director! Wow, what an average movie. The plot: Denzel Washington is the lead, playing hostage negotiator Detective Keith Frazier on the outer, accused of misappropriating funds. Clive Owen is the robber - Dalton Russell, ostensibly robbing a bank but with a secret plan of his own. Christopher Plummer is Arthur Case, the bank's chairman with his own, dark secret to hide. Jodie Foster is the tough, hired gun Madeleine White. Plummer's character brings her in 'take care' of his interests. Spike Lee is the director. Although I think well cast, Jodie Foster's part is both unbelievable and one-dimentional. You can actually tell how poor the part is by the fact that Spike Lee felt it necessary to have the slimy mayor of NY tell Foster, "You're a perfect cunt." How pathetic. Willem Dafoe's character could and should have been played by an ex...