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Spike LeeKäsikirjoitus:
Russell GewirtzKuvaus:
Matthew LibatiqueSävellys:
Terence BlanchardNäyttelijät:
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Spike Leen ohjaama, Russell Gewirtzin käsikirjoittama ja Oscar-voittaja Brian Grazerin tuottama Inside Man kertoo kovaksikeitetystä poliisikomisariosta nimeltä Frazier (Denzel Washington), joka joutuu panemaan kaiken nokkeluutensa peliin kiihkeässä panttivankidraamassa ottaessaan mittaa Daltoniksi (Clive Owen) esittäytyvästä huippuälykkäästä pankkirosvosta. Hengenvaarallisen ajojahdin kiihtyessä peliin ilmaantuu vielä yksi jokerikortti, neuvotteluissa välittäjänä toimiva Madaline (Jodie Foster), jolla ei ole aivan puhtaita jauhoja pussissaan, ja se ravistelee räjähdysaltista tilannetta entisestään. (Buena Vista Int. Fin.)
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Kiistaton plussa on käsikirjoitus, joka ei keskity ainoastaan pankkiryöstöön, vaan pointti on ihan muualla. Sitä paitsi se on melko fiksusti kirjoitettu. Viekas varas ja viekas poliisi samassa elokuvassa ei ole niin tuttu näky. Onnistuneet tehosteet, niin äänet kuin visuaalinenkin puoli sekä musiikki. Yksinkertaisesti toimii. Elokuvan tšekkiläinen levittäjä Bontonfilm osoitti jälleen, että mainoslauseet ja elokuvan nimen on keksinyt joku, jolla ei ole itse elokuvasta mitään käsitystä, sillä näiden ja itse elokuvan välinen yhteys on tiivis kuin kirahvin ja hammaslääkärin tuolin.
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Spike Lee is a genius! A genre film thought out to the last detail, shot with clarity (Matthew Libatique's amazing cinematography, editing, the scene composition) and insight (wit, great allusions to the atmosphere of New York 5 years after 9/11). Thanks to the artfully inserted details, cuts, and masterful work with fabrication, the film is above all known standards. For the majority of the viewing public, it is an overly verbose and desperately inactive affair, but for those who can read between the lines of this most distinctive African-American in Hollywood's director's chair, they will understand that there is no robbery like a robbery and the sins of youth are not forgotten even after sixty years. Thanks, Spike!
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The perfect heist? Yeah, right! Rather, in terms of logic, a perfectly haphazard xth variation on the bank robbery. Logically leaky both in the point of the action of the robbers, however spectacular, and in the actions of the bank boss (who was he saving the compromising materials for?). The fact that Spike Lee once again stood his ground is a poor excuse. I was pleased with his subtle political allusions, although they were not nearly as strong as Norton's confession in 25th Hour, I was pleased with his sense of black humour, and although the film moves along briskly and doesn't get boring, I definitely expected more from a filmmaker with such a big name than just a wannabe spectacular and contrived story.
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Luckily Spike Lee hasn’t drowned in commercial waters and managed to film a very pleasant and intelligent picture that he worked some moments from his previous works into. The screenplay starts off with an excellent idea, which makes it all the more surprising that in the end it is the screenplay that is the weakest aspect of this movie, because it isn’t enough for over two hours of running time. Luckily this isn’t completely obvious when you are watching, thanks to Spike, the absolutely perfect casting and a very successful balancing on a knife’s edge between thriller and comedy. Overall, very good, but for me The Negotiator remains the “king" of this type of movie.
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After my second viewing of Inside Man, I’m raising my rating to five stars. This film is as elegant as Denzel Washington’s sleek suit in the final scenes. It is a conscious, intelligent and entertaining flick about a bank robbery that does not need to contain any violence (or thugs) to have balls, and which actually works as a criticism of violence (a parallel with the action game on a little black boy’s PSP display). The actors enjoy it all the way, Spike Lee and Brian Grazer (who kept the budget at an incredible USD 45 million) are amazing, and the final song, “Chaiyya Chaiyya Bollywood Joint”, perfectly captures the emotions of the movie.
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