Jodie, Denzel, and Clive make for a good mix, and this movie does not disappoint. Made a few years back, just when Clive Owen was starting to make his mark in American films, this movie is well written and wonderfully acted. Owen stars as Dalton Russell a very clever thief who has the perfect bank job planned when and describes it from a prison cell. As we watch the robbery unfold, we see that everything did not go as planned and the police are involved. Denzel Washington also stars here as Detective Keith Frazier, who is under suspicion for corruption charges but is brought in to talk the thieves out of killing themselves and the hostages they have inside the bank.
Apparently in addition to the money involved, the bank has more at stake than expected so they bring in a high profile negotiator played by Jodie Foster who is supposed to help make the robbers and the scandal go away. Then the fun really begins, but I don't want to give away too much.
If you haven't seen this movie yet, definitely put it in your queue. It is directed by Spike Lee, but there are no social overtones to this one, just a great plot, great acting, and great directing. This one actually won the American Film Institutes honor for best film of the year in 2006 so you should definitely:Just Queue It!
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