Directed by Spike Lee
Writing credits (WGA)
Russell Gewirtz (written by)
Genre: Crime / Drama / Thriller (more)
Tagline: It looked like the perfect bank robbery. But you can’t judge a crime by its cover.
Plot Outline: A cop has to talk down a bank robber after the criminal’s perfect heist spirals into a hostage situation.
User Comments: an entertaining heist flick (more)
User Rating: ********__ 7.4/10 (13,491 votes) Vote Here
Cast overview, first billed only:
Denzel Washington …. Detective Keith Frazier
Clive Owen …. Dalton Russell
Jodie Foster …. Madeline White
Christopher Plummer …. Arthur Case
Willem Dafoe …. Captain John Darius
Chiwetel Ejiofor …. Detective Bill Mitchell
Carlos Andrés Gómez …. Steve
Kim Director …. Stevie
James Ransone …. Steve-O
Bernie Rachelle …. Chaim (as Bernard Rachelle)
Peter Gerety …. Captain Coughlin
Victor Colicchio …. Sergeant Collins
Cassandra Freeman …. Sylvia
Peter Frechette …. Peter Hammond
Gerry Vichi …. Herman Gluck
This is a fun flick, it’s that typical “perfect crime” type thing that people seemed to like so much from Prison Break and with a nice twist at the end. At the same time, it’s a bit of a morality play where the bad guys are really the good guys, and the flawed everyday man is the hero. It’s what I like to see – people reaching beyond their normal levels to do the right thing in the end (with some shoot-em-up and plots twists in the middle).
Check it out – it’s a fun ride.