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Overview
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Director:
Writer (WGA):
Russell Gewirtz (written by)
Release Date:
24 March 2006 (USA)
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Tagline:
It looked like the perfect bank robbery. But you can't judge a crime by its cover.
Plot:
A cop has to talk down a bank robber after the criminal's perfect heist spirals into a hostage situation. full summary | full synopsis
Plot Keywords:
Bank
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Detective
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Hostage
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Safe Deposit
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Negotiation
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Awards:
4 wins
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7 nominations
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NewsDesk:
(90 articles)
Fuqua & Spike Lee Adapting 'Miss: Better Living Through Crime'
(From FirstShowing.net. 18 November 2009, 12:02 PM, PST)
Antoine Fuqua and Spike Lee Team Up for Adaptation of Graphic Novel Miss: Better Living Through Crime
(From Collider.com. 17 November 2009, 10:39 PM, PST)
(From FirstShowing.net. 18 November 2009, 12:02 PM, PST)
Antoine Fuqua and Spike Lee Team Up for Adaptation of Graphic Novel Miss: Better Living Through Crime
(From Collider.com. 17 November 2009, 10:39 PM, PST)
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lived up to expectations and beyond....
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Denzel Washington | ... | Detective Keith Frazier |
 | Clive Owen | ... | Dalton Russell |
 | Jodie Foster | ... | Madeleine 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 |
Additional Details
MPAA:
Rated R for language and some violent images.
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Runtime:
129 min | Turkey:116 min (TV version)
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Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
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Certification:
USA:R |
Ireland:15A |
UK:15 |
Germany:12 |
Australia:MA |
Netherlands:12 |
Iceland:16 |
South Korea:15 |
Finland:K-15 |
Hong Kong:IIB |
Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) |
Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) |
Denmark:11 |
Brazil:14 |
Argentina:13 |
Portugal:M/12 |
Malaysia:18PL |
Malaysia:U (edited version) |
Sweden:11 |
Hungary:16 |
Italy:T |
Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) |
Singapore:NC-16 (re-rating) |
Singapore:PG (cut) |
Mexico:B15
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Fun Stuff
Trivia:
The Cartier diamond ring is a real diamond ring, it was borrowed from Cartier for the movie for three days. The ring is valued at $1.5 million.
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Goofs:
Incorrectly regarded as goofs: When the bank robbers first walk into the bank they are all wearing the white suits. As soon as they go into the basement they make them all take off their clothes and put them into that little white bag (as you see at the end of the movie). During this whole process, while they ask each hostage if they knew who was who, it has been suggested that all they had to have done was match each persons clothes with the person. They also could have matched each persons cell phone with the person. All the robbers would need to do is put clothes and cell phones in the bags for the robbers to claim as having been theirs.
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Quotes:
[first lines]
Dalton Russell: My name is Dalton Russell. Pay strict attention to what I say because I choose my words carefully and I never repeat myself. I've told you my name: that's the Who. The Where could most readily be described as a prison cell. But there's a vast difference between being stuck in a tiny cell and being in prison...
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Dalton Russell: My name is Dalton Russell. Pay strict attention to what I say because I choose my words carefully and I never repeat myself. I've told you my name: that's the Who. The Where could most readily be described as a prison cell. But there's a vast difference between being stuck in a tiny cell and being in prison...
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Movie Connections:
Featured in Inside Men: Denzel & Spike - Man to Man (2006) (TV)
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Soundtrack:
Chaiyya Chaiyya - Bollywood Joint
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FAQ
How did the robbers learn of Arthur Case's dark past?What, exactly, is Ms. White's profession?
Was Arthur Case Jewish?
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I just got a chance to watch it on its advance screening and man, what a movie this was.
Lee's fourth outing with Denzel Washington follows the story of a bank heist undertaken by criminal mastermind, Dalton Russell (Clive Owen) and his merry band of robbers. Having walked into a bank dressed as painters, the gang proceed to take everyone they can get their hands on hostage and then add insult to injury by getting them all to dress-up as decorators. Think Dog Day Afternoon meets Changing Rooms. What in the name of blue blazes is going on? Is Dalton really trying to pull off the perfect bank heist or is there something else entirely in that pretty head of his? Washington stars as Detective Keith Fraser, the guy brought in to rub the situation on the stomach and make it all better. He, of course, is filled to the brim with his own problems. The hostage situation struggles to find a resolution and Jodie Foster is finally beckoned to save the day by the bank's founder Christopher Plummer who, surprisingly enough, has some secrets of his own hidden in a security box in the bank.
A real old fashioned caper, Inside Man continually offers enough suspense and intrigue to keep you gripped throughout, but essentially deprives you of the last piece of the stylish puzzle until the very end.
Washington once again proved to be the man, he was brilliant in every way and nearly outdid his brilliant acting in Man on fire. Clive Owen is on fire these days, one good performance followed by an even better performance, some people thought he was a bit wooden but now way i am going to agree with that, he is just awesome.
If you are a Jodie foster fan then you might be a little disappointed to know that she only had like a guest star sort of role, she has something like ten minutes of screen time thought she does makes good use of it.
Spike Lee is one the best directors around and this one of the best films he has done during his career, Inside man can proudly stand shoulder to shoulder with the likes of the 25th hour,Malcome X, Bamboozled etc..
9/10