Inside Man
- Director: Spike Lee
- United States, 2006
Spike Lee’s bank heist movie feels like it’s been buffed to a high shine. There’s absolutely no dirt on Inside Man: the characters are impeccably attired and sharp as glass, whilst the cool marble halls of the bank - in which most of the action takes place - are a far cry from the grimy heat of Dog Day Afternoon (which actually gets a mention in the script).
Inside Man is intelligent, stylish, literate, even occasionally witty. But it’s disappointing to find that your engagement with the movie is limited to the appreciation of its cleverness.
Ultimately then, this movie is a limo kitted out with one-way glass. You’ll admire it from a distance as it passes by, but there’s no way you’ll be invited to take a ride in it.
