Ratings: 7.7/10
Director: Spike Lee
Release Date: 24 March 2006
Genre: Crime | Drama | Thriller
Stars: Denzel Washington, Clive Owen, Jodie Foster
Storyline: From a cell,
a man tells us he has planned the perfect bank robbery; he invites us
to watch. An efficient gang enters a Manhattan bank, locks the doors,
and takes hostages. They work deliberately, without haste. Detective
Frazier is assigned to negotiate, but half his mind is occupied with the
corruption charges he is facing. The bank’s president has something to
protect in a safe deposit box, so he brings in Madaline, a high-power
broker with a hidden agenda. With an army of police surrounding the
bank, the thief, the cop, and the plutocrat’s fixer enter high-stakes
negotiations. Why are the robbers asking for a plane, if they are so
competent and they know they won’t get one? Why aren’t they in more of a
hurry? If the job’s perfect, why is the thieves’ leader in a cell?
