Keep the Faith
8 games, 18 points & a date in Paris. Stay tough, yer Reds, we are all behind you!
Managed to catch the new Spike Lee thriller, Inside Man, over the weekend. Frankly, it was the headlining names that attracted me - Denzel (oh, i just love this man!), Foster, Owen... and of course, the genius at the helm, Lee. There were also Williem Dafoe & Christopher Plummer, so I figured it couldn't be too bad.
Well... it wasn't. I won't delve into the storyline, you can find that all over the internet. Suffice it to say that it is a bank robbery like no other and therein lie secrets that go all the way back to the most devastating war the world has ever witnessed (don't worry, wars won't be the main focus here).
For a heist thriller, it breaks quite a few norms and is very very good when it comes to holding up the suspense & keeping you on tenterhooks. At least up until the final half hour or so. That's when the token twist thingie sets in and the plot starts to unravel, and also when the suspense comes to a screeching halt (and with it goes the 1 star that would've meant full marks).
Still, the first 4/5ths of the movie and watching two double-Oscar winners strut their stuff are well-worth the price of your ticket already. Of course, having the "Oscar-winner" tag does not necessarily guarantee a five-star display but you'll not be disappointed here.
Denzel owns the screen as usual (although this is child's play compared to his previous tour-de-force showings in Glory, Malcolm X and the superb Training Day), but it is Foster who's the supernova. I can't remember her ever looking like this before. She oozes such supreme coolness and unfinching radiance that you simply cannot tear your eyes away whenever she comes on. You'll wish she had come on earlier and would stay on a little bit more. Top, top draw. Catch it if you can.
vivelaarse.com rating: ****
Managed to catch the new Spike Lee thriller, Inside Man, over the weekend. Frankly, it was the headlining names that attracted me - Denzel (oh, i just love this man!), Foster, Owen... and of course, the genius at the helm, Lee. There were also Williem Dafoe & Christopher Plummer, so I figured it couldn't be too bad.
Well... it wasn't. I won't delve into the storyline, you can find that all over the internet. Suffice it to say that it is a bank robbery like no other and therein lie secrets that go all the way back to the most devastating war the world has ever witnessed (don't worry, wars won't be the main focus here).
For a heist thriller, it breaks quite a few norms and is very very good when it comes to holding up the suspense & keeping you on tenterhooks. At least up until the final half hour or so. That's when the token twist thingie sets in and the plot starts to unravel, and also when the suspense comes to a screeching halt (and with it goes the 1 star that would've meant full marks).
Still, the first 4/5ths of the movie and watching two double-Oscar winners strut their stuff are well-worth the price of your ticket already. Of course, having the "Oscar-winner" tag does not necessarily guarantee a five-star display but you'll not be disappointed here.
Denzel owns the screen as usual (although this is child's play compared to his previous tour-de-force showings in Glory, Malcolm X and the superb Training Day), but it is Foster who's the supernova. I can't remember her ever looking like this before. She oozes such supreme coolness and unfinching radiance that you simply cannot tear your eyes away whenever she comes on. You'll wish she had come on earlier and would stay on a little bit more. Top, top draw. Catch it if you can.
vivelaarse.com rating: ****
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