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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)
User Comments:
an entertaining heist flick
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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 Geneva) |
Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) |
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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Trivia:
The barber in the scene at the exclusive men's club where Jodie Foster confronts Christopher Plummer named Vincent (his nameplate is affixed to the mirror, and Plummer addresses him by name too), is in real life the barber at the Down Town Association on Pine Street.
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Goofs:
Errors in geography: When the NYPD ESU is initially setting up around the bank at 20 Exchange Place, Manhattan, FDNY Engine 332 arrives on the scene. FDNY Engine Company 332 is based in Brooklyn, on Bradford St., not Manhattan.
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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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Soundtrack:
Chaiyya Chaiyya - Bollywood Joint
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FAQ
Why do the robbers dig a hole in the storeroom?What, exactly, is Ms. White's profession?
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Note: I stay away from describing the plot in any detail because it would be very hard to do so without spoiling elements of it. "Inside Man" starts out as a no holds barred, high octane action-thriller, and by its midpoint fully transforms into a breezy, tongue-in-cheek heist movie, reminiscent of The Sting. I felt it to be a little over-plotted, but that comes with the genre - the expected twists and turns are all here, thankfully mostly in non-expected ways. Contrivances abound, and we don't really learn the background of the heist (ie. how the robbers learned about their target) but the story and the overall atmosphere more than make up for this. The meticulously designed plot also compensates for the lack of real 3D characterization - save for Denzel Washington's ambitious policeman hero, who at least achieves a level of humanity throughout the story. The character interaction between him and his sidekick (Chiwetel Ejiofor of "Serenity" fame) and the frustrated captain played by Willem Defoe is great with some sparkling dialog. Clive Owen is okay, most of the time convincing as the criminal mastermind, although he spends most of the film wearing a mask. I'd say this film is harmless fun, not your usual Spike Lee fare, which goes to prove his versatility. There is a hint in the back-story at some heavy issues of the past, but it's nothing more than a macguffin that only achieves some slight significance in the resolution of the movie. There is a neat structural trickery in the use of flash-forward scenes, hinting toward the aftermath of the heist without giving away the real ending. It's used sparingly and cleverly. I can highly recommend this movie, it is never boring for a moment, what's more, I was enjoying it so much that as events were progressing toward the climax, I was wishing it would go on. And that's very rare for me in the movies nowadays.