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Actors: Denzel Washington, Clive Owen, Jodie Foster, Christopher Plummer
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Inside Man |
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Master thief Dalton Russell (Clive Owen) is a man with a plan. One fine summer day in New York City, he and his gang seize control of a large Wall Street bank, sealing the doors and forcing their hostages to don clothing identical to their own disguises.
Hostage negotiator Keith Frazier (Denzel Washington) is a man in a bind. His girlfriend is pressuring him to propose and the flames of an Internal Affairs investigation are licking at his heels. His one and only chance at redemption may be to coax Russell and his gang out of the bank.
Bank chairman Arthur Case (Christopher Plummer) is a man with a secret, a secret buried in safety deposit box number 392 in the bank being robbed by Russell and his gang. Desperate to keep the contents of that box away from both the criminals and the cops, he hires a shadowy power-broker named Madeline White (Jodie Foster) to retrieve the box.
As Frazier and his men match wits with the robbers on the inside and the machinations on the street, will they be able to catch Russell and find the secret of box 392? Or will the wily criminal mastermind keep his promise and escape the bank by walking right out the front door?
--James Craver, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Inside Man |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 20%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 60%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20%
Time/Era of Movie:
- present (2000-2010)
Crime & Police Story?
Yes
Crime story:
- white collar fraud/theft
- criminal kidnappers
Criminal enemy is...
- robber
If this is a criminal POV story...
- Armed robbery!
Romance
Yes
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- police/lawman
Age:
- 40's-50's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- very short/crewcut (man)
Body type
- average (man)
Events of movie makes character more...
- happy
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Black
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- red
Hair style
- (woman) long straight
Body type
- average (woman)
How much in movie?
- 40%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- criminal
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 80%
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- muscular (man)
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Intelligence
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Setting
City?
Yes
City:
- New York
Misc setting
- building
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Movie makes you feel...
- excited
How many deaths in film?
- 0 (not a murder mystery)
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references only
- kissing
How much use of techno gadgets?
- 3 (some)
Kind of violence:
- hand to hand
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
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