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Home (Re)Viewing: Head ‘Inside’ with Denzel, Clive, Jodie and Spike
When a movie comes out early in the year, it is often forgotten by now. Actually, most movies that came out early this year deserve to be forgotten by now. There is one release today, however, that video renters out not to forget, and that’s the first great movie of this calendar year.
Inside Man: While I lament the belly flop Miami Vice took at the box office last weekend, this is the much superior police thriller, with electric performances from Denzel Washington, Clive Owen and Jodie Foster, who play off each other beautifully. Spike Lee directs with great energy, rarely letting up the tension. The movie is uncommonly smart and uncommonly bracing. I never thought I’d say that Vice director Michael Mann should take a page from someone else’s police thriller, but Lee outid him here. GRADE: A
Also out Today
Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector: Remember when I said in my Talladega Nights review that I wanted to catch up with Lightning McQueen? Same deal here. I’ve only found Larry the Cable guy funny playing the lovable rusty tow truck Mater in Cars.
Last Holiday: Queen Latifah pains the town red once she believes she’s dying. Believe it or not, this is a remake of a 1950 movie, with Latifah taking on the Alec Guiness role!
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