‘Course, I went in wanting to be disappointed. Statham’s still all right. Burrows and the rest of the gang make for a believable cast. Pretty good character development. It’s cliche, but this is one caper flick where you want the good guys to make it through and triumph over the bad dudes.

As much as I enjoyed experiencing this film and appreciated its eye for the details of its period, I think that Inside Man is more tightly constructed and, therefore, more suspensful.

I think that a film in which Clive Owen and Jason Statham were pitted against each other would be captivating

Upon reflection, I realized how much I enjoyed David Suchet’s performance as Lew Vogel. I’ve noted this actor’s work since seeing his distinctive performance in A Perfect Murder. He’s apparently able to master a variety of accents and disappears into the characters he portrays.

I had the pleasure of seeing him in a production of Amadeus several years ago.