Film 268/365, Day 297/365 – Inside Man

Brilliant, a thoroughly enjoyable(!) bank robbery.  Everything is exceptionally planned out and masterfully delivered.  Spike Lee delivers another great film.  If you enjoy a good ‘how’d they do it’ then you will love this.  Clive Owen is brilliant and Denzel Washington is good.  Great film.

Synopsis:  A bank robbery results in a hostage situation and whilst the regular hostage negotiator is not available it gives Detective Frazier the chance to make his mark.  The problem is this is no ordinary bank robbery, they have everything planned down to the very last detail.

Film 92/365, Day 99/365 – The Bourne Identity

Plenty of action and intrigue from start to finish and beyond.  Matt Damon is excellent as Jason Bourne.  The film has such a brilliant feel of realism throughout, even in the fight scenes and especially the absence of dialog when other films would try to fill the silence.  Great start to the Bourne films.

Synopsis: A man is found at sea by a fishing trawler.  He has no memory of who he is and how he got there.  The only link to his past is a small implant that has a bank name and account number, in Switzerland.  Soon he will discover that whoever put him in the sea will want him to stay there.