Sam-Who-Likes-Nothing - Inside Man
I should have loved this movie, and I did enjoy it. I love a good caper flick, especially with the cop and the bad guy going at it cerebrally. But the ending to this one left me completely unsatisfied. Except for Denzel, of course.
First thought - Blaming it on the Nazis is so 20th century. Can we retire them as the villains who justify anything now? It’s a new century - we have terrorists for that cliche now. Anyway, I’d like to hate the victim for some reason other than the fact that he collaborated with the Nazis.
Second thought - I need to like the crooks if they get away with it. I didn’t. They were violent and hurt innocent people. No sympathy from me right there.
Third thought - The structure was a complete mess. Why not start the movie after the heist and do flashbacks? That’s how The Usual Suspects did it. (Now there’s a movie I can love.) Instead I felt as if Mr. Lee was taunting me to figure the whole thing out as soon as possible by revealing the hook in the first scene. I don’t like being taunted, even if I figure it all out immediately.
Not really that bad, but I was hoping for a lot better.
But the Nazis were totally evil! Where would cinema and potboiler fiction and videogames all be without Nazis?
They were, like, mean and stuff.
And if you can’t hate the Nazis, who can you hate?
Comment by Ian — June 30, 2009 @ 1:15 pm
There are still evil corporations and corrupt politicians. Oh, wait. The movie went after them, too. What’s a cliche to do?
Comment by Administrator — June 30, 2009 @ 1:20 pm