Inside Man : Much more than Chaiyya Chaiyya

There are movies you walk out of, never to return back. And there are movies you just keep popping out, and flying in to catch a few scenes before ejecting right out.

And then, there are movies which hold you tight from the start to end. And keep bringing you back to it, and there you are… each re-watch of the movie brings to light new meanings, hidden in the corner subtlety, a new wow in the 46th minute you missed the first time.

In short, you’ve been enslaved by the movie. And in order of hypnotic impact - it begins with the story, visuals, performances, dialogue, music - all blanketed in the directors intelligent handling of his writer’s screenplay.

Inside Man is one such movie that keeps pounding me again and again.

Now to begin with it’s made by Spike Lee, who’s filmography as a director consisted of films that are quite political …


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