Fast paced, clever dia­logues, some bril­liant star power (Den­zel Wash­ing­ton, Jodie Fos­ter, Clive Owen, you could watch the movie just for them!) and a bank rob­bery sit­u­a­tion. I quite enjoyed Inside Man, which I watched last evening. The twists and turns keep you guess­ing and you’re not quite sure why the rob­bery is hap­pen­ing and whether it is a rob­bery at all. If you’re look­ing for whole­some evening enter­tain­ment, then this movie is worth watching. 

The day before, I finally watched Da Vinci Code. I can under­stand why peo­ple might come away a lit­tle dis­ap­pointed with the movie. I think it’s a tough task to come up with a movie that is equally thrilling as the book. 

Also, if you haven’t read the book, some of the flash back sequences (Silas and the Bishop), Sophie’s child­hood, the rit­ual she encoun­ters, won’t make too much sense. Ron Howard gives it all he has, and comes up with a decent film. I’ve read some pretty harsh reviews, but I think a lot of crit­ics react that way because of the impact the book had already cre­ated. I found it, if not any­where as excit­ing as the book, rea­son­ably well done. And Audrey Tatou had me impressed ever since I watched her in Amelie (what a movie!) and I thought she fit­ted quite well into the role of Sophie Neveau. So, while the book gets my vote, the movie is still worth a dekko, I’d say. 

(PS: I got a phone call dur­ing Da Vinci from a friend and I smsd him say­ing I was watch­ing a movie and I’d call back. He smsd back say­ing he had wanted to enquire about my health and that I had answered his ques­tion already! So yes, I am def­i­nitely much bet­ter, and on my way to 100% pretty soon! )