It’s somewhat rare to find a sequel that captures the magic of the original. Often, then tend to be seen as cash grabs. You get the original cast back together and have a somewhat similar story. By the time anyone realizes what’s happened, you already have their money. In many cases, the sequels are released straight to video. Inside Man: Most Wanted is one such case.
I had seen the original Inside Man and liked it. When our house was being tented, we came across this movie, which I had never heard of, and with good reason. It had been released directly to video, which is never a good sign. Add to that the fact that the cast and crew is all new. There are some tenuous connections, like familial relationships, but there’s almost no connection to the original film. Even the music is different.
It does have a similar setup, though. Some people rob the Federal Reserve Bank in New York City. (Instead of Nazi diamonds, though, they’re after Nazi gold.) An expert hostage negotiator is brought in. After a few plot twists, hostages are released and the negotiator doesn’t know who was really a hostage.
I’d go into more detail, but why bother? The movie is like that Can I Copy Your Homework meme. A promise was made to change a few of the details, but we all know what really happened. They took a copycat movie and turned it into a sequel for a movie that didn’t really need a sequel. I think that anyone involved in the original was smart enough to pass on this one. You should do the same.
I had seen the original Inside Man and liked it. When our house was being tented, we came across this movie, which I had never heard of, and with good reason. It had been released directly to video, which is never a good sign. Add to that the fact that the cast and crew is all new. There are some tenuous connections, like familial relationships, but there’s almost no connection to the original film. Even the music is different.
It does have a similar setup, though. Some people rob the Federal Reserve Bank in New York City. (Instead of Nazi diamonds, though, they’re after Nazi gold.) An expert hostage negotiator is brought in. After a few plot twists, hostages are released and the negotiator doesn’t know who was really a hostage.
I’d go into more detail, but why bother? The movie is like that Can I Copy Your Homework meme. A promise was made to change a few of the details, but we all know what really happened. They took a copycat movie and turned it into a sequel for a movie that didn’t really need a sequel. I think that anyone involved in the original was smart enough to pass on this one. You should do the same.
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