A sequel to one of Denzel Washington’s biggest thrillers has had a surprise resurgence on Netflix.
After lengthy delays, Inside Man: Most Wanted was finally released in 2019, serving as a follow up to Spike Lee’s 2006 hit Inside Man.
While Denzel and Spike didn’t take part, Aml Ameen led the cast as Remy Darbonne, alongside Rhea Seehorn, Roxanne McKee, Akshay Kumar and Jessica Sutton.
The movie followed FBI and NYPD officers joining up in a task force in a bid to stop a group of bank robbers holding people hostage in the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
While the original blockbuster grossed more than $180million at the global box office, the sequel didn’t have quite the same impact, and currently commands a 66% score on Rotten Tomatoes.
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Despite this, it has found new life on Netflix in the UK, and has stormed up the charts to become the second most-watched film of the week, behind grim documentary A Deadly American Marriage.
Nonnas, Black Adam, Bad Influence, Havoc and Extraterrestrial also make up the top 10, alongside Mean Girls, Ruby Gillman: Teenage Kraken and Britain and the Blitz.
Most Wanted came out in 2019 and took place a few years after the events of the first film – focusing on officers Brynn Stewart (Rhea) and Remy (Aml) as they attempt to bring down a group of robbers targeting a stash of Nazi gold inside a bank.
The official synopsis reads: ‘A hotshot NYPD negotiator butts heads with the FBI and meets his match in a meticulous criminal mastermind who attempts to rob the Federal Reserve.’
The movie divided many and currently boasts an average audience score on Rotten Tomatoes.
Slamming the flick, Always I penned: ‘If your idea for a good sequel is a poor copy of the original premise, transparent foreshadowing, and some bad acting that destroys the films momentum, then this is your jam.’
Jelisije J agreed: ‘A very unnecessary sequel that tries to add to the original movie, but at the same time it disrespects it.’
‘This is an absolute insult to the original spike Lee film,’ an anonymous reviewer fumed. ‘Extremely unimaginative and very predictable.’
While an unnamed fan praised: ‘A heist film that surprisingly turned out better than I thought it was going to. It’s a decent popcorn crime film.’
Inside Man: Most Wanted is available to stream on Netflix now.
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