What’s Aged the Best?
Clay Davis casting; Spike Lee and Rosario Dawson tandem; Norton and Hoffman career timing; the score; three-dimensional cops and Feds; Cool Hand Luke poster; the title
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- Clay Davis as the agent is the first item.
- The Spike Lee and Rosario Dawson tandem holds up; she is felt to be at her best in his movies, including He Got Game, maybe across three films together.
- The point in their careers at which the film catches Norton and Hoffman has aged well, and the music is included.
- Spike Lee's constant distrust of cops, Feds and the D.A. is called understandable, and they are always three-dimensional characters rather than simple bad guys; Inside Man's police hierarchy is a favorite example.
- The Cool Hand Luke poster in Norton's apartment is great, big and unusually sized; a search for it came up empty.
- The title 25th Hour, taken from the book, is a strong idea for a title.