The strangest development saga of any movie this summer includes A-list writers and directors (Mamet, Scorsese) coming and going, and studios spending millions trying to hone the right script. Then, a young producer and first-time screenwriter cracked the code and got Denzel Washington's attention.

Highest 2 Lowest is a modern reimagining of Akira Kurosawa's classic High and Low, updating it for the modern day in some interesting ways.