The Bank Job
2008 Directed by Roger Donaldson
Synopsis
The true story of a heist gone wrong... in all the right ways.
Martine offers Terry a lead on a foolproof bank hit on London's Baker Street. She targets a roomful of safe deposit boxes worth millions in cash and jewelry. But Terry and his crew don't realize the boxes also contain a treasure trove of dirty secrets - secrets that will thrust them into a deadly web of corruption and illicit scandal.
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Wahey! A British film based on 100% TRUFAX!!
So Jason Statham vs Poirot in a battle over some photos of the Queen having sex with Malcolm X?
As I understand it...
Good fun though...loads of Cock-er-nee accents, a geeza with a 12 inch "mutton dagger" and some posh blokes getting whipped.
Not going to believe Statham having sex with some odd faced woman when his wife was Keeley Hawes though.
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(Film 18 of Toby's Attempt At The December Project)
T-Rex's 'Get It On' plays over the opening credits and Jason Statham calls someone a wanker within the first five minutes. Did I mention his character's called Terry Leather? And that it's set in the 70s? Yeah, you can probably guess what kind of film this is going to be.
Sheer, bloody fun, that's what kind of film it is. If you just want to see nearly every seventies British gangster movie plot rolled into one with some decent one-liners added in as well, you could do a whole lot worse.
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No cambiará la vida de nadie, pero es una más que competente película de robo a un banco. recomendable para Stathamliebers.
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Some terrible dialogue and acting, but a decent heist. Extra star for being based on real events.
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This one really hammers the "based on a true story" nail home. I'm not really fussed. I'm not stalking the Stathe or anything, but he seems to be my poison at the moment for popcorn....corn. Actually, it was the Clement & Le Frenais screenplay that led me here; two of the greats of British TV writing all the way back to the sideboards on the cheeks of the Likely Lads and Norman Stanley Fletcher slopping out. There's not a lot of greatness here but I agree with a lot of the positive iTunes reviews (now there's a Greek chorus, if ever), no rocket science, but some basic mechanics of the heist movie.
The interest of the London setting, and the convolutions…
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A Bank Robbery in 1970's London with many varied & interested parties. A twisty 'true' story and a lot better than I expected. 8/10.
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Fun silly action flick, I had a few good laughs with this and it was enjoyable if not memorable, the fact that they follow the same plan as Woody Allen was pretty funny, and Jason Statham is pretty charismatic as the lead.
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As far as I'm concerned you can't go wrong with the yummy Jason Statham and for once, one of his movies has a plot that takes more than one line to describe. Good fun!
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Heist movies are tricky to pull off. The filmmakers have to:
1. Present a heist plan that is both absurd and grounded in reality.
2. Create criminals worth caring about.
Against all odds, The Bank Job managed to pull it off.
What we get is a well-told, marvelously paced, very entertaining film that's great for an afternoon watch but not much else.
What makes it so watchable isn't just the slick pacing and the smooth direction. It's also the great cast that, while none will win any awards, are incredibly charming and very, very fun to watch. Each character has his or her own distinct personality and even the smallest characters are far from forgettable.
The writing and editing keep…
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Well paced, interesting story, and I like that the action scenes in it are completely realistic. As in, you can imagine that that's how things would really work. Kinda hot in a weird way. Like I said, good pacing, if a little off the normal path these days. Very enjoyable.
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Well paced, interesting story, and I like that the action scenes in it are completely realistic. As in, you can imagine that that's how things would really work. Kinda hot in a weird way. Like I said, good pacing, if a little off the normal path these days. Very enjoyable.
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Passable heist film that I think only really holds your interest because of the BASED ON A TRUE STORY tagline, and the threesome with Princess Margaret in the opening minutes. Otherwise Statham stathams his way through a typical bumbling "East London gang carrying out a bank job" flick. Watchable.
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This one really hammers the "based on a true story" nail home. I'm not really fussed. I'm not stalking the Stathe or anything, but he seems to be my poison at the moment for popcorn....corn. Actually, it was the Clement & Le Frenais screenplay that led me here; two of the greats of British TV writing all the way back to the sideboards on the cheeks of the Likely Lads and Norman Stanley Fletcher slopping out. There's not a lot of greatness here but I agree with a lot of the positive iTunes reviews (now there's a Greek chorus, if ever), no rocket science, but some basic mechanics of the heist movie.
The interest of the London setting, and the convolutions…
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Wahey! A British film based on 100% TRUFAX!!
So Jason Statham vs Poirot in a battle over some photos of the Queen having sex with Malcolm X?
As I understand it...
Good fun though...loads of Cock-er-nee accents, a geeza with a 12 inch "mutton dagger" and some posh blokes getting whipped.
Not going to believe Statham having sex with some odd faced woman when his wife was Keeley Hawes though.
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A very well-made movie that is partially based on historical events, though it seems the actual amount of non-fiction and falsehood is undetermined, at least for another 50 years. With great action and a thrilling plot, The Bank Job will keep you interested the entire time. Despite some loose footings, clearly one of Statham's best works and an obvious early success of 2008.