This film The Bank Job came out earlier this year in March. I never got around to watching it though I heard pretty good things. All I expected was just another bank robbery movie where everything is pretty easily predicted beforehand. Since the film didn’t reach much acclaim in America, I thought it had to be pretty bad. But was I wrong. Starring John Statham from films like Snatch andThe Transporter films, this movie is based on true events from 1971 in London, England. It involves an intricate bank robbery set around blackmail and deceit set forth by royal officials.
The actual story that takes place seems way too hard to believe, and had me questioning how much of it actually occurred. It’s similar to Denzel Washington’s American Gangster where criminals are used to turn the tables on the authorities and change things up a bit. The actual bank robbers are shown as good guy amateurs who are just in it because it sounds like a fool-proof scheme. But of course, things aren’t always what they seem. Check it out if not for a mostly true and exciting plot then for the utter coolness of Statham.
Landon Cassman: Through boredom and pure enjoyment I find myself always involved in either film or music related endeavors. This is one of them.
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Andy Herren (Andy Herren) says:
(Posted September 24th, 2008 at 12:32 am)
I loved this movie!
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Through boredom and pure enjoyment I find myself always involved in either film or music related endeavors. This is one of them.
Jeff Brandt (Jeff Brandt) says:
(Posted September 22nd, 2008 at 5:56 pm)
I reviewed — and hated — this movie.