The Bank Job

5 Responses to “The Bank Job”

1. E. Brady says:

   February 3, 2010 at 2:09 pm

   But, if you liked Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels or Snatch (like my husband) you will love it.
   Rating: 1 / 5
2. A. Fierro says:

   February 3, 2010 at 2:46 pm

   Within the first ten minutes of this move I felt that it could be a waste of 90 minutes of my life. I was right. Simply put, there are just better movies about bank robberies. Such as Inside Man, with Clive Owen and Denzel Washington. The Bank Job is very thin on plot and the development of the story line is slow and boring. In addition, there is not any real action scenes to speak of. Not in the traditional sense of blowing stuff up, cars chasing down the streets and fights, that is what keeps people entertained. This movie rocked me, to sleep that is and made me second guess what I was watching it in the first place.

   Since this movie is partly based on a true story I hope that the real bank robbery that took place was a lot more fun and adventurous than watching this movie. Because overall there was absolutely nothing captivating about this movie.
   Rating: 1 / 5
3. Fred Bullock says:

   February 3, 2010 at 4:45 pm

   Statham is always great, but this movie was slow and boring. The only good part is that its a true story. And the English accents drove me crazy.
   If you want a great movie, its not this one. Watch Street Kings!!
   Rating: 2 / 5
4. Nathan Beauchamp says:

   February 3, 2010 at 5:18 pm

   The Bank Job has more nudity and blatant semi-porn than any movie I’ve seen in a while. Unless you’re a thirteen year old male, or want to watch porn without the stigma of actually having to rent it, you might find this movie a bit boring. I’m all for period pieces that are free from cliched car chases, violent shoot-em ups, or two-dimensional characters, but sadly this movie lacks the former but without the compelling plot of a true drama. There is a haphazard quality to the film. At times I was expecting it to go the direction of Oceans 11 and be a ‘lovable set of criminals’ movie where each character contributes their set of skills to accomplish a goal; a sort of criminal ‘magnificent seven. ‘ The Bank Job starts down that path, but then abandons it in mid stream.

   Aside from Jason Stratham’s character, all of the criminal gang are faceless and pretty unremarkable in the end. There is little likability among them. Also, the stakes feel fairly low until near the end of the film, when they are jacked through the roof, contributing to the unbalanced quality of the narrative flow. Most importantly, one of the best plot elements is left relatively unexplored: the story of a female MI5 agent who has infiltrated a domestic terrorist organization. Deeper examination of her story would have provided a very interesting parallel to the main action.

   This is a busting at the seams steam fest with crud loads of gratuitous sex, nudity, and titillation, but with very little real substance. If you want a cleaner alternative, check out Flawless. If you want a more traditional, more action packed heist movie, watch The Italian Job. If you want something in the middle, there is always The Thomas Crown Affair.
   Rating: 2 / 5
5. Michael Cavenaugh says:

   February 3, 2010 at 8:06 pm

   I was all hyped up to watch this movie. I read on some forum that I should go home and prepare to watch a fantastic movie. I bought the Blu-ray disc (BD) on Amazon and a couple of days later it arrived. Made dinner settled into my chair, fired up my 7. 1 home theater and was unimpressed. I don’t mind heavy British accents when the movie is good enough to put it aside. An example would be “The Full Monte” or Harry Potter, but this movie was lame. I don’t care if it was based on a true story. The Great Escape was based on a true story and it was great. The execution of putting it down to film, the telling of the story if you will, was thin to say the least. The film maker attempts to peak your willingness to watch this flick with early on sexual scenes and with euro strip club, semi naked ladies in the backround as part of the area of operation. Did not work for me. The story doddles along until after a string of boring acts of implementation of the plan straining to come to a peak. It then turns to a semi who gets who first exercise, and then ends. Thank goodness. It is now one of my “I only watched it one time” BD’s in my collection. For me it was a waste of money. The guy needed a shave too. You know how many Europeans have a particular odor when your standing next to them? This movie had the same smell.
   Rating: 2 / 5

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