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Jason Statham,
Saffron Burrows,
Stephen Campbell Moore,
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Roger Donaldson
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: Lionsgate
: Action, Drama, Suspense/Thriller, Adventure
: 110 min.
: English
: English, Spanish
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Jason Statham and Saffron Burrows star in director Roger Donaldson's cinematic account of the true-life 1971 London bank robbery that baffled the authorities and fascinated the public. Terry Leather (Statham) was a small-time car dealer who was trying to leave his shady past behind and start a family. Though he'd never been involved in any major crimes, he wasn't exactly on the straight and narrow his whole life either. Martine Love (Burrows) is a beautiful model from Terry's old neighborhood who knows that her former neighbor is no angel. When Martine proposes a foolproof plan to rob a Baker Street bank, Terry recognizes the danger but realizes this may be the opportunity of a lifetime. As the operation gets underway, the resourceful band of thieves burrows its way into a safe-deposit vault at the Lloyds Bank in Marylebone, quickly hitting a literal treasure trove of cash and priceless gems. But while the crew did know that the safe-deposit boxes contained millions in riches, they didn't realize that they also contained secrets that implicated everyone from London's most notorious underworld gangsters to powerful government figures, and even the Royal Family. Though the crime would make headlines all across Britain for several days after the fact, a government gag order eventually brought all reporting on the case to an immediate halt. Could it be that the most notorious bank robbers in recent memory were actually the most innocent people involved in this scandalous crime? ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
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by talltale
July 18, 2008 - 8:48 AM PDT
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2 out of 2 members found this review helpful
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| One of those rare movies that proves they DO make 'em like they used to: only better--smarter, faster, richer and more layered. In short, THE BANK JOB joins the don't-miss category. And it's not simply exciting, it's also surprising, funny, with a few shocking and/or moving moments, and plenty of context: social, political and economic. Congrats to the director, co-writers and cast for putting together one of the year's best films. I've seen it twice now, and it holds up beautifully. Watch the "Making Of" feature, too: full of fascinating info and ideas about the event and its time period: everything from how the costume designer worked to the way in which the talented writers managed to seamlessly meld fact with guess-work. This excellent little "extra" is also blessedly free of the usual (and constant) patting-each-other-on-the-back by the cast and crew that most Making-Of's are weighted with. |
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