Cast Jason Statham Saffron Burrows Stephen Campbell Moore Daniel Mays James Faulkner Alki David Michael Jibson Richard Lintern Don Gallagher David Suchet.
Plot Jason Statham stars as Terry, the car dealer with a dodgy past and Saffron Burrows is Martine, the successful model from his old neighbourhood who inveigles her old flame and his friends into undertaking the bank robbery.
Review Roger Donaldson is the Ronnie O’Sullivan of directors - often brilliant but prone to wobbles. And true to form, after the sublime The World’s Fastest Indian comes this lumbering thriller which feels like it belongs on the telly. Pity, for he has an intriguing true-life premise to work from.
In 1971, the robbery of a London bank was covered up by a government D-notice that quelled the media response, and the robbers were never caught. But despite that, and the odd attempt to deepen the story from a socio-political viewpoint, this is oddly uninvolving, while Statham - so good at punching things and growling threats - is stranded with a role that requires him to do little of either. Disappointing.
Verdict Despite a good premise, this is oddly uninvoling - culminating in a real disappointment.
I thought this was such a slow and boring film. Got a little better towards the end but nothing in this that would make this a memorable film for me. ... Read More
Despite the dissapointing ending this film is consistent in demonstrating a good heist movie. Being a fan of Jason Statham helps as i is him that carries the movie. Unfortunatly this time empire got it wrong a exilerating and great triller throughout. ... Read More
Its probably a bit wrong of me, but I can rarely watch a Jason Statham film with out remembering the good old days of Lock Stock and Snatch. The time when good ole Jase, armed which his cockney wit and comedic timing was able to make you crease with just a mere mention of ‘Sie Germans’.
Then Hollywood got a hold of him and in the style of Samuel L. seemed to take every movie thrown at him no matter how low rent it might have been. Granted there were a couple of good steps includin... Read More
Loved this movie. Smart, funny, thrilling, plus a royal family scandal and a three way in the first five minutes. Nice little conspiracy thriller. Statham and Burrows make a great team. ... Read More
Another crap Empire review. Thank God the readers reviews give some real idea of what the film is like. This was an enjoyable film throughout. ... Read More
Your average heist movie (based on real events) about who a woman who get`s a deal: if she can bring together a group of criminals to break into a bank she doesn`t have to go to jail for drug smugling.
The story might`ve happened for real, it did become a somewhat messy film. There is some unneeded jumping backwards and foreward in time, there are too many characters who could`ve been left out without anyone noticing and the real action (like for example there was in The Italian Job) isn`t th... Read More
The Bank Job is one of those films to see and take some interest in it. Me and my Dad watched it together as he was dying to see it and he thought the same like me: a slow-moving start but got going near the end. The acting was a little poor, why should they give that Saffron Burrows any more jobs?! She's a bad actress, you can see that in Deep Blue Sea! Jason Statham is trying to be like the new Ray Winstone with his bald head and hard-nut mood. In all, a good bank flick with some shocking real... Read More
Didn't think this film was as bad as the reviews said. Good to see Jason statham in action and i though he did a good job. Thought the cast was a very good ensamble and that the story as a whole worked well. deffinate 3.5 / 5 ... Read More
There’s a quiet commentary from Donaldson, with others, and an average ‘making of’. A featurette on the real-life Baker Street Raid bolsters the film’s claim that it is based on fact (although some elements of the story don’t stand up to that scrutiny), while a long string of deleted scenes are interesting but offer few meaty extras (unless you count a sex scene). There are also some witless red carpet interviews from the London premiere, and a collection of snippets for band The Storys, who briefly appear in the film.
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