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Information
- Year
- 2008
- Runtime
- 111 min.
- Director
- Roger Donaldson
- Genres
- Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Rating *
- 7.3
- Votes *
- 97,686
- Checks
- 7,793
- Favs
- 234
- Dislikes
- 58
- Favs/checks
- 3.0% (1:33)
- Favs/dislikes
- 4:1
Top comments
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Siskoid
The Bank Job proposes to tell the "true" story of the 1971 Baker Street robbery, which beat the Great Train Robbery's record for most loot stolen, but if quotation marks apply, it's that it weaves a conspiracy around the event that includes a Royal Family scandal and a gag order that has hidden this "truth" from the public, but which the producers have gotten from a source. Well, true or not, it makes for an effective thriller and allows its star, Jason Statham, to play a smart character (and he shows rather more emotion than usual). Everything from the caper itself to police and government's reactions are well thought-out, and there's even mix of cleverness and luck keeping the robbers afloat. It's a bit high on gratuitous nudity, but then, there's an important character who's a pornographer in here, so probably to be expected. Still, it seems rarely important to the plot, as the caper and thriller elements stand up very well without it. 6 years 3 months ago -
mook
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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