Movie DVD Store (UK) - The Bank Job [2008]

	List Price: £19.99 Our Price: £7.98 Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours Manufacturer: Lions Gate Home Entertainment Starring: Jason Statham, David Suchet, Stephen Campbell Moore, Keeley Hawes, Saffron Burrows Directed By: Roger Donaldson
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Audience Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over Binding: DVD EAN: 5060052415066 Format: PAL Label: Lions Gate Home Entertainment Manufacturer: Lions Gate Home Entertainment Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Lions Gate Home Entertainment Region Code: 2 Release Date: 2008-06-30 Running Time: 107 Studio: Lions Gate Home Entertainment Theatrical Release Date: 2008
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Editorial Reviews: A cheerful, energetic, and completely entertaining movie, The Bank Job follows some small-time hoods who think they've lucked into a big-time opportunity when they learn a bank's security system will be temporarily suspended--little suspecting that they're being manipulated by government agents for their own ends. The result is that the movie doubles its pleasures: While the robbery itself has the usual suspense of a heist film, when the robbery is over the hoods find themselves being hunted by the police, the government, and brutal criminal kingpins who were storing dangerous information in a safety deposit box. The Bank Job won't win any awards, but it's enormously fun. Director Roger Donaldson (No Way Out, Species) propels the action along with vigour, zippy editing (with perfect clarity among multiple story-lines) and various colourful characters. Jason Statham (Snatch, The Transporter), as the leader of the bank robbers, successfully steps away from his usual bone-crunching roles to a more human presence. The rest of the cast--including Saffron Burrows (Deep Blue Sea), Keeley Hawes (Tipping the Velvet), David Suchet (Poirot), and many faces familiar from British film and television--give their characters the right degree of personality and flavour without getting fussy or detracting from the headlong rush of the story. A little sex, a lot of action, a sly sense of humour, and a twisty plot. If more movies had these basic pleasures, the world would be a happier place. --Bret Fetzer
Spotlight customer reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: so close to five stars! Comment: This was a brilliant film. Totally fantastic. I cannot fault anything about it except.... that whilst the first half of the movie was action packed, funny, and sexy, the second half seemed to loose some of this excitement. It carried on being very good but I was much more on the ball with the first half. I cannot actually believe this was based on a true story. How amazing that they got so far and no one was any the wiser! Customer Rating: Summary: Enjoyable Comment: This is a decent caper from the early 70's based on a true story but how much so is anyone's guess. It does depict London at that time as coming to terms with the increasingly glamourous underworld yet still bound by the chains of the establishment. Written by Ian La Frenais & Dick Clement (of Only Fools & Horses fame) it perhaps could have had a sharper dialogue however, it does have enough twists & turns to keep you interested throughout. Jason Statham & the rest of the cast put in good performances although the locations do look a little stilted & economy budget. The final credits tie up loose ends nicely & all in all it's a pleasant way to spend a couple of hours. Customer Rating: Summary: great story Comment: The Bank Job works for several reasons; 1 - the good ol fashion British humour and wit 2 - the fact it is based on a true story 3 - the sheer joy in seeing the powers that be of the world being outplayed at their own game As I said, based on a true story the movie revolves around the robbery of a branch of Lloyds in the early 70's. There are many reasons a movie was made of this particular heist but prob the most was the fact it was set in motion by the secret service! Needless to say things didn't quite go as planned and the robbers ended up with a lot more than they bargained for with the cops after them for the actual crime, the service after them for the contents of one lockbox and the mob for the contents of that and other boxes! A very entertaining movie of an event some people may remember. Customer Rating: Summary: Return of the Great British gangster movie Comment: This movie is well written, action packed with a bit of light hearted comedy to keep it from getting too heavy. This movie carries on with the tradition of Lock Stock, and a welcome return after the last few attempts. A couple of dodgy accents, but that's a very small issue. The film is in 2 parts, the first the robbery then as soon as that's done, then the action really kicks in. The fact that it's based on a true story makes it even better. Good entertainment Customer Rating: Summary: Saffron Burrows Comment: The Bank Job is so so as entertainment, but the most fun/pain can be had by watching the cringeworthy Saffron Burrows inexplicably given another film role to demonstrate how she is probably the worst British actress of all time. More Reviews