The Bank Job (Theatrical - 2008)
Lionsgate Films
Director: Ronald Donaldson
Writer: Dick Clement & Ian La Fracais
Cast: Jaston Statham, Saffron Burrows, Stephen Campbell Moore & Daniel Mays
Review by Adam Tracey

Loosely based on a true story, The Bank Job tells the story of 1971 Baker Street bank robbery, which has been under a gag order for the last 30 years. Terry Leather is a down on his luck lowly con man. He hangs out with other down on their luck lowly con men, with no hopes of ever amounting into anything, until one day they are presented with a proposition that would have them tunnel into the vault of a Baker Street bank and loot all the safe deposit boxes. The job turns out to tick off more than just the bank, soon Terry and his cohorts are wanted by everybody from the government to a local strip club owner and Michael X, a drug dealing heavy pretending to be a big time civil rights activist.

I don’t know how true to the real story this is, but who gives a damn. This was one hell of a movie to watch. It was fun and intriguing to watch. We all love Statham and are just waiting for him to take his place up there as de facto action guy, I doubt this likely little seen move will do that. As a movie it is just alright. It makes up for it in excitement.

There is just something about heist movies that are hard to look away from, especially when done right. Maybe it has something to do with the little man being able to outwit the police. It could be watching some clever people use cool looking gadgets to get by the best that money can buy technology, but whatever it is it keeps us watching. This movie will be playing on some movie channel every weekend and you will stop and watch it each time.

“..a worthy addition to the all time great bank robber movies!”