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Rating: 7 stars

All movies seen on 01/13/2009

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The Bank Job (2008)

Directed by Roger Donaldson

Crime | Thriller

Overview

Terry is a small-time car dealer trying to leave his shady past behind and start a family. Martine is a beautiful model from Terry’s old neighbourhood who knows that Terry is no angel. When Martine proposes a foolproof plan to rob a bank, Terry recognises the danger but realises this may be the opportunity of a lifetime. As the resourceful band of thieves burrows its way into a safe-deposit vault at a Lloyds Bank, they quickly realise that, besides millions in riches, the boxes also contain secrets that implicate everyone from London’s most notorious underworld gangsters to powerful government figures, and even the Royal Family. Although the heist makes headlines throughout Britain for several days, a government gag order eventually brings all reporting of the case to an immediate halt.

Rated R | Length 112 minutes

Actors

Jason Statham | Saffron Burrows | Stephen Campbell Moore | Daniel Mays | James Faulkner | Andrew Brooke | Michael Jibson | Georgia Taylor | Richard Lintern | Peter Bowles | Alistair Petrie | Alki David | Hattie Morahan | Julian Lewis Jones | Rupert Frazer | Keeley Hawes | Don Gallagher | Craig Fairbrass | Gerard Horan | David Suchet | Peter de Jersey | Colin Salmon | Sharon Maughan | Angus Wright | Rupert Vansittart | Dylan Charles | Bronson Webb | Julian Firth | Christopher Owen | Antony Gabriel | Mick Jagger

Viewing History (seen 2 times)

Viewing Notes

This evening I watched the well-played The Bank Job which I’ve been wanting to see ever since the rave reviews started pouring in. Jason Statham needs more roles like this as it’s clear he can carry a well-crafted flick (unlike his standard Transporter/Deathrace/War leading characters; let’s forget about In the Name of the King, shall we?). Definitely an entertaining watch.

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