In short, this is not a very distinguished film, but it does have a good enough plot to keep you watching and wondering what is the result of good research and what has been constructed by intelligent guesswork.
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02/29/08
The Bank Job (2008)
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Reviews Counted:140
Fresh:110
Rotten:30
Average Rating:6.7/10
Consensus: Well cast and crisply directed, The Bank Job is a thoroughly entertaining British heist thriller.
Australian Theatrical Release:
Jul 31, 2008 Wide
US Box Office: $30,028,592
Synopsis: Inspired by the infamous 1971 robbery that took place at the Lloyds Bank in Marylebone London, LIONSGATE's ® The Bank Job stars Jason Statham (Transporter, Snatch, Crank, Italian Job) and Saffron... [More]
Starring: Jason Statham, Saffron Burrows, Stephen Campbell Moore, David Suchet
Director: Roger Donaldson
Reviews for The Bank Job
Exciting and silly fun – but like the heist itself, you’ll wonder if it was worth it.
02/29/08
As a spectacle of ingenious larceny, it's not up there with Rififi, or even Sexy Beast. But it's not bad, either.
02/29/08
While other countries do state-of-the-art schadenfreude, we are stuck in the steam age. We feed coal into the engines of old-fashioned heist thrillers.
02/29/08
The best of British.
02/29/08
Cinema by numbers.
02/29/08
Hugely enjoyable. Can't British cinema do this sort or thing a bit more often?
02/29/08
Light-hearted but no comedy, dark but not depressing, a Cockney caper that’s never close to larky, it’s a back-to-basics Brit flick that tells a good story with a minimum of pretension.
02/29/08
Director Roger Donaldson keeps the suspense crackling. By the end, you'll want to know more about a heist that literally did shake the empire.
02/28/08
An engrossing if underwhelming period thriller.
02/28/08
Top CriticThe tone is strangely erratic, aiming for the breezy high-jinks of Ealing comedy in the first half, then collapsing into dead-eyed sadism, then back to cheeky cockney chappies for a reasonably rousing climax.
02/28/08
Fun but instantly forgettable, this retro heist movie illuminates a long-forgotten British blag. Despite a smart set-up, its smash ‘n’ grab raid on ’70s nostalgia leaves little to dissect over a post-movie pint.
02/28/08
It's watchable...but to some people so was Last of the Summer Wine.
02/28/08
Tautly mounted, it all looks authentically old fashioned, and there are a few nuggets of amusing dialogue amid the occasional violence, sexual debauchery, political corruption and overall hedonistic atmosphere.
02/28/08
Despite a good premise, this is oddly uninvoling -- culminating in a real disappointment.
02/28/08
Top CriticAfter several disappointing films, the gifted Roger Donaldson is back on terra firma with the nicely made, fact-inspired heist thriller, placed against England's social mores and sexual scandals just after the swinging era.
02/27/08
A smart, assured work from filmmaking pros blessed with a sensational cast.
02/27/08
One of best in the heist genre I've seen in some time.
02/22/08
Has enough originality to distinguish it from other caper movies.
02/11/08
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July 14, 2008:
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July 04, 2008:
These heady high jinks ultimately deflate as a gritty collection of assembled journalistic details, with little solid dramatic scrutiny of dirty politics or shadowy personalities. 
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June 30, 2008:
The Bank Job is coming to Australia
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