Rotten
It's something new for heist pictures: a movie that can't even rip off its predecessor with any panache.
Wesley Morris, Boston Globe
The Bank Job
The true story of a heist gone wrong... in all the right ways.
2008 · 1h 52m · R
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Directed by
Roger Donaldson
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.
Director and cast
- Roger Donaldson Director
- Jason Statham as Terry Leather
- Saffron Burrows as Martine Love
- Stephen Campbell Moore as Kevin Swain
- Daniel Mays as Dave Shilling
- James Faulkner as Guy Singer
- Alki David as Bambas
- Andrew Brooke as Quinn
- Michael Jibson as Eddie Burton
- Richard Lintern as Tim Everett
- Don Gallagher as Gerald Pyke
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
80%
Tomatometer
Fresh
The Bank Job is nothing more than an efficient time-killer with the added bonus of being based on a real misadventure. But, unlike its benighted cast of characters, it gets the job done without a hitch.
Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor
Fresh
A tight, classic-feeling film about losers banding together for one big score, then scrambling furiously as they realize they're in over their heads. It's fast, nifty, sharp and sweet.
Tom Long, Detroit News
Fresh
Thanks to the twin pens of screenwriters Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais, what a jam-packed and misanthropic fiction this is.
Rick Groen, Globe and Mail
Fresh
Longtime screenwriters Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais have woven a masterful narrative full of odd twists and dark humor from which Australian director Roger Donaldson and a prime cast mine plum characters and a tight plot to satisfying effect.
Kevin Crust, Los Angeles Times
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