The Bank Job Movie, Review, Trailer
The Bank Job starts off a bit choppy with the confusing introduction of its central characters, but quickly tightens up and becomes a thoroughly entertaining caper film with Jason Statham (Transporter, Crank) in the lead. A story so intriguing and bizarre it’s difficult to believe it’s based on true events, The Bank Job is a very British tale of orgies, crooked cops, dedicated MI5 agents, bank robbers, and one very naughty member of the Royal Family.
Directed by Roger Donaldson (The Recruit, World’s Fastest Indian) from a screenplay by Ian Lafrenais and Dick Clement (the team behind Across the Universe and The Commitments), The Bank Job allows the audience an inside peek at an event covered up by those Brits with the power to hush up things that might cause the Royals to get their regal panties in an uproar. Although some of the story may not connect with American audiences (unless you happen to be up on the intricacies of the British police and government), the can of worms opened up by the bank robbers is easy enough to sift through no matter what your nationality.
The Story
It’s 1971 and incredibly high cheek-boned model Martine Love (Saffron Burrows) is stopped at the airport and arrested for smuggling drugs. Terry Leather (Jason Statham) is having problems keeping his car dealership afloat. Martine solves both their problems by telling Terry about a bank that’s about to undergo a change in its security system, leaving a very small window of opportunity to break into the safe deposit vault and wipe out the vault’s contents. Terry, a bit down on his luck and with a wife and child to care for, decides to go for it.
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The Bank Job Movie Trailer
