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The Bank Job

- The true story of a heist gone wrong... in all the right ways.

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.

Release Date : 2008-02-28

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Omnilab MediaMosaic Media GroupRelativity MediaSkyline (Baker St)Arclight FilmsLionsgate

Production Country : AustraliaUnited KingdomUnited States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Terry Leather

Original Name : Jason Statham

Gender : Male

Character Name : Martine Love

Original Name : Saffron Burrows

Gender : Female

Character Name : Kevin Swain

Original Name : Stephen Campbell Moore

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dave Shilling

Original Name : Daniel Mays

Gender : Male

Character Name : Guy Singer

Original Name : James Faulkner

Gender : Male

Character Name : Quinn

Original Name : Andrew Brooke

Gender : Male

Character Name : Eddie Burton

Original Name : Michael Jibson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ingrid

Original Name : Georgia Taylor

Gender : Female

Character Name : Tim Everett

Original Name : Richard Lintern

Gender : Male

Character Name : Miles Urquhart

Original Name : Peter Bowles

Gender : Male

Character Name : Phillip Lisle

Original Name : Alistair Petrie

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bambas

Original Name : Alki David

Gender : Male

Character Name : Gale Benson

Original Name : Hattie Morahan

Gender : Female

Character Name : Snow

Original Name : Julian Lewis Jones

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lord Drysdale

Original Name : Rupert Frazer

Gender : Male

Character Name : Wendy Leather

Original Name : Keeley Hawes

Gender : Female

Character Name : Gerald Pyke

Original Name : Don Gallagher

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nick Barton

Original Name : Craig Fairbrass

Gender : Male

Character Name : Roy Given

Original Name : Gerard Horan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lew Vogel

Original Name : David Suchet

Gender : Male

Character Name : Michael X

Original Name : Peter de Jersey

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hakim Jamal

Original Name : Colin Salmon

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sonia Bern

Original Name : Sharon Maughan

Gender : Female

Character Name : Eric Addey

Original Name : Angus Wright

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sir Leonard Plugge

Original Name : Rupert Vansittart

Gender : Male

Character Name : Chicken Inn Customer

Original Name : Dylan Charles

Gender : Male

Character Name : Chicken Inn Waiter

Original Name : Bronson Webb

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lawyer

Original Name : Julian Firth

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mountbatten

Original Name : Christopher Owen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Reporter

Original Name : Antony Gabriel

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bank employee (uncredited)

Original Name : Mick Jagger

Gender : Male

Character Name : The Princess

Original Name : Louise Chambers

Gender : Female

Reviews

The Movie Mob

@mooney240

2022-09-16

**The Bank Job appears to be a face-paced exciting robbery and espionage film. While those things did take place, it was long, slow, and not as flashy as hoped.** With Jason Statham as the lead, I expected The Bank Job to have fight scenes and car chases. It did not. Compared to other Statham flicks, The Bank Job was slow-paced and more dramatic than action-focused. Some of the pacing results from the story being based on an actual bank robbery in 1971. As intriguing as that is, it also made the story drag on. The heist takes place halfway through the film, with a full hour of runtime before the end. The robbery's aftermath is filled with political maneuvering and negotiation between several dangerous groups interested in the contents of the safe. With an hour to tie up all the loose ends, the ending somehow felt abrupt and disappointing. The Bank Job has a few cool moments, but even with a strong lead like Statham, it was average at best.

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2023-02-13

Based on a true story, Jason Statham does his usual as struggling car dealer "Terry" who is alerted to an opportunity to get rich quick by "Martine" (Saffron Burrows). She knows that a safety deposit box facility is going to be without it's alarm systems for a week or so and therefore if they can assemble a skilful team and... yes, think "League of Gentlemen" (1960) only with tunnelling. Now "Terry" doesn't really stop to answer the obvious question - where did "Martine" get this information? Millions of pounds of cash and jewels in these well protected boxes, well of course - but what else might they contain? Who, as importantly, is likely to get a bit narked if their precious cargos are appropriated. Success will come at a price, and that is something that soon descends on them all once they end up with considerably more than the bargained for. This might have worked better with a stronger supporting cast, but neither Burrows nor a motley collection of British regulars really add much to this vehicle for a star who has charisma on screen and a glint in his eye - but that can only take a film so far. This is quite a dry, procedural heist drama that, like so many of the genre, is more fun in the planning but that peters out once the execution and it's aftermath kick in. It's enjoyable enough to watch, and you can only imagine just how many secrets - state or otherwise - are or were holed up in facilities like these all around the world. Somehow, though, this just doesn't ignite nor live up to it's potential and is all a bit flat and forgettable with not enough action and some seriously banal dialogue.