Synopsis:
Martine offers Terry a lead on a
foolproof bank hit on London's Baker Street. She targets a roomful of safe
deposit boxes worth millions in cash and jewelry. But Terry and his crew don't
realize the boxes also contain a treasure trove of dirty secrets - secrets that
will thrust them into a deadly web of corruption and illicit scandal.
The Freak's
Rating: B- :
"Based on a true story" always peaks my
interest. Usually my next step is to head
to wikipedia to research just exactly how "true"
it is. Going away from the majority of
films in this genre, The Bank Job is relatively
accurate to the true story. Of course we
are thrown some humor and likeable characters,
but for the most part it nails it.
I
have labeled Jason Statham as the next major
action star. His movies are decent, even
when being quite critical and he has insane
likeability in all his characters. There
is little acting ability injected alongside
Statham here, with most actors unrecognizable
and average in ability. Director Roger
Donaldson has a decent action resume, boasting
Species, Dante's Peak and The Recruit as his
standouts in the genre. Donaldson does a
good job pacing the film as it moves along
nicely.
The
writing is slick, but it steals far too much
from other crime capers. There is little
originality here, with a small exception to
British humor in a few moments. With a
semi-decent script, swift pacing and a good
star, the film succeeds at being entertaining,
though nothing beyond your typical action flick.
Brian's Rating: C-
: Because of my recent run on Jason Statham
films, this one got pushed up on the queue
despite the lackluster review by Scott. After
watching it, I liked it even less than Scott
did. It barely makes it into the "glad I saw"
category.
I agree with all of Scott's points. Acting was
downright vanilla and boring (even by Statham),
and the script, even though being close to the
true thing was just not terribly entertaining.
I think the reason is that the bank heist thing
is so overplayed now, that even though this one
is grounded in actual events, it is a tired
concept.
The movie was mildly entertaining when it showed
some conniving intelligence injected into the
Statham's character as he attempted to
orchestrate powerful forces against each
other. This caught my attention a bit, but it
was not enough for me to recommend this movie to
anybody.
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