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The Bank Job (2008)

R02/28/2008Thriller, Crime, Drama1h 52m
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The true story of a heist gone wrong... in all the right ways.

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.

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    Jason Statham

    Terry Leather

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    Saffron Burrows

    Martine Love

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    Stephen Campbell Moore

    Kevin Swain

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    Daniel Mays

    Dave Shilling

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    James Faulkner

    Guy Singer

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    Andrew Brooke

    Quinn

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    Michael Jibson

    Eddie Burton

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    Georgia Taylor

    Ingrid

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    Richard Lintern

    Tim Everett

**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 befor...