The Bank Job

[2008, Movie]

The Bank Job: Review

Lurking behind a criminally bad title is a surprisingly tight, clever, twisty heist tale, loosely based on real events and crisply directed by Australian-born, New Zealand-based filmmaker Roger Donaldson. 1971, London: South London used-car dealer Terry Leather (Jason Statham), is always looking to move his family up in the world, and isn't averse to shady business. So when Martine Love (Saffron Burrows), who rode her razor-blade cheekbones out of the old neighborhood and ... read more

The Bank Job: Cast & Details

Year: 2008
Rated R

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Cast
Jason Statham: Terry
Saffron Burrows: Martine Love
Richard Lintern: Tim Everett
Stephen Campbell Moore: Kevin Swain
Daniel Mays: Dave Shilling
Peter Bowles: Miles Urquart

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The Bank Job: TV Guide News

The Bank Job — Blu-ray Review | DVD News and Reviews | 7/15/2008
A gang, headed by Terry Leather (Jason Statham) is hired to break into a local bank and clean out the safe deposit vault. This is their chance of a lifetime, but what they don't know is the true purpose of the robbery They quickly find themselves in a scheme involving MI-5, the Royal Family, corrupt detectives, a Black Power leader, and a local porn king. This pulse-pounding crime drama is based on the greatest heist in British history.Don't expect The Bank Job to have as much action as some of Statham's other movies like The Transporter, Crank and War. The movie has action moments, but the explosions and gunshots are few and far between, which is to be expected since the movie is based on a real event. My girlfriend and I both liked the movie, and the featurettes on the disc. The feature-length commentary with Director Roger Donaldson, Actress Saffron Burrows ("Martine Love") and Composer J. Peter Robinson is entertaining throughout, and provides insight into the movie, the real... read more
Ask FlickChick: Sex Scandals and Politicians at the Movies | Ask FlickChick | 3/13/2008
Ask FlickChick: What was that movie about a governor who resigned because of a scandal involving prostitutes?Question: I know this is shallow, but when I heard about Eliot Spitzer hiring hookers, the first thing I thought of was this movie I saw about a governor who had to resign because of his relationship with a prostitute. But for the life of me, I can't remember who was in it or any of the details. Can you help? — RachelFlickChick: I can. You must be thinking of Blaze (1989), a fictionalized version of the real-life relationship between stripper Blaze Starr (played by Lolita Davidovich) and Louisiana governor Earl Long (Paul Newman), younger brother of the notorious Huey "The Kingfish" Long. The 62-year-old Earl Long, in the third year of his third term as governor (he served first from 1939-1940, then as lieutenant governor he stepped in for disgraced governor Richard Leche from 1948-1952, and his third term was 1956-1960), in 1958 or '59 met Starr, then in her twenties,... read more
10,000 B.C. Delivers "Mammoth" Box Office | Today's News: Our Take | 3/10/2008
Despite so-so reviews from critics and loud guffaws from historians, 10,000 B.C. has no bone to pick with its opening weekend haul of $35.7 million. Placing second behind the prehistoric lark was Martin Lawrence's College Road Trip, which opened with $14 mil.Rounding out the top five were Vantage Point ($7.5 mil), last week's champ, Semi-Pro ($5.8 mil) and The Bank Job (debuting with $5.7 mil).Props to the New York Daily News for the above headline, by the way. read more

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