The Bank Job (2008) 6/10

Starring : Jason Statham, Saffron Burrows, Stephen Campbell Moore
Director : Roger Donaldson
Running Time : 108 mins

Desperate for a bit of extra money, dodgy geezer Terry Leather (Statham) takes a job from his associate Martine Love (Burrows) to rob a bank that’s apparently going to have its alarms off for a few weeks. Little does he realise that the real plan of his organiser is to get her hands on a safety deposit box that contains incriminating photos of a member of the royal family.

This movie was okay, but someone other than Statham might have better done it justice. The plot is intricate, yet executed in an almost lazy way that makes it seem far simpler than it really is. Shame on classic director Roger Donaldson for directing such a hamfisted heist movie. There is a lot of action in the second half, if you can make it past the first half, but this is only worth watching if bank robbery movies really tickle your fancy.

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