The Bank Job
111 minutes,
UK (2008), 15
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(4.6 / 32 votes)
(4.6 / 32 votes)
Jason Statham and Saffron Burrows take us back to London 1971 for a fictionalised account of the tale behind one of the UK's biggest and most mysterious robberies
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The Bank Job: Ah, Jason Statham - living answer to the question 'What if Terry the chef from 'Fawlty Towers' became a Hollywood action man?' It says plenty for Statham's winning charisma that he can walk away unscathed from disasters like Revolver, but can he carry a film where there's little scope for his trademark acrobatics and fisticuffs?
More importantly, given that The Bank Job is set firmly in 1971, will Statham be sporting another wig 'n' moustache combo as ludicrous as the one he had in the aforementioned Guy Ritchie stinker?
With a script by the revered partnership of Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais, The Bank Job tries to dig out the truth behind a genuine Baker Street robbery from September 1971, previously kept hidden behind a government 'D' notice - the stipulation which prevents British newspapers from referring to the activities of MI6 officers...
Read the The Bank Job full reviewMore importantly, given that The Bank Job is set firmly in 1971, will Statham be sporting another wig 'n' moustache combo as ludicrous as the one he had in the aforementioned Guy Ritchie stinker?
With a script by the revered partnership of Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais, The Bank Job tries to dig out the truth behind a genuine Baker Street robbery from September 1971, previously kept hidden behind a government 'D' notice - the stipulation which prevents British newspapers from referring to the activities of MI6 officers...
