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The Bank Job (2008)
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Director:
Roger Donaldson |
COUNTRY
United Kingdom
USA |
GENRE
Crime |
NORWEGIAN TITLE
The
Bank Job |
RUNNING
TIME
111 minutes |
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Producer:
Chuck Roven
Steve Chasman |
Screenwriter:
Dick Clement
Ian La Frenais |
Review
The Bank Job is a good-old
caper film both in narrative and execution, made by filmmakers who
were trying to recapture not only the aura and atmosphere of the
1970s London, but also to a large degree the production values and
tone of classical narrative films of the said period. And the result
is a tight, entertaining and to a large degree stimulating film with
enough strings to pull and a decent knowledge of how and when to
pull them. The direction by seasoned filmmaker Roger Donaldson is
dependable, and the large cast of characters work well to drive the
narrative forward as if the film was a high-scale BBC production.
Despite an alleged royal scandal, some clever twists and an insipid
love triangle, The Bank Job will probably not stay with you
for very long, but it delivers on what it promises while it's there.
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