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The Bank Job Reviews

2008

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The Bank Job is a highly-charged heist thriller based upon the infamous 1971 robbery that took place at the Lloyds Bank in Marylebone London. Starring Jason Statham as Terry, a car dealer with a dodgy past and Saffron Burrows as Martine, the woman with the plan, The Bank Job interweaves corruption, murder and scandel with 1970'.. Read more

Starring	Jason Statham, Saffron Burrows, Stephen Campbell Moore, Daniel Mays
Director	Roger Donaldson
Genres	Action/Adventure, Thriller

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- Bank robberies especially those perpetrated using high levels of ingenuity, cunning and skill may be... read more on Time Out
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- - Derek Adams
  - Time Out
  - 05 Sep 2009 at 03:55
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  - 29
  Sweeney With Violence & Porn; Overrated
  
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  Shifty car-dealer Jason Stantham [Transporter], harassed to repay loan-shark, is approached by Saffron Burrows [Perfect Creature] to rob the security-boxes ... read more »
  
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  - CashOnTheNail
  - 124 reviews
  - Manchester
  - 24 Mar 2008 at 11:03
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  - 0
  Good British crime drama.
  
  This was a really good watch. It's kind of your typical group trying to pull off a bank job type story but it's really clever how the various little sub... read more »
  
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- 1089785
- - Cozversion1
  - 38 reviews
  - East Molesey
  - 07 Feb 2012 at 14:32
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  A good film
  
  A good film and would recommend if you are Jason statham fan. The story is good and it very watchable.
  
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- - a customer
  - 30 Jan 2012 at 13:40
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  A pleasant surprise
  
  This isn't the kind of film I'd normally go for, but was intrigued by the story so I thought I'd give it a chance. I was pleasantly surprised and ... read more »
  
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- - CaptainDeadbeat
  - 39 reviews
  - Tunbridge Wells
  - 27 Jan 2012 at 23:06
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  great british film
  
  one of the best british films in years!!!!!!!!
  
  had me hooked from the start, great british cast, great british everything.....except for that naughty... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - 18 Jan 2012 at 03:00
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  A pleasant surprise?
  
  I was expecting more of the Crash, Bang, Wallop from this movie ala Statham style movies of the past but was pleasantly surprised by this film.
  
  True... read more »
  
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- 1078357
- - Montaigne
  - 4 reviews
  - newcastle under Lyme
  - 04 Jan 2012 at 09:32
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  - 0
  Excellent Jason
  
  Star quality.
  
  Excellent shot movie and great plot.....
  
  Jason at his best and a role that suits him better than his old genre of Kung Fu ... read more »
  
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- 1075414
- - Bing5376
  - 11 reviews
  - Ayr
  - 22 Dec 2011 at 17:08
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  Great watch!
  
  Great film, action packed and kept my attention all the way through! Jason Statham is his usual lushness, believable plot, great watch!
  
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- - a customer
  - 12 Dec 2011 at 08:52
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  - 0
  Anyone who likes a good honest heist movie!
  
  Classic heist film. Based around a true story. very easy to watch, captivating and exciting. If you like heist films, or 1970's Britain then give this one a... read more »
  
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  - 01 Dec 2011 at 11:20
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  be warned!
  
  A good film, but with an uncomfortable amount of sex and nudity which makes the 15 rating inappropriate in my opinion.
  
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- 1066832
- - Ellie-May
  - 2 reviews
  - 25 Nov 2011 at 07:00
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  a good old fashioned bank robbery
  
  i have seen this film more than once and loved it on each occasion. a good plot and good old fashioned bank robbery film to curl up and enjoy.
  
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- 1061342
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  - 11 Nov 2011 at 08:31
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- - 195
  - 29
  Sweeney With Violence & Porn; Overrated
  
  THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS | Show review anywayHide
  
  Shifty car-dealer Jason Stantham [Transporter], harassed to repay loan-shark, is approached by Saffron Burrows [Perfect Creature] to rob the security-boxes ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 543920
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  
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  - CashOnTheNail
  - 124 reviews
  - Manchester
  - 24 Mar 2008 at 11:03
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  - 1
  Another Great British Film..
  
  Theres something about these British robber films, like this and The Great Train Robbers etc' that just have an atmosphere - something less violent than our... read more »
  
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- - PaulaWestwood
  - 397 reviews
  - Ashton-Under-Lyne
  - 07 Mar 2008 at 17:29
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  - 3
  Pretty Poor
  
  not exactly awful ( apart from Saffron Burrows who can't act her way out of a paper bag ) but all in all this was so poor that I switched off before the end... read more »
  
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- - Martin77
  - 150 reviews
  - PLYMOUTH
  - 02 Jul 2008 at 22:49
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  Walkie Talkie Robbers!
  
  This is one of the best British movies I have seen in ages! What makes it more interesting is that it is based on true events. To say that is a bank heist gone... read more »
  
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- 537078
- - a customer
  - SW London
  - 09 Mar 2008 at 18:31
- - 16
  - 4
  OK!
  
  This film was only ok!
  
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- 594563
- - Snezza
  - 93 reviews
  - Haverhill
  - 08 Jul 2008 at 12:49
- - 13
  - 3
  didnt work
  
  didnt watch this one it didnt work.
  
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- 634911
- - nightmaregirl
  - 6 reviews
  - Pentre
  - 25 Sep 2008 at 17:37
- - 13
  - 4
  15 rating?
  
  It only took me about 5 minutes to stop watching this film with my 15 year old son. Graphic sexual scenes and constant foul language should have given this film... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Dewsbury
  - 12 Aug 2008 at 20:26
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  The Bank Job
  
  Do not rent this film, you will only be dissapointed. The acting was terrible, the storyline was boring & there was no excitment in this film at all. I ... read more »
  
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- 597852
- - Ryan78
  - 4 reviews
  - Blantyre
  - 14 Jul 2008 at 16:12
- - 10
  - 0
  so,so
  
  not a bad movie could of been better,intresting story tho
  
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- 598647
- - a customer
  - northeast
  - 15 Jul 2008 at 21:48
- - 9
  - 0
  life sentence
  
  smart suave movie.... dis aint no oceans 11 but it'll do .... well at least for uk standards ;p watch it
  
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- 603989
- - dude
  - 62 reviews
  - London
  - 26 Jul 2008 at 22:51

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