Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1253 in DVD
• Released on: 2008-06-30
• Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
• Format: PAL
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 107 minutes

Amazon.co.uk review
A cheerful, energetic, and completely entertaining movie, The Bank Job follows some small-time hoods who think they've lucked into a big-time opportunity when they learn a bank's security system will be temporarily suspended--little suspecting that they're being manipulated by government agents for their own ends. The result is that the movie doubles its pleasures: While the robbery itself has the usual suspense of a heist film, when the robbery is over the hoods find themselves being hunted by the police, the government, and brutal criminal kingpins who were storing dangerous information in a safety deposit box. The Bank Job won't win any awards, but it's enormously fun. Director Roger Donaldson (No Way Out, Species) propels the action along with vigour, zippy editing (with perfect clarity among multiple story-lines) and various colourful characters. Jason Statham (Snatch, The Transporter), as the leader of the bank robbers, successfully steps away from his usual bone-crunching roles to a more human presence. The rest of the cast--including Saffron Burrows (Deep Blue Sea), Keeley Hawes (Tipping the Velvet), David Suchet (Poirot), and many faces familiar from British film and television--give their characters the right degree of personality and flavour without getting fussy or detracting from the headlong rush of the story. A little sex, a lot of action, a sly sense of humour, and a twisty plot. If more movies had these basic pleasures, the world would be a happier place. --Bret Fetzer

Synopsis
In this heist film starring Jason Statham (THE TRANSPORTER), the mystery doesn't revolve around the robbery itself. Instead, when the thieves steal the contents of safe deposit boxes at a London bank, they uncover evidence of deceit and crime that reach all the way to the crown.

Customer Reviews

Great Film in the Trad Brit style
I really liked this film despite the poor reviews in the papers by some critics.

The film starts with 'Our hero' Terry (Second hand car lot owner) having his stock smashed up by some dodgy money lender monkeys. In desperation he goes along with his old school friend Ms Love's plan to rob a bank by the old 'dig a tunnel from the closed down shop opposite' method when the bank alarm system is down. All is far from what it seems to these likeable robbers and without spoiling the plot can say it involves Royalty, Dishonest Cops, Trinidadian Drug Barons and Porn kings as well as brothel owner Sonia - oh and some MPs and MI5!! It is all a true story and I thoroughly enjoyed it from begining to end. Lots of 70s period detail and the behind the scenes action by the Police that looks hilariously amateurish by todays standards- well I hope they have improved their detection skills since then. If you are old enough to remember the 1970's and a series called Budgie with Adam Faith you will love this.

Classic and British. 10/10
What can you say other than a very enjoyable film portraying London small time criminals doing the 'Big One'.

Certainly had me entertained for the full 107 minutes. Great casting fantastic story, great props. Historical, entertaining and 70s BRITISH!. Definitely one to have in your collection for sure. Buy it, rent it, steal it, whatever it you definitely must 'ave it!

Loved it !
I watched this, reluctantly, thinking it would be another Gangster movie in the Guy Ritchie mode. How wrong I was !! I was hooked from beginning to end, this movie was a true roller coaster ride, from laughs to thrills, it has it all. Plus to think it is based on fact, makes it even more fascinating. Although I am sure Princess Margaret is turning in her grave !!
Performances were great, this movie is truly one for your collection.