Jason Statham (right), and Saffron Burrows (second left) star in this classic and smart British heist thriller in "The Bank Job".
The Bank Job, is a British crime film directed by Roger Donaldson who also direct "The Recruit" in 2003. This movie is based on a true story. It is 1971 real life Bank robbery in Baker Street, London. The story is about a guy named Terry Leather (Jason Statham) who is a owner of a car sales garage. Unfortunately, his garage always been harassed by two debt collectors. So, one day Martine (Saffron Burrows) who is his old girlfriend give him an opportunity to rob a bank so that in future he will never worry about the debt again. Then Terry hire his crew to rob the bank. After robbing the bank, what they didn't know is actually Martine is working with MI5 so that she won't go to jail because of smuggling heroin into Britain. The purpose of MI5 recruit Martine is they want the content of a certain safe deposit box in that bank which content a lot of dirty secret, the secret include the corruption of a British Government, Royal Family and others. First of all, this is a smart and great story telling film, it contain a very smart plot and dialouge. You will be enjoy this movie from the beginning until the end of the movie. There will be a small plot twist which I think is alrite, and this movie will give you a lot of surprise in every minutes of running time. Some part of the film will give some audiences a bit confuse, especially the first half of the movie. Besides that, it also have some dark humor. Besides that, it also contain a few very old-fashioned action sequences and some nude scene. Moreover, the acting is very great when it comes to Jason Statham, his acting is very similar with his previous film "Crank" which he really put his full potential in this movie and he brings this true story alive and makes this movie very energetic. I really enjoy watching this movie. Overall, a smart and well-paced classic British heist flick. Really enjoyable. Highly recommended.
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