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The Bank Job

The Bank Job
Director: Roger Donaldson
Actors: Jason Statham, Saffron Burrows, Stephen Campbell Moore, Daniel Mays, James Faulkner
Studio: Lionsgate Home Entertainment
Category: DVD

List Price: $29.95
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Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars 63 reviews
Sales Rank: 1147

Format: Ac-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dvd-video, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 110 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6

MPN: 23610
UPC: 031398236108
EAN: 0031398236108
ASIN: B0019EXZY4

Theatrical Release Date: March 7, 2008
Release Date: July 15, 2008
Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
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Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
A small-time crook takes on a bank heist when an old friend offers him an inside track to the vault. Along with his hastily assembled team of low-rung criminals Terry (Statham) finds himself deep into this real-life heist and quite suddenly the target of ruthless mobsters the police government officials at the highest level and even the royal family.System Requirements:Running Time: 110 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: ACTION/ADVENTURE/THRILLERS Rating: R UPC: 031398236108 Manufacturer No: 23610

Amazon.com
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 vigor, editing zippily with perfect clarity among multiple storylines and various colorful 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 flavor without getting fussy or detracting from the headlong rush of the story. A little sex, a lot of action, a sly sense of humor, and a twisty plot; if more movies had these basic pleasures, the world would be a happier place. --Bret Fetzer

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Customer Reviews:   Read 58 more reviews...

4 out of 5 stars Bank Job   October 10, 2008
Thomas Rikert (Germany)
I basically bought the movie because of Jason Statham, and I wasn't disappointed.
It is a good movie about a couple of misfits are robbing a bank.
What I like about the flick is, the setting and the characters portrayed in this film.
On top, it has this typical British feeling to it, what makes most movies from the island somehow special.
Snatch (Widescreen Edition)



5 out of 5 stars Like The Italian Job   October 9, 2008
Scott Weigand (Doylestown, PA)
Flat out funny and smart film. To say anything would spoil the film. The film never stops with the actions and moments that make you snicker.

Disc 2 is the digital copy, compatible with Windows Media and iTunes. The bonus features on Disc 1 were pretty nice, going into the heist.

If you liked The Italian Job (old or new), get this film. If you like the Bond films, get this film.



4 out of 5 stars Not a bad movie, Jason Statham makes the movie   October 5, 2008
AOL (Leavenworth, KS United States)
A pretty good movie with some decent acting. Saffron plays a straight laced British lady with a double (or is it triple) side. It's amazing that the story is even true. Regardless, definitely worth a see.


4 out of 5 stars Good buy.   October 1, 2008
Hedchekr (Santa Maria CA, USA)
This movie was a blind buy for me. It is a really good movie that is well written and has excellent pacing. Everybody puts in a good performance, and since it is based off of actual events it is not over the top like Statham flicks have been as of late. Very well done.


4 out of 5 stars Tha Bank Job, terrific movie   September 30, 2008
G. A. Miller (Auckland, New Zealand)
The Bank Job
Wonderful movie, still on at the box office in New Zealand when received. True to the description of suspense, intrigue and a true story.

Very well directed and a great cast.

Great service from Amazon, here within 7 days and at a very reasonable cost.

Well done Amazon


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