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DVD ~ Jason Statham
3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Jason Statham, Saffron Burrows, Stephen Campbell Moore, Daniel Mays, James Faulkner
  • Directors: Roger Donaldson
  • Writers: Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais
  • Producers: Aaron Shuster, Alan Glazer, Alex Gartner, Charles Roven, Christopher Mapp
  • Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Colour, Dolby, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
  • Language English
  • Subtitles: English, Spanish
  • Region: Region 1 (US and Canada DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: R (Restricted) (US MPAA rating. See details.)
  • Studio: Lionsgate
  • DVD Release Date: 15 Jul 2008
  • Run Time: 111 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B0019EXZY4
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 81,083 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Jason Statham Crime Flick, 1 Jul 2008
This review is from: The Bank Job [Blu-ray] (Blu-ray)
Allegedly based on true events (the final credits mention the names have been changed to protect the guilty), The Bank Job is partly a homage to the traditional British robbery film and partly a tale of political and society intrigue. The main premise of the story is that a Black Power activist Michael X managed to obtain photographs of a prominent British royal (possibly Princess Margaret) enjoying a decidedly unregal menage-a-trois while on holiday in the Caribbean. On returning to England, Michael X uses the pictures to blackmail the authorities into turning a blind eye to his criminal activities.

The British Secret Service (MI5 or MI6) learns the location of the photographs in a Bank safety deposit box. Thus they set in motion the chain of events which convinces Terry (Jason Statham) and his cronies to tunnel into the safe and empty the deposit boxes thus retrieving the photographs to 1. Protect the Royal and, 2. Remove Michael X's "Get Out of Jail Free" card. Up until this point the film is an enjoyable, if somewhat risque, crime caper. However things take a darker turn when inevitably this is not the only secret held in the security vault, including some compromising photographs of Secret Service officials and a crime boss's ledger of payments to corrupt police officers. This leads to a classic four way stand-off between the various parties before the final denoument.

In general terms The Bank Job is an enjoyable and entertaining heist movie. The Blu-Ray picture and sound transfer are superb. There are a couple of downers - Jason Statham needs to start working on an act other than the grizzled Cockney "wide-boy", he is really, really, in danger of being permanently typecast. There are a few plot holes and transport enthusiasts will spot the tube trains in the scenes filmed on the Underground are not correct for the era, nor is the main line train at Paddington station.

To conclude, it's not quite as quirky as Lock Stock... or Snatch but if you want a good popcorn movie and a nostalgic glimpse of the early 70's you could do far worse.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Return of the Great British gangster movie , 23 Oct 2008
By chuckles "barnie884" (Netherlands) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Bank Job [Blu-ray] (Blu-ray)
This movie is well written, action packed with a bit of light hearted comedy to keep it from getting too heavy. This movie carries on with the tradition of Lock Stock, and a welcome return after the last few attempts. A couple of dodgy accents, but that's a very small issue. The film is in 2 parts, the first the robbery then as soon as that's done, then the action really kicks in. This film was digitally shot, and that makes it excellent on HD with superb picture and sound.
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7 of 22 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Movie: 3.75/5 Picture Quality: 4/5 Sound Quality: 4.5/5 Extras: 2.25/5, 16 Jul 2008
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This review is from: The Bank Job [Blu-ray] (Blu-ray)
Version: U.K / Region B
Version: U.S.A / Region A

MPEG-4 AVC
Running time: 1:52:01
Movie size: 19,677,437,952 bytes
Disc size: 23,620,157,820 bytes
Average video bit rate: 18.32 Mbps
DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1 2714Kbps (48kHz/16-bit)
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4.0 out of 5 stars Great British Film
Realy enjoyed the film, especially the fact that it was English. Not quite up there with Lock Stock and such like but still good. Read more
Published 1 month ago by J. Bloch

5.0 out of 5 stars The Bank Job
An excellent British film, plenty of action and nostalgia. Well written and acted by fairly known cast.
Published 1 month ago by Mrs. Alexandra Phillips

4.0 out of 5 stars Take it for what it is
The Bank job isn't a bad movie.

Its enjoyable to watch, none of the actors leap out in this film, but this is partly because they all played their part well... Read more
Published 12 months ago by C. Bruiners

1.0 out of 5 stars Not Lock,Stock or Snatch
Despite a good premise, this poor movie is oddly uninvoling, culminating in a real disappointment. Regarding the actors Statham proves he is a one trick pony; the stunning Saffron... Read more
Published 12 months ago by Brendan O. Clarke

1.0 out of 5 stars Cockney caper
Despite a good premise, this poor movie is oddly uninvoling, culminating in a real disappointment. Regarding the actors Statham proves he is a one trick pony; Saffron Burrows... Read more
Published 12 months ago by Brendan O. Clarke

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