Simple and well acted, it has tension enough to knot the stomach.

It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.

Wow! Based on the 1971 Baker Street bank robbery, the high profile contents with royal connections make this film, not just an ordinary bank robbery!I much prefer Jason Statham in his earlier British roles, before the action man stays appeared and a great cast to go along side. Attracting attention from every corner, this is a great British film that I recommend to see

this film is boring and Tilly made us watch it, i want to be a crusader and go to the holy lands. this film is boring and Tilly made us watch it, i want to be a crusader and go to the holy lands. this film is boring and Tilly made us watch it, i want to be a crusader and go to the holy lands. this film is boring and Tilly made us watch it, i want to be a crusader and go to the holy lands. this film is boring and Tilly made us watch it, i want to be a crusader and go to the holy lands.

The Bank Job (2008): Dir: Roger Donaldson / Cast: Jason Statham, Saffron Burrows, Stephen Campbell Moore, Daniel Mays, Richard Lintern: An entertaining yet terribly routine caper regarding a task gone wrong. Jason Statham stars as a criminal presented with a task of robbing the safe deposit boxes at a bank. He gathers a crew together but doesn't realize that their quest for wealth is actually a quest to obtain incriminating photos of authority figures. Structure is formula but screenplay is clever. Improvement for director Roger Donaldson who previously made such junk as Species and Dante's Peak. Statham does well trying to straighten out sabotage as well as complete the task at hand. Should viewers be applauding their actions? Perhaps not. Saffron Burrows plays an ex-girlfriend who lures him into this crime but he isn't sure whether she can be trusted. Other roles are either interesting or underused but they mainly serve as symbols for shabby screen writing. Among the supporting cast are Stephen Campbell Moore, Richard Lintern, and Daniel Mays and none of them appear to be scoring much in terms of a good career move here. Very similar to the original version of The Italian Job only the ending isn't nearly as clever. There is a lot of potential here yet the film still manages to fly south when failing to deliver a sense of purpose to an incomplete job. Score: 7 / 10

As far as crime caper movies go, this is right up there with the best.The film has the added conviction that often comes with stories based on real events such as "The French Connection" and "Munich" to name a couple. The story takes place in 1970. A gangster, Michael X (Peter de Jersey) has some compromising photographs of a member of the royal family. He uses these as insurance against prosecution for his crimes. Tim Everett (Richard Lintern) of MI5 is ordered to get the negatives, but he is told to use unorthodox means so as not to incriminate the government. Through Martine Love (Saffron Burrows), a woman Everett has rescued from a drugs charge, a small-time criminal, Terry Leather (Jason Statham), is brought in to do the robbery. This entails tunnelling beneath two shops to get to the bank. Terry pulls together a team including a tunnelling expert. The icing on the cake in "The Bank Job" is the bank job itself. The robbery sequence is long, full of detail, and packed with tension. The film was directed by Roger Donaldson who had remade "The Getaway". Although Alec Baldwin didn't eclipse Steve McQueen in that effort, Donaldson's action sequences, which included a similar robbery, were a notch above Peckinpah's. Donaldson can also handle intense human drama as he proves here and in films such as the brilliant "The Bounty". The story is full of lewd lords and crooked cops, and the plot twists in all directions as other characters are drawn in whose secrets have also been exposed. Although the film starts with a light touch it becomes progressively darker as retribution comes from all directions. One of the aggrieved is brothel owner Lew Vogel (David Suchet) who makes a point that sums up a lot of the characters in the film. As his associates are about to work over one of Terry's friends with what looks like a sand blaster, he says, "I have a very jaundiced view of life. From what I see most of it is corrupt, venal and vile, and I'm just saying this so you know that I don't have a better nature to appeal to or a compassionate streak"."The Bank Job" has a great cast. Jason Statham is perfect as Terry and Saffron Burrows adds class to any movie she is in. This is definitely one of Roger Donaldson's best. He and the cast created believable characters in a movie that is absorbing from start to finish.