Spare Room (Free subscription) | 08/08/2008
The Bank Job , Directed by Roger Donaldson, Starring Jason Statham, Saffron Burrows. Rating R16 - Violence, Offensive Language & Sex Scenes It's about time Jason Statham appeared in a decent movie. Films like The Transporter and Crank may have made him into an action hero, but they're a huge disappointment when compared to his first major outings in Guy Ritchie's Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels...
Critic After Dark (Free subscription) | 02/08/2008
A Good Job Roger Donaldson's The Bank Job (2008) is a crackerjack B-movie thriller, the kind of small-scale, unfussy film you don't really see anymore--not since Steven Soderbergh inflated the caper flick into celebrity-studded megaproductions with his Danny Ocean movies. Based on the true story of the Baker Street Walkie-Talkie bank robbers back in 1971, it quickly sketches the circumstances before...
USA Today (Free subscription) | 18/07/2008
Roger Donaldson can be a capable director with simpatico material (see 1987's No Way Out or Thirteen Days for two standouts). ...
High-Def Digest: All Hig (Free subscription) | 16/07/2008
At long last, another film has come along that justifies my faith in Jason Statham. After catching my attention in ‘Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels’ and the deceptively witty ‘Snatch,’ the...
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 16/07/2008
The film's title may make it sound like a generic crime vehicle, and the casting of B-action star Jason Statham may not inspire confidence. Yet "The Bank Job," a British heist thriller based on an actual London bank robbery, is more interesting than such superficial particulars might suggest. "The Bank Job," written by old hands Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais and based on London's real-life "Walkie-Talkie...
Pajiba (Free subscription) | 15/07/2008
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Film School Rejects (Free subscription) | 15/07/2008
A wise man once said “It’s not just about seeing Star Wars two weeks before everyone else. You’ve gotta plow through crap like Marie Antoinette and Catwoman as well.” I have the fortune of being able to see all of the films that I want, and find out that they ...
IndieLondon (Free subscription) | 26/06/2008
Website Buy it on DVD (Amazon) Buy it on Blu-ray (Amazon) Read our review Jason Statham interview David Suchet interview The Bank Job photo gallery Read our preview
BigPictureBigSound.com (Free subscription) | 09/06/2008
An average spy thriller with strong performances from Colin Farrell and Al Pacino offers a decent level of entertainment value, but the reference quality audio and video in this Blu-ray Disc release put it over the top.
DVD Times (Free subscription) | 06/06/2008
Blu-Ray News: Lionsgate Home Entertainment have announced the UK Region B Blu-ray Disc release of The Bank Job on 30th June 2008 priced at £24.99. Directed by Roger Donaldson and from the writing team of Dick Clement & Ian La Frenais, The Bank Job is based...
DVD Times (Free subscription) | 06/06/2008
News: Lionsgate Home Entertainment have announced the UK Region 2 DVD release of The Bank Job on 30th June 2008 priced at £19.99. Directed by Roger Donaldson and from the writing team of Dick Clement & Ian La Frenais, The Bank Job is based on the t...
Ambival.net (Free subscription) | 22/05/2008
Well, finally I feel like I can start this entry off. It's been an awful year so far but with Indy IV out of the way at least it finally feels like we’ve begun, lol. Tons to top it I’m sure. I hope? Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull Steven Spielberg Vantage Point Pete [...]
DVD Times (Free subscription) | 21/05/2008
Blu-Ray News: Lionsgate Home Entertainment have announced the US Region A Blu-ray Disc release of The Bank Job on 15th July 2008 priced at $39.99 SRP. Directed by Roger Donaldson and from the writing team of Dick Clement & Ian La Frenais, The Bank Job is b...
DVD Times (Free subscription) | 21/05/2008
News: Lionsgate Home Entertainment have announced the Region 1 DVD release of The Bank Job on 15th July 2008. Directed by Roger Donaldson and from the writing team of Dick Clement & Ian La Frenais, The Bank Job is based on the true story of a heist...
DVD Times (Free subscription) | 17/05/2008
Blu-Ray News: Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment have announced the US Blu-ray Disc release of two catalogue titles on 3rd June 2008. Priced at $34.99 SRP each are The Recruit - Al Pacino and Colin Farrell star in this thriller. Features include:1080P ...
