The Bank Job

Starring: Statham, Jason and Burrows, Saffron

Product Description

Inspired by the infamous 1971 robbery that took place at the Lloyds Bank in Marylebone London, THE BANK JOB stars Jason Statham and Saffron Burrows. The highly-charged heist thriller tautly interweaves high-level corruption, murder and sexual scandal in 1970s England. A car dealer with a dodgy past and new family, Terry (Statham) has always avoided major-league scams. But when Martine (Burrows), a beautiful model from his old neighborhood, offers him a lead on a foolproof bank hit on London's Baker Street, Terry recognizes the opportunity of a lifetime. Martine targets a roomful of safe deposit boxes worth millions in cash and jewelry. But Terry and his crew don't realize the boxes also contain a treasure trove of dirty secrets - secrets that will thrust them into a deadly web of corruption and illicit scandal that spans London's criminal underworld, the highest echelons of the British government, and the Royal Family itself...the true story of a heist gone wrong...in all the right ways.

• Format: DVD
• Language: English
• UPC: 031398236108
• Release Date: March 2012
• Rating: R (Restricted)
• Publisher: Lions Gate-Sphe
• Director: Donaldson, Roger
• Starring: Statham, Jason, Burrows, Saffron
• Runtime: 1 hour, 41 minutes
• Number of Disks: 1
• Other Video Info: DVD
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.3" x 7.5"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

The names of many of the people identified in this film have been changed to protect the guilty.

Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais wrote the film “The Bank Job,” which is supposedly based on a true story. This can possibly explain the complexity of the film. The film is more of a documentary than a shoot-out or car chase film. At first, it looks very formulaic. Later, you get interested in how it comes out. It seems like somebody high up in the government or the royal family made a faux pas. This ended up on some glossies that allowed a high-profile criminal to escape prosecution. These photos end up in a bank's safety deposit box. A shady car dealer, Terry (Jason Statham), is convinced to rob the safety deposit bank vault without realizing that he is helping to retrieve the photos. The story gets convoluted from here and includes MI5, other government agencies, police departments, and local criminals; David Suchet plays one. How will this all turn out? We will see as the story unfolds. The acting was well done, and the props were excellent for the period piece. Set in London in the early 1970s. This may not have been an exceptional film, but it will hold your attention to the end.