The Bank Job

Yet another Jason Statham movie you might ask. Yes, is the answer. It appears Mr. Statham is on a tear to catch up to Michael Caine's record for making more movies in one lifetime than a body ought to. Since Statham plays basically the same character in each film however, I predict either he or the viewing public will get bored and give up. Statham has a head start however; Caine did not start making movies until he was the same age as Statham is now.

This movie is a bunch smarter than the average Statham movie. Perhaps being based on a true story helped? Despite that there are a couple of scenes which did not help the credibility of the script. Not to spoil anything, but not all post-heist residences were equally covered by the police or the thugs, which is a mystery to me. If it happened that way, so be it, but I find that very difficult to believe.

The characters in this story are so real, and the acting so good, that I found myself talking to the screen and telling them how stupid they were be behaving. I usually talk about them, not TO them. This was fun. Nevermind and the skin scenes, this was fun to watch.

Watch this movie with this someone who enjoys a good heist movie and can keep up with the unexpected twists.