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The Bank Job

DVD Widescreen 2-disc set More Info 2-disc Special Edition Close Caption: Yes Region Code: 1 UPC: 031398236092 Languages: English Dolby Digital 5.1 EX (Primary), English subtitles, Spanish subtitles	Usually ships in 5-10 days	$17.99 (10% off) List Price: ~~$19.99~~
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Skinopsis

A small-time crook takes on a bank heist when an old friend offers him an inside track to the vault. Along with his hastily assembled team of low-rung criminals, Terry (Statham) finds himself deep into this real-life heist and quite suddenly the target of ruthless mobsters, the police, government officials at the highest level, and even the royal family.

Assorted titties show up early in the film, between frolicking in the water and some stripper scenes. Saffron doesn't give up the goods, but her boobs are tiny anyway (see Klimt).

3 Reasons To buy this film

A smart, adult thriller
Jason Statham is our favorite ass-kicker. He could even take on Chuck Norris.
Inspired by true events, though we think that even the "true" events were already beefed up through urban legends

Review

Fans of hard-hitting, gritty '70s films rejoice! Hell, even the title is efficient. Now, The Bank Job doesn't exactly reinvent the wheel, but it's easy to forget that some of my favorite films from my favorite decade (including, say, Prime Cut and The Taking of Pelham One Two Three) didn't do that either. They just deliver straight-up, smart thrills and snappy dialogue in a refreshingly adult package. And if Jason Statham isn't quite the new Lee Marvin, he's just about the best we have right now.

Statham plays a lovable rogue who, acting on a tip from his sultry ex (Saffron Burrows), assembles a scrappy crew for a massive heist of safety deposit boxes. It's all based on a real story, with emphasis on the word story: Nobody really knows what went down during the heist, and details have been embellished over the years thanks to urban legendry. But the version that longtime writing team Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais invent could hardly be more entertaining.

Renting a shop two doors down from a massive bank on Baker Street, the Statham's crew conspires to dig a tunnel into the safety deposit area over a weekend and be gone by the time anyone notices. As if that wasn't enough, the contents of the boxes present a new problem... one that goes so far up the chain, that the actual facts in the case wound up sealed by the government for decades to come. It's a procedural, a conspiracy story, even a romance of sorts, all addressed without fluff and with respect for the audience's intelligence. The only false note I can detect is a brief foray into traditional Statham superhero mode near the end, though even that is exciting enough to tempt me into giving it a pass. It's surely more fun than whatever happened in real life, the details of which may be revealed sometime around 2054.

-- David Gorgos

Product Format Information

DVD Widescreen: $17.99 (2-disc Special Edition)

Availability: Usually ships in
5-10 days
Close Caption: Yes
Region Code: 1
UPC: 031398236092

Studio : Lions Gate Films

Languages: English Dolby Digital 5.1 EX (Primary) , English Subtitles , Spanish Subtitles
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic Widescreen
Features:
Includes a digital copy of the film
Bonus footage: Extended scenes
Featurette: Inside The Bank Job - Making of Featurette; The Baker Street Bank Raid - profile on the real Bank Robbery

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DVD Widescreen: $9.99

Availability: Usually ships in
5-10 days
Close Caption: Yes
Region Code: 1
UPC: 031398236108

Studio : Lions Gate Films

Languages: English Dolby Digital 5.1 , English Dolby Digital 2.0 , English Subtitles , Spanish Subtitles
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic Widescreen

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Blu-ray : $35.99

Availability: Usually ships in
5-10 days
Close Caption: Yes
Region Code: 1
UPC: 031398236146

Studio : Lions Gate Films

Languages: English DTS-HD 7.1 (Primary) , English Dolby Digital 5.1 , English Subtitles , Spanish Subtitles
Aspect Ratio: Widescreen
Features:
Includes a digital copy of the film
Featurette: Inside The Bank Job - Making of Featurette; The Baker Street Bank Raid - profile on the real Bank Robbery