Monday, March 17, 2008

THE BANK JOB (JASON STATHAM, SAFFRON BURROWS; 2008)



I DON’T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED ON THE SET OF THE TRANSPORTER 2: DEPORTATION, BUT APPARENTLY SOMEONE SNUCK INTO JASON STATHAM’S TRAILER AND GAVE HIM ACTING LESSONS. HOWEVER, GOOD ACTING DOESN’T MAKE UP FOR A BAD SCRIPT, UNLESS OF COURSE, IT’S GIGLI. LUCKILY, THIS SAME ACTING COACH TAUGHT JASON THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A GOOD SCRIPT AND A BAD SCRIPT. AS IN, SNATCH: GOOD, CRANK: BAD. PRETTY SIMPLE STUFF FOR THE LAYMAN TO GRASP BUT NOT FOR THE WILDLY CREATIVE MINDS OF BRILLIANT ACTORS SUCH AS JASON STATHAM. IN THIS SURPRISINGLY ENTERTAINING FILM, STATHAM ORGANIZES A GROUP OF PETTY THIEVES TO PULL OFF THEIR FIRST MAJOR HEIST. UNFORTUNATELY, THEY ROB 300 SAFETY DEPOSIT BOXES WHICH CONTAIN DEEPLY OFFENSIVE PHOTOS OF THE ROYAL FAMILY, AND DOCUMENTED PAYMENTS TO CORRUPT COPS. AFTER RECOGNIZING THAT EVERYONE ON EVERY SIDE OF THE LAW IS QUICKLY TRYING TO KILL THEM, THE GROUP MUST DRASTICALLY CHANGE THEIR INITIAL ESCAPE PLAN. I RECOMMEND MAKING THIS THE NEXT FILM YOU SEE.

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