Cliched though it may be, the old saying "truth is stranger than fiction" proves to once again be true in this unfairly overlooked heist thriller. With a number of coincidences and layers that one would think HAD to be purely fiction, the fact that the film is a (mostly) true account of a 1970s London bank heist only makes it more interesting. What makes it truly different from other heist thrillers however, is that the mystery of the story isn't "how on earth will they pull this off", but rather "how in the hell is this all going to end?". What starts out as a relatively basic bank robbery eventually unearths other hidden agendas (some planned for, and some completely unexpected). Not great, but thouroughly entertaining and well edited fun.
Grade: B
Nominations: Best Editing(#5)
Number of 2008 Films Seen: 27
Top 10 of the Year:
1. The Dark Knight
2. WALL-E
3. The Fall
4. In Bruges
5. Vicky Cristina Barcelona
6. Tropic Thunder
7. Iron Man
8. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of Crystal Skull
9. The Bank Job
10. Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
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