'The Bank Job' movie

Jason Statham and Saffron Burrows in “The Bank Job,” a fast-paced, larcenous romp inspired by a 1971 burglary in London.  Watch the trailer: http://movies.aol.com/movie/the-bank-job/32256/main

Watching the trailer gives you the impression that this movie is a British comic caper about an inept gang of bank thieves but it's more than that. In fact the film turns nasty near the end as the gang realizes they are in over their heads.  Will they get away and with their ill-begotten goods is the question. I thoroughly enjoyed this small but well-crafted film and so will you if you're not adverse to hearing English accents and slang.

 

Jason Statham of The Transporter movies leads the gang. Here he's not dependent on fight scenes but still has his sardonic sense of humor.  His character is more rounded than usual and a pleasure to watch. The rest of the cast fills their roles nicely including David Suchet of TV's Hercules Poirot fame. I didn't recognize him at first because he looked completely different than Agatha Christie's detective or as the villain in Airforce One.  His voice kept nagging at me until the cast was listed only during the end credits. This time he plays a porn king who has his own agenda in retrieving the contents from his pilfered safe deposit box. Let's not forget the lovely Saffron Burrows who is blackmailed into hiring Statham and his friends but has her own plans.

 

Everyone is out for something in this highly entertaining movie. Who will be the winners and losers is what keeps you caring about their future as events collide at the conclusion of The Bank Job.