Yawn. Poorly Filmed Snooze Fest.

Yo, there's no way for me to review this film without saying, take your *insert ethnicity + "ass" here* to see this film,like now. You have to see it in order to know what you're really messing with.

This story has more twists and turns than a second-rate soap opera.

The best films of this genre always show a path and provide a takeaway for being a better person.

Wow! Based on the 1971 Baker Street bank robbery, the high profile contents with royal connections make this film, not just an ordinary bank robbery!I much prefer Jason Statham in his earlier British roles, before the action man stays appeared and a great cast to go along side. Attracting attention from every corner, this is a great British film that I recommend to see

A top-notch script, coupled with an excellent cast and great directing makes the most of this factually based film.Gripping from the start, it continues weaving its complex web of corruption in early 1970's London right through to the end.The excellent script from Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais just goes to show they should do more film scripts. The perfect balance between a gritty thriller and the occasional lighthearted comment or moment.It's rare to find such a well crafted heist movie that doesn't rely on superficial gloss. Hollywood should take note.A cracking film that's well worth your time.

I have only seen one other Jason Statham movie and that was Lock Stock and two smoking Barrels. I do not remember him at all. I have always avoided his films because they look as thought they are stock(no pun intended) stupid action movies. However this was on TV so I recorded it to have a quick look. It has a great British cast of character actors and it is written by Clements and La Frenais which guarantees quality. Jason Statham is no Olivier but he carries his role well ably supported by reliable actors like Keeley Hawes, Daniel Mays, Saffron Burrows, Peter Bowles and others. There is hardly any wasted screen time in this gripping thriller, said to be based on actual events - if that is so then it is amazing indeed. It starts quite slowly and one is tempted to bin it for the first 15 minutes but then the seemingly unconnected threads begin to knit together and you just have to watch it. I will take the opportunity to check out Stathams other movies if they are half as good as this. It is great when one is surprised by the unexpected when you watch a film.

By 1971 nobody gave two hoots about who Princess Margaret had sex with. If she'd spent as much time underneath various ne'er - do - wells as had been alleged,the poor old dear could hardly have come up for breath. She slept with the well - endowed John Bindon?Roddy Lewellyn,Peter Sellers..Mustique should have been ankle - deep in condoms...... The preposterous idea that "The Establishment"(what a splendid catch - all term that is) should encourage a team of frankly not overly - bright London crims to do a safety deposit vault in order to get photos of Royal/Commoner action is the wellspring behind this creaky "thriller"that is thirty years beyond it's sell - by date. The simple fact is that if the Security Services wanted to suppress the photos they simply had to serve a "D" notice on the Bank's Governors and walk out with them. All sorts of rumours were prevalent at the time about the real "Baker St. Moles",many set about by themselves. The self styled Michael "X" was a pimp and a violent criminal hiding behind the skirts of his community whilst presenting himself as it's saviour. He was later hanged in Jamaica where his ethnicity was not considered consequential. Without the silly Royal connection,"The Bank Job" must stand on its merits as a "Caper"movie but singularly fails to do so. The usual Brits turn up and do their posh or mockney turns,trouser the cash and go onto better things(or not,as the case may be). Mr Suchet gives a Michael Caine impersonation that entertains for about two minutes but unfortunately lasts rather longer. The Met scarcely covered itself in glory during the Baker St investigation and certain officers were quietly "resigned" in the aftermath of the affair - that much is true,but no real - life villains were "disappeared" or found hanging from Blackfriars Bridge or wherever a favourite subject for conspiracy theorists. The fact of the matter is that it was a crime that read better than it actually turned out. And,in "The Bank Job",it didn't even read that well.