2008 · thriller · crime · drama
The Bank Job
Directed by Roger Donaldson1h 52m2008
Terry is a small-time car dealer trying to leave his shady past behind and start a family. Martine is a beautiful model from Terry's old neighbourhood who knows that Terry is no angel. When Martine proposes a foolproof plan to rob a bank, Terry recognises the danger but realises this may be the opportunity of a lifetime.
Our read: The Bank Job (2008) reads as a heavy, steady, grounded thriller · crime · drama entry — extreme in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, measured in temperature, ambivalent in outlook.
Heavy, steady, extreme thriller / crime, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, mid-stakes, measured.
- heavy
- extreme
- twisty
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