The Bank Job [Blu-ray] + Digital Copy
by Roger Donaldson
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Actor: Daniel Mays, James Faulkner, Jason Statham, Saffron Burrows, Stephen Campbell MooreDirector: Roger Donaldson
Brand: Lions Gate
Producer: Aaron Shuster
Producer: Alan Glazer
Producer: Alex Gartner
Producer: Charles Roven
Producer: Christopher Mapp
Writer: Dick Clement
Writer: Ian La Frenais
Blu-ray: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1 EX
Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 111 minutes
Blu-ray Release Date: 2008-07-15
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Lionsgate
Product features:
- Condition: New
- Format: Blu-ray
- AC-3; Closed-captioned; Color; Dolby; DTS Surround Sound; Subtitled; Widescreen
Blu-ray Reviews of The Bank Job [Blu-ray] + Digital Copy
Blu-ray Review: The Bank Job (Blu-ray)
Summary: 4 Stars
Movie - 4.0
Something I've always noticed since watching Jason Statham is that the differences between his Hollywood and British movies are very distinct. His Hollywood titles are usually mindless action entertainment fluff, whereas his British (aka BETTER) movies are a lot more dramatic and/or whimsically written. Lock, Stock & Two Smoking Barrels and Snatch (the only two I've seen) are great, great pieces of film full of quirky characters, plot twists, excellent scripts, and a very dark style of comedy. The Bank Job is a slightly faulted return to form, portraying yet another heist gone bad, but with our protagonists coming out on top at the end. I liked it. As typical of myself and British scripts, I took a liking to the dialogue and subtle frankness that Brits have in their language such as their accents and colloquialisms (I find it funny to call someone a wanker or say the word "bollocks"). On top of that, the film itself did a very good job of pacing all 3 acts: the setup, the job, and the getaway. Drama and thrills abound in this movie with good writing, decent characters, and a retro feel to the '70s. I was rather impressed by the staging, set designs, and costumes, having been born in the '80s myself, and thus not as familiar with what was. The one complaint I did have, though, was with the tone of the film. Of the 3 British gangster/heist movies I've seen (Lock, Stock, Snatch, and Layer Cake), I found Bank Job to be just a tad lacking in terms of a strong screenplay. Guy Ritchie put a great deal of quirkiness into Lock, Stock and Snatch, while Matthew Vaughn put a lot of grit into Layer Cake. However, I simply felt Bank Job fell short of this by not putting enough emphasis on any particular aspect of the story or characters. But regardless, it's still a very good movie for what they had to work with (being based on a true story and all).
Video - 4.0
What a strange and fickle job of cinematography. I saw so many instances of reference video, but then other scenes would be too high in contrast or too saturated in hue. It's a good transfer, don't get me wrong. It's just a damn inconsistent one from shot to shot at times. Black levels are solid, and there's very little, if any grain present from what I saw. Sharpness is pretty high quality as well, but getting back to those contrast and hue problems, it had a tendency to make skin tones look a bit smudgy every now and then. But some up close shots were amazingly detailed. It was so clear you could see every line, wrinkle, and pore in a person's face as if they were standing right in front of you. Too bad it just didn't stay that way the entire time.
Audio - 4.5
Being a drama, dialogue takes up a majority of the sound stage. However, I was pleasantly surprised at how well discrete sound effects and music were placed throughout the entire length of the film in this DTS-HD 7.1 track. The side and rear speakers actually had quite a bit of directionality in terms of very subtle dings, taps, and other various background noises, which may seem like overkill for a drama, but impressive, nonetheless. Overall sound is very crisp, and I'd even say it's just short of demo'ing a 7.1 setup. I subtract that extra half point because, well, dramas aren't really demo quality material anyway. Great effort by Lionsgate, though.
Extras - 2.5
Only two segments are presented in widescreen SD, one about production of the movie, the other about the actual story. They're interesting to a degree, but hardly worth watching aside for a little trivia.
Overall - 4.0
The Bank Job is a very good heist movie that better showcases the acting abilities of Jason Statham. It's not quite on par with other titles branching from the Guy Ritchie/Matthew Vaughn mold, but there's enough drama, thrills, and even some sensuality in this particular one to keep you entertained if you're looking for a refreshing change of pace to get the absurdities of Transporter 2 or Crank out of your head. The video is a bit finicky, but the audio is excellent, making The Bank Job a solid recommendation for heist/thriller fans.
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