The bank job takes place in the seventies in England and even though the film suffers a little ADD at the beginning, it soon finds its rhythm. We understand that a certain royal’s (Margaret : E2’s sister) compromising photographs are kept in a safe at the Lloyd’s bank on Baker street. A bunch of amateur bank robbers make a lousy, noisy and messy job robbing the bank and what ensue is a royal mess to say the least. Based on a true story, the Bank Job is entertaining, the bad guys do have the support and approval of the public all along, especially Terry (Jason Statham), the leader of the group who manages to keep a perfect 3 day beard during the entire film. In the end, the robbers get to keep the loot and obtain new IDs, the bad cops get caught, the Madam is dismissed, Margaret’s photos are history, a few politicians are caught with their pants down and Lord Mountbatten (called to settle the deal between the robbers and MI 5 or 6 or 7) have this magnificent line (at least in the movie) : “I didn’t have that much fun since the war”! I had the choice between seeing this movie or Stop Loss the new film about Irak and the soldiers sent back after one or two tours of duty. Then I realized that I do not want to see a film about Irak at all… After all, I have been against this war since the beginning, not that it made any difference. I have signed every petition, went to every vigil, read every article, watched every documentary for a while and silently screamed at such an horror and disgrace. For what? Nothing at all. I am well aware of what is going on and I don’t need to get sick over it just to realize that my little voice will have no echo and that I will have to walk my days surrounded by a veil of sadness about something over which I have no power. So I refuse to watch any Irak war movie. There is nothing to say, nothing to watch and most of all there is no need. I’ll watch when the trials for those responsible for this war will be filmed. In the meantime, let me forget…
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Sunday, March 30, 2008
THE BANK JOB
The bank job takes place in the seventies in England and even though the film suffers a little ADD at the beginning, it soon finds its rhythm. We understand that a certain royal’s (Margaret : E2’s sister) compromising photographs are kept in a safe at the Lloyd’s bank on Baker street. A bunch of amateur bank robbers make a lousy, noisy and messy job robbing the bank and what ensue is a royal mess to say the least. Based on a true story, the Bank Job is entertaining, the bad guys do have the support and approval of the public all along, especially Terry (Jason Statham), the leader of the group who manages to keep a perfect 3 day beard during the entire film. In the end, the robbers get to keep the loot and obtain new IDs, the bad cops get caught, the Madam is dismissed, Margaret’s photos are history, a few politicians are caught with their pants down and Lord Mountbatten (called to settle the deal between the robbers and MI 5 or 6 or 7) have this magnificent line (at least in the movie) : “I didn’t have that much fun since the war”! I had the choice between seeing this movie or Stop Loss the new film about Irak and the soldiers sent back after one or two tours of duty. Then I realized that I do not want to see a film about Irak at all… After all, I have been against this war since the beginning, not that it made any difference. I have signed every petition, went to every vigil, read every article, watched every documentary for a while and silently screamed at such an horror and disgrace. For what? Nothing at all. I am well aware of what is going on and I don’t need to get sick over it just to realize that my little voice will have no echo and that I will have to walk my days surrounded by a veil of sadness about something over which I have no power. So I refuse to watch any Irak war movie. There is nothing to say, nothing to watch and most of all there is no need. I’ll watch when the trials for those responsible for this war will be filmed. In the meantime, let me forget…
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