Really fun. A joyride of a film. Not the greatest acting ever but extremely well cast with humor and purpose and enough ups and down and goings wrong to make the whole thing excruciatingly interesting to watch.
Sexy, swinging London in the daffy, old Seventies. Film remains on the light side but is consistent and never flags in interest.
JASON STATHAM, who has already acted in the worst film of the year "IN THE NAME OF THE KING", acquits himself nicely in a film that is far more appropriate for his talents. Think STEVE McQUEEN in Blighty. SAFFRON BURROWS works her magic as the lady fragile beauty that can get a man in trouble just by looking at her.
What are the best bank job movies of all time? "BONNIE AND CLYDE", "RESERVOIR DOGS", "HEAT", "BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID", "CRISSCROSS", "POINT BREAK" and the first "THE GETAWAY" come to mind. This film is somewhere in the middle of that pack.
Not a giant of a film but delightful all the same. A good guilty pleasure.
Other good crime flicks that this film brings to mind include: "THE ASPHALT JUNGLE", "THE KILLING", "OCEAN'S 11"(original), DEAD PRESIDENTS", "DIE HARD", LOCK, STOCK AND BARRELHEAD, "THE WILD BUNCH and "
A happy jaunt of a film like something you might expect from Ealing Studio's of the 1950's, you know, something MICHAEL CAINE in it or ALEC GUINNESS but a bit more up to date. Accents not a problem to understand once you get into it.
GO AND HAVE A BLAST!
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