| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
B- |
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| Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
Boston Globe
Wesley Morris |
"The movie doesn't hang together as a thriller, and the characters don't hang together as interesting people." more... |
C |
Chicago Sun-Times
Jim Emerson |
"A serviceable B-grade British heist movie." more... |
B- |
Chicago Tribune
Michael Phillips |
"Slick, ice-cold and enjoyable." more... |
B |
E! Online
Alex Markerson |
"The only mystery in 'The Bank Job' is how such a wild yet grounded premise turns into a crashing bore." more... |
C- |
Entertainment Weekly
Owen Gleiberman |
"A no-frills movie about a real-life heist that delivers old-fashioned thrills." more... |
A- |
Filmcritic.com
Chris Cabin |
"Just another heist flick with a cockney accent and a taste for pints." more... |
C |
Hollywood Reporter
Frank Scheck |
"This sluggishly paced caper flick fails to score." more... |
C- |
Los Angeles Times
Kevin Crust |
"A masterful narrative full of odd twists and dark humor." more... |
B |
New York Post
Kyle Smith |
"A complicated and clever imagining of what might have happened in the mysterious 1971 London bank heist." more... |
B |
New York Times
Manohla Dargis |
"Blink and you may well miss the whodunit and what for, much less what does it all mean (if anything)." more... |
C |
ReelViews
James Berardinelli |
"Smart, well-paced, exciting entertainment for adults." more... |
B |
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers |
"A juicy, fact-based caper movie that's full of surprises." more... |
B |
San Francisco Chronicle
Steven Winn |
"The pleasure comes in watching one character after another get tangled up in a plot they all think they're controlling." more... |
A |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Sean Axmaker |
"Based more on rumor and supposition than fact. It's a highly entertaining set of hypotheses." more... |
B |
USA Today
Claudia Puig |
"Well-paced, smartly told and unpretentious, this solid British heist thriller also has moments of invention and imagination." more... |
B |
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