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The Bank Job Reviews

A sample of reviews from critics across the country.

• 91

  out of 100

  Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman

  One of the pleasures of The Bank Job is that it returns us to the days when robbing a bank was a gritty, hole-in-the-wall affair.

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• 75

  out of 100

  USA TodayClaudia Puig

  Imagine a blend of "Snatch," "Ocean's 11" and "The Italian Job." Then juxtapose the staples of the caper genre with real events involving national security and high-level corruption, and the result is The Bank Job.

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• 70

  out of 100

  Los Angeles TimesKevin Crust

  The film dawdles at times. but for the most part Donaldson keeps just the right amount of tension present in each scene.

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• 70

  out of 100

  Wall Street JournalJoe Morgenstern

  The Bank Job engages us fully with a tale that's well-fashioned more than anything else, a fascinating study of morality at several levels of English society, and of honor, or the lack of it, among implausibly likable thieves.

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• 60

  out of 100

  The New York TimesManohla Dargis

  The workmanlike title The Bank Job is a nice fit for this wham-bam caper flick.

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• 60

  out of 100

  Variety

  An engrossing if underwhelming period thriller.

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• 60

  out of 100

  The Hollywood ReporterFrank Scheck

  A slow-paced and often confusingly plotted crime drama that never lives up to the delicious potential of its premise.

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