THE BANK JOB

HEADLINE: ** Secret Sins Exposed, Pornographically **
TITLE: THE BANK JOB
Quality: * * * Acceptability: -4
SUBTITLES: None
WARNING CODES:
Language: LL
Violence: VVV
Sex: SSS
Nudity: NN

RATING: R
RELEASE: March 7, 2008
TIME: 112 minutes
STARRING: Jason Statham, Saffron Burrows, Steven Campbell Moore, Daniel Mays, James Faulkner, Alki David, Michael Jibson and Richard Lintern
DIRECTOR: Roger Donaldson
PRODUCERS: Steve Chasman and Charles Roven
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: David Alper, Scott Fischer, Alex Gartner, Alan Glazer, Gary Hamilton, Ryan Kavanaugh, Christopher Mapp, George McIndoe, Aaron Shuster, Matthew Street, and David Whealy
WRITERS: Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais
BASED ON: A true story
DISTRIBUTOR: Lionsgate Films

CONTENT: (PaPa, B, Ho, LL, VVV, SSS, NN, D, A, MMM) A heavily pagan worldview in which immorality is rampant at all levels of society and, though there are a few honest police willing to oppose evil both in high and low society, many police and elected officials are corrupt, plus light homosexual elements; 16 strong obscenities but seems like more; violence is brief but very disturbing such as white landlord tortured by black racketeer, man is tortured and murdered to get him to talk, woman police informant is murdered with a machete, and some physical fighting; very strong sexual content includes opening scene of what appears to be lesbian sex involving royal family member, another scene features a vile house of prostitution in which major politicians engage in sadomasochism and are secretly filmed, and a third scene features a gangster reviewing a pornographic movie while trying to identify an actor; several prostitutes are shown naked or topless; some alcohol use; some smoking; and, miscellaneous immorality is extreme, including lying, kidnapping, blackmail, robbery, prostitution, police payoffs, torture, and murder.

GENRE: Crime Drama
INTENDED AUDIENCE: Adults

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SUMMARY: THE BANK JOB is a British crime drama in which the high and mighty secretly enlist the low and dirty to rob a bank hoping to retrieve some nasty photos from a safe deposit box. More nasty secrets than expected come to light and some are pornographically portrayed in movie, making it unsuitable for viewing by people with good moral values.

IN BRIEF:

THE BANK JOB is a British crime drama in which the high and mighty secretly enlist the low and dirty to rob a bank hoping to retrieve some nasty photos from a safe deposit box. The caper gets out of control when more sleaze than expected is found in the boxes. Everyone from royalty, to politicians, to policemen and gangsters go after the thieves to try to keep their nasty secrets quiet.

On the bright side, the movie shows that engaging in immorality has horrible consequences. Secret sinners, corrupt policemen, nasty thugs, and even the petty thieves wind up fearing exposure, capture or even death. On the dark side, the movie goes so far in exposing sin that it becomes a pornographic peep show. A good cinematographer can film the story of David and Bathsheeba without making a porno flick. By being too graphic, THE BANK JOB will turn away audiences that might have been interested in the story. If you think what you do in the privacy of your bedroom or office is secret, you're wrong. God sees all. In fact, He sees right into the heart of your soul.