How to Rob a Bank (2007)

User Rating:

6.2/10   

Director:

Andrews Jenkins

Writer:

Andrews Jenkins (written by)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

...and 10 easy tips to get away with it

Plot:

Caught in the middle of a bank robbery, a slacker and a bank employee become the ones who arbitrate the intense situation.

Plot Keywords:

Heist | Slacker | Bank Robbery | Locked In Bank Vault | Gagged And Bound

Cast

Nick Stahl	...	Jinx
Erika Christensen	...	Jessica
Gavin Rossdale	...	Simon
Terry Crews	...	Officer DeGepse
David Carradine	...	Nick
Leo Fitzpatrick	...	Gunman
Adriano Aragon	...	Fellow Officer
Britt Delano	...	Key Witness

Runtime:

81 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Hollywood Center Studios - 1040 N. Las Palmas Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Rick Lashbrook Films

Trivia:

The full list of tips shown throughout the film on how to rob a bank are: Tip #1 - Decide to rob a bank. Tip #2 - Have a plan. Tip #3 - Have a back-up plan. Tip #4 - Establish clear communications. Tip #5 - Choose your partners carefully. Tip #6 - Expect the unexpected. Tip #7 - Shit happens. Tip #8 - Don't get greedy. Tip #9 - Remember, shit happens. Tip #10 - Hang up and know when to walk away.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Jason 'Jinx' Taylor: Life is stealing from you. Literally. Surcharge by surcharge. Convenience is bleeding you dry. Nickel by nickel. Chump change. That dime you don't even bother to bend over to pick up on the sidewalk is the same dime you get bent over for by all these services...

Movie Connections:

References Jerry Maguire (1996)

Soundtrack:

All the Money or the Simple Life Honey

Teenage Comedy

The DVD jacket premise was interesting: a kid gets accidentally locked in the bank's vault during a robbery.

I knew this would be sort of slick, Hollywood stuff. But what I didn't know is that it would be trying to be a teenage comedy. And it was not funny.

"Cool" music every second (God forbid any silence), an impossibly hot and just-turned-18 robbery accomplice who says she got her tip off an internet Duran Duran blog. The first l0 minutes of the film are completely wasted, as we think we are seeing the main character prepare for a bank job, repeating stupid ad-hoc questions from his "hostage". But we learn this is not a rehearsal, just lazy stupid dialog to introduce us to the frivolity of this film.

At least it sets the tone correctly for what is to follow. Teenage comedy...inside a bank robbery job! yay.

2 points.