Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Jason Statham | ... | Terry Leather | |
Saffron Burrows | ... | Martine Love | |
Stephen Campbell Moore | ... | Kevin Swain | |
Daniel Mays | ... | Dave Shilling | |
James Faulkner | ... | Guy Singer | |
Alki David | ... | Bambas | |
Michael Jibson | ... | Eddie Burton | |
Georgia Taylor | ... | Ingrid Burton | |
Richard Lintern | ... | Tim Everett | |
Peter Bowles | ... | Miles Urquart | |
Alistair Petrie | ... | Philip Lisle | |
Hattie Morahan | ... | Gale Benson | |
Julian Lewis Jones | ... | Snow | |
Andrew Brooke | ... | Quinn | |
Rupert Frazer | ... | Lord Drysdale (as Rupert Fraser) |
Business is slow for Terry Leather, a London car dealer, married with children. He's an artful dodger, so Martine, a former model with a thing for him, brings him her scheme: a bank's alarm is off for a couple weeks, so let's tunnel into the vault. He assembles a team, not realizing her real goal is a safe-deposit box with compromising photos of a royal: she needs the photos to trade for avoiding a jail sentence - and MI-5, or is it MI-6, is pulling the strings two steps removed. A Trinidadian thug, a high-end bordello owner, and a pornographer also have things stored in the vault, so the break-in threatens many a powerful personage. Is there any way these amateurs can pull it off? Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
Saw an advance screening of this 'True' British crime story last night. True is in inverted commas as apparently the basic facts are true but of course most of the story comes from the minds of the two writers that penned it.
Its an enjoyable film, good story, production wise nothing special; could be a made for TV movie, there wasn't much action surprisingly and the jokes were thin on the ground; a snatch copy it 'aint.
Good performance from Jason Stratham in his best screwed up, looking menacing while surprised face. Good supporting cast with many faces you will recognise (spot the Eastender) apart from a terrible performance from Stephen Campbell Moore who looked like he was on a comedy show. Thought it could have maybe done with a bit more music from the 70's, Just to cement home the era a bit more.
I wouldn't bother spending money going to see this at the cinema, unless maybe its Orange Wednesday 2-4-1, more suited to a DVD viewing or wait till it hits Film Four in a year or two.
Enjoyable, better than average British film, but no Oscars coming its way.