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How to Rob a Bank
IFC First Take
MPAA RATING: Not Rated
Starring
Nick Stahl,
Erika Christensen,
Terry Crews,
Adriano Aragon,
David Carradine,
and
Gavin Rossdale
In this heist film that gets everything right about a crime that goes all too wrong, it difficult keeping track of who is doing what to whom and why. Who is robbing the bank? What are they after? These are the simple elements that keep rearranging themselves as Jinx and Jessica find themselves trapped inside a vault, with bank-robber Simon, stuck on the other side of the vault door, and the police stuck outside the bank. A fresh, freewheeling take on a genre perennial, Jenkins' film playfully hits the reset button every time things seem to settle into place. (IFC Films)
| GENRE(S): |
Comedy
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Crime
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Suspense/Thriller
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| WRITTEN BY: |
Andrews Jenkins
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| DIRECTED BY: |
Andrews Jenkins
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| RELEASE DATE: |
DVD: September 2, 2008
Theatrical: February 6, 2008
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| RUNNING TIME: |
minutes, Color |
| ORIGIN: |
USA |

All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
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Film Threat
Felix Vasques Jr.
It makes for a good time with Christensen providing lovely eye candy, but as for Jenkins and his hipper than thou dialogue, and gritty direction? I’m not impressed.

50
New York Daily News
Elizabeth Weitzman
An excellent actor too often stuck in unworthy roles, Nick Stahl deserves much better than Andrew Jenkins' derivative, self-conscious heist flick.

30
The Hollywood Reporter
Stephen Farber
What's most disturbing about "Bank" is its lack of ambition. Maybe Jenkins will take more chances in the future. If he's lucky, this stinker will be quickly forgotten.

20
Variety
Ronnie Scheib
Amateurish, half-hearted romantic comedy-cum-heist film twists itself into unconvincing knots to pull off a guilt-free bank robbery.

0
Village Voice
Nick Pinkerton
So objectively awful it ceases even to be a reflection of writer- director Andrews Jenkins's non-talent, How to Rob a Bank calls into question the distribution filtration process that should protect delicate consumer eyes from things like this.


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