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Line 1: {{work}} [[File:bankjob.jpg\|frame]] 2007 British movie, [[Very Loosely Based on a True Story]], namely the 1971 Baker Street [[Bank Robbery~~\|bank robbery~~]]. Set in 1971, it stars [[Jason Statham]], Saffron Burrows and [[Keeley Hawes]], along with half the [[Hey, It's That Guy!]] actors in Britain. Basically, MI5 hire a bunch of criminals to rob a safety deposit vault that contains a bunch of compromising pictures of a senior royal (Princess Margaret in the movie, but possibly not her in real life. You can't libel the dead). Things don't exactly adhere to plan -- there's a porn baron and corrupt coppers involved... Definitely not one for the kiddies. ---- {{tropelist}} ~~This film contains examples of:~~ * [[Angry Black Man]]: Michael X, though he's actually a sociopath who uses black activism as a cover for his criminal activities. * [[Badass Crew]]: Subverted. At first it appears as if Terry is assembling one of these, as is typical in heist films, but as it turns out some of them aren't very good at their jobs at all. Line 19 ⟶ 20: * [[Come Alone]]: A variation. Whenever Terry has to rendezvous with someone, he's careful to set it up in such a way that he has the advantage. * [[Complete Monster]]: Lew Vogel and his minions both qualify big time. {{quote\| Vogel: "I wanna tell you something, Mr Shilling, because it'll save time. You see, I have a very jaundiced view of life. From what I see most of it's corrupt, venal and vile. And I'm just saying this so that you'll know that I don't have a better nature to appeal to, or a compassionate streak." {{spoiler\|Cue sandblaster to the shin.}}}} * [[The Convenient Store Next Door]]: Le Sac, closed for a basement "extension". * [[The Crime Job]] * [[Death Byby Sex]]: {{spoiler\|Dave Shilling, who dabbles in pornography, is the first of the gang to die. [[Justified Trope\|Arguably justified]], in that the man who has him killed only recognises him because he had been the one producing said films.}} ** {{spoiler\|Gale, the [[MI 5]] operative, sleeps with a member of Michael X's crew as part of her cover. After the heist is reported, Michael's paranoia drives him to kill them both.}} * [[Dirty Cop]]: Take your pick, but mainly Gerald Pyke. Line 39 ⟶ 40: * [[Hey, It's That Guy!]]: A ''lot''. A few from ''[[Ashes to Ashes]]'': [[Keeley Hawes\|Alex Drake]] is Terry's wife Wendy, Jim Keats is Dave, and Evan White is Kevin. [[Law and Order: Criminal Intent\|Detective Serena Stevens]] is Martine. Elinor Dashwood from the '08 remake of ''[[Sense and Sensibility]]'' is Gale Benson. Reverend Whistler from ''Sharpe's Honour'' is Lord Mountbatton. [[Blackpool\|Shyanne Holden]] / [[The History Boys ~~(Theatre)~~\|Fiona]] is Ingrid. [[Poirot\|Hercule Poirot]] is Soho porn king Vogel. * [[Hostage for Macguffin]]: When at first Vogel doesn't succeed with Dave, he tries it again with Eddie. * [[Hypocrite]] - Several of the characters, but Vogel deserves special mention: {{quote\| Vogel: "I think drugs are responsible for the moral decay of this country."}} * [[The Infiltration]]: Gale Benson. {{spoiler\|It doesn't end well}}. * [[Jurisdiction Friction]] * [[The Load]]: Almost everyone in the crew screws up at least once during the heist, but Eddie takes the cake. * [[Loads and Loads of Characters]] * [[Loan Shark]]: [[Only Known Byby Their Nickname\|Pinky and Perky]]. * [[The London Underground]] * [[MacGuffin]]: Severeal different ones - the two sets of embarrassing photos, and Vogel's ledger book. Line 63 ⟶ 64: * [[Reformed Criminal]]: Terry Leather, at first. * [[Saying Too Much]] {{quote\| (Speaking on walkie-talkie) "No names, Eddie." "Sorry, Dave."}} * [[Screw the Rules, I Have Money]]: Lew Vogel. * [[The Seventies]] - With a heavy dose of lingering [[The Sixties]] mixed in (the movie takes place in 1971). Line 73 ⟶ 74: [[Category:Films of the 2000s]] [[Category:The Bank Job]] {{DEFAULTSORT:Bank Job, The}} [[Category:Film]]