The Bank Job - Who are the criminals here?

Don't be fooled by `The Bank Job' having Jason Statham as `top billing.' If you've seen any of his films in recent years, you may think that this is just another `kick-ass' kind of mindless film. Luckily, it's much better than that.

It's about a gang of London bank robbers who get - unknowingly - recruited by MI5 to break into a bank and steal some photos which mustn't ever be made public. It's `based on a true story,' by which I mean that there are definitely some facts on display here and the bits that aren't facts have been `filled in' to make it a better story.

However, I wouldn't dwell on how true every aspect is. If you did that you may not enjoy it. True or not, it's a twisty-turny kind of affair where you don't know what's coming next. It's almost like a Guy Richie film without Guy Richie having anything to do with it. Like `Lock Stock' and `Snatch' The Bank Job features multiple sets of dodgy characters whose lives are seemingly separate, until they're eventually brought together.

The opening segment is a little slow, but stick with it. Whether you just like Guy Richie films, British films, gangster or heist films, there should be something to entertain most people here. Even if you don't like any of those genres, it also makes a damn good thriller, too.

I don't know how true the story was, but, as the credits are rolling, even if you don't believe it happened just the way you've witnessed, it's the kind of story that you can't help but feel is quite capable of happening.

9/10 almost as perfect as The Godfather