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Article: FILM REVIEW: 'Bank Job' a thrilling ride
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- March 13, 2008
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Nicole Snyder
University Wire
03-13-2008
(The Northeastern News) (UWIRE) BOSTON -- Looking for the next great heist film? If so, look no further than "The Bank Job," because "The Bank Job" is the British heist film that's beginning to rake it in at the box office, and for good reason.
Based on the infamous 1971 robbery of Lloyds Bank in Marylebone, England, one of the biggest heists in British history, "The Bank Job" is an intelligent thriller with a great cast that delivers a clever plot that's so riveting you'll want to come back for seconds.
It's 1971 in East London and Michael X, a radical gangster causing trouble for the British government, is in possession of some compromising photos ...