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How to Rob a Bank (2008)

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Reviews Counted: 11 Fresh: 1  Rotten:10 Average Rating: 3.2/10

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Runtime: 81 mins

Theatrical Release: Feb 8, 2008 Limited

Synopsis: As he tries to access an ATM to retrieve his last twenty bucks, Jason“JINX” Taylor runs into a snag – the transaction fee will overdraw him, and he cannot get his money out of the bank. Jinx fumes about this and other hidden charges which complicate his life…as we realize that he is locked in a... As he tries to access an ATM to retrieve his last twenty bucks, Jason“JINX” Taylor runs into a snag – the transaction fee will overdraw him, and he cannot get his money out of the bank. Jinx fumes about this and other hidden charges which complicate his life…as we realize that he is locked in a bank vault…with the beautiful but tied-up Jessica, her apparently a hostage. But, as Jinx rails against corporations and how they stack the deck, we realize that the situation is very different from what it appears: in fact, it is Jessica, not Jinx, who is robbing the bank. She is aligned with SIMON, who leads an armed team inside the branch. However, Jinx’s entry into the scenario upsets the heist, leading he and Jessica to be inadvertently locked inside the vault. In addition, Jinx has called the cops, who, led by Officer De Gepse, have surrounded the bank. Jinx makes contact with Simon by cell phone, and the situation becomes clearer, as he realizes Jessica has access to a special inside-the-vault computer and its codes…she and only she can open the vault door. Simon becomes increasingly upset when he is unable to strong-talk Jinx into getting the vault open (so the robbers can clear out the safe deposit boxes). And De Gepse is equally frustrated by the standoff, particularly when it is Jinx, not he, who seems to gain control over the situation.

As things progress, Jinx realizes that he and Jessica actually think very much alike – they both feel used – and this new kinship leads them to plot an escape. Another call comes in from Nick, the true mastermind of the robbery, and Jinx and Jessica realize that Nick needs them to issue a PIN number for him to access funds which have been skimmed (from fees, of course) over the course of years. With Simon increasingly unstable, Jinx is able to manipulate both him and De Gepse while also making a deal with Nick to provide a PIN number (controlled by Jinx/Jessica) to go with Nick’s account information. Jinx manages to talk both cops and robbers into letting Jessica and him out, as freed hostages, and in the ensuing chaos, they slip away, to meet Nick and escape with their cut of the cash… --© Official Site
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Genre: Comedies

Starring: Nick Stahl, Erika Christensen, Gavin Rossdale, David Carradine, Terry Crews

Director: Andrew Jenkins
Screenwriter: Andrew Jenkins
Producer: Rick Lashbrook, Darby Parker, Arthur M. Sarkissian, Tim O'Hair
Composer: Didier Lean Rachou

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Sep 2, 2008

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In spite of the caveats, 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...

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03/23/08
Felix Vasquez Jr.
Film Threat
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Andrew Jenkins' amateurish, half-hearted romantic comedy-cum-heist film twists itself into unconvincing knots to pull off a guilt-free bank robbery.

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02/12/08
Ronnie Scheib
Variety
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For a hip commercial and music-video director, Andrews Jenkins is oddly behind the curve and out of step in his feature directorial debut.

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02/11/08
Annlee Ellingson
Boxoffice Magazine
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2/4

An excellent actor too often stuck in unworthy roles, Nick Stahl deserves much better than Andrew Jenkins' derivative, self-conscious heist flick.

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02/08/08
Elizabeth Weitzman
New York Daily News
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2/5

An 81-minute movie that runs out of ideas well before the halfway point.

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02/08/08
Stephen Holden
New York Times
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How to Rob a Bank? How Not to Make a Movie.

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02/08/08
Eric Monder
Film Journal International
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Bereft of anything resembling subtlety or common sense, this cretinous caper flick does offer a lesson on how to rob folks of $10.50. The bank aspect is merely incidental.

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02/07/08
David Fear
Time Out New York
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It seems especially depressing when so-called independent filmmakers have nothing on their minds except aping the style of Hollywood's hip caper movies.

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02/05/08
Stephen Farber
Hollywood Reporter
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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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02/05/08
Nick Pinkerton
Village Voice
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2.5/10

Jenkins' overly clever and stylish but ultimately shoddy and boring debut is mostly an awful waste of time.

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02/05/08
Edward Douglas
ComingSoon.net
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How to Rob a Bank operates under the delusion it's a scabrous genre autopsy, when really it's one Nina Simone song short of being a Victoria's Secret commercial.

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01/27/08
Ed Gonzalez
Slant Magazine
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