Director: David Leitch
Starring: Nicholas Hoult, Zoë Kravitz, Anna Sawai, Rhenzy Feliz, Pete Davidson, and John C. Reilly
Movie Length: 2 hours 2 minutes
What it’s about: A gang of bank robbers that use social media to document their crimes.
What Dan thought: I enjoyed the movie for what it was, a fun and action packed bank heist movie from the Co-Director of John Wick, and the Director of Deadpool 2, and The Fall Guy (among other movies). From the start we see how the bank robbing crew led by Nicholas Hoult use the power of social media to document their crimes while building a large subscriber base for their step by step videos on how to rob a bank.
The ensemble cast each did well with Pete Davidson and Nicholas Hoult being the stand out stars in their respective roles as members of the bank robbing crew. John C. Reilly as the main FBI Agent trying to catch them was great while Zoë Kravitz as a software developer who was tasked with helping him felt underused. There are a couple bigger name stars with extended cameos in the movie, which I will not name, who were great in what little time they appeared on screen.
The soundtrack was terrific and included the classic Been Caught Stealing from Jane’s Addiction, which was a great choice for the movie. The score from Dominic Lewis (who has now collaborated with Leitch in 3 movies) was great and helped keep the pace of the movie going.
The use of screen within a screen type shots (YouTube like videos that the crew filmed to document their heists) was a great choice so the viewing audience felt like they were actually watching the uploaded videos directly on a screen/monitor.
The movie does set up a sequel, so we will see if that pans out a few years down the road.
Dan’s rating: 6/10. If you want a fun, action paced heist movie to get away from the real world for 2 hours or so, go see this movie.
How to Rob a Bank is set for a theatrical release on November 13th.
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