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Bank, The

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Bank, The reviews
54
9.3 User Score:

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Based on 15 critic reviews
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Movie Info

Genre(s): Drama

Written by: Robert Connolly

Directed by: Robert Connolly

Release Date:
Theatrical: October 25, 2002
DVD: June 17, 2003

Running Time: 99 minutes, Color

Origin: Australia / Italy

Summary

RATING: Not Rated

Starring David Wenham, Anthony LaPaglia, Sibylla Budd, Steve Rodgers, Mitchell Butel, Mandy McElhinney, Greg Stone, and Kazuhiro Muroyama

This anti-banking parable tells the story of a brilliant mathematician (Wenham) who has designed a computer program to predict the fluctuations of the world's stock markets. Conflicts emerge when the program comes to the attention of a cunning bank president (LaPaglia).

What The Critics Said

All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...

80

Variety David Stratton

Will connect with anyone who ever had a bad experience with a bank or finance company, and provides a satisfyingly loathsome character in Anthony LaPaglia's engaging protrayal of a corporate shark.

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80

Chicago Reader Jonathan Rosenbaum

A hokey but highly entertaining tale of corporate greed that should be especially satisfying if you're pissed off at big business.

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75

San Francisco Chronicle Mick LaSalle

It blends an intriguing concept with a suspenseful plot, and the result is a gripping 103 minutes at the movies.

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75

Seattle Post-Intelligencer Paula Nechak

The film is not without its flaws, but it sports a terrific production design that integrates magically into the story -- as well as another top-notch performance by Anthony LaPaglia.

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75

Miami Herald Marta Barber

The Bank, despite its faulty finale, is a fun and thrilling ride.

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70

LA Weekly Jon Strickland

Like "Wall Street" before it, The Bank never amounts to more than a glossy comic book, and first-time writer-director Robert Connolly stumbles with his plotting and his direction of Wenham.

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70

The New York Times Stephen Holden

The upshot is a whopper of an ending that is as silly as it is satisfying.

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70

Los Angeles Times Kevin Thomas

The sleek, well-oiled, well-acted The Bank, while as meaty as a steak, is short on sizzle.

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63

Boston Globe Ty Burr

Handsomely shot and edited, The Bank benefits greatly from the brutal ministrations of LaPaglia,

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50

Chicago Tribune Emily Nunn

Like the film itself, Jim Doyle is smart enough to be engaging and lovely to look at, but he's too one-dimensional to be satisfying.

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50

TV Guide Maitland McDonagh

Though the script's twists and turns are fairly conventional and the Davis subplot is handled in an awkwardly obvious way, first-time feature filmmaker Robert Connolly understands the power of style.

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40

Village Voice Michael Atkinson

Polished and visualized with a sharp sense of place, writer-director Robert Connolly's drama is propped up by bogus science (the relationship between stock undulations and the Mandelbrot set is never made plausible), and the characters are paint-by-numbers.

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38

New York Post Megan Lehmann

Despite a crafty premise and a clever kink in the tale that almost saves it, Connolly isn't dexterous enough to achieve the Hitchockian level of suspense the movie needs.

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30

The Onion (A.V. Club) Scott Tobias

LaPaglia brings the hero into a world of greed and compromised values, but his fork-tongued monologues aren't remotely seductive, which makes the ending a foregone conclusion.

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20

Film Threat Vicky Dimitrakopoulos

Neither a stimulating satire nor a serious exposure of the operations of the finance industry.

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What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this movie is 9.3 (out of 10) based on 3 User Votes

Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

david p. gave it a10:
Connolly uses intellect and insight to create a hitchock style suspenseful piece of drama that keeps you guessing to the end - great script.

Mahree D. gave it a 9:
Great viewing at home on VHS. Oh what wicked webs can be weaved and how retribution can be mightier.

Jo C. gave it a 9:
Very clever. An exciting film with an enthralling storyline and an excellent ending. I really enjoyed it.

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