(M) How to Rob a Bank (Andrew Jenkins, 2007) Grade: D
Gosh, this film was bad. Too lazy to write a new review, so I just cut and pasted some of the work one I did. My tagline for this would be, Robs you of your time. Ha ha.
Marketed as a comedic thriller but neither thrilling nor humorous, How to Rob a Bank follows a slacker (Nick Stahl) upset by his ATM surcharge fees who goes to a bank to complain while a robbery is underway. He winds up locked in a vault with a cyber thief (Erika Christensen), and much of the film is spent with the pair as they bicker and predictably fall in love. To add to the comedic elements, most of which are sophomoric, Gavin Rossdale plays an inept bank robber, and Terry Crews is a bumbling police negotiator. Despite the fast camerawork and cutaway shots, How to Rob a Bank elicits little suspense; you never worry if anyone is in any imminent danger. There also is an overall theme about corporations robbing from the little guy, but this Robin Hood-like message gets lost in this mess of a film.