Moustroll Good movie but grossly overrated

WiseRatFlames An unexpected masterpiece

Blake Rivera If you like to be scared, if you like to laugh, and if you like to learn a thing or two at the movies, this absolutely cannot be missed.

Zlatica One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.

blrnani The plot is a clever one - if not entirely original; how many different ways are there to rob a bank, after all - and shows how the best laid plots have to cover the unexpected. This wasn't a 'best laid plot', however and the failures of the robbers are only matched by the appalling incompetence and lack of professionalism of the police handling the situation. That could've been used to generate a very effective comedy, but there is no humour whatsoever in this film. And that is where the entire premise breaks down - none of the characters generates the slightest sympathy from the audience (unless it's shown in prison to a bunch of cons, perhaps), so there is nothing to engage us. Indeed the natural tendency as it progresses is to hope they all get caught and one or two of them actually get killed resisting arrest. The only slightly sympathetic character spends most of the film semi-unconscious and bleeding to death, because despite knowing they'd enter the bank by smashing a van through the doors, he wasn't holding on tightly enough and got thrown through the rear window, impaling his thigh on the rear wiper in the process - a prime candidate for a Darwin Award! If this is supposed to be a portrayal of ordinary English blokes then God help the country! As a Brit myself I am ashamed to consider them as compatriots (and I have the greatest respect for the Cockneys I have worked with)! This film has been compared to the original* The Italian Job, a film that makes me cringe nowadays, but it does have its saving graces. This film unfortunately has none. * The remake, with Wahlberg, Theron and Statham, is a really good film that I can strongly recommend.

MBunge An English bank heist flick, Daylight Robbery is a decent hour-and-a-half of entertainment. Its unadorned, bare bones storytelling is a bit bracing and it's script manages to hit you with just enough surprises in genuinely surprising places. The ending is a bit odd, with writer/director Paris Leonti apparently thinking he made his characters much more endearing and three dimensional than he really did, and Leonti hews much closer to reality than the colorful eccentricity common to British crime drama. This is like a streamlined and less complex version of the American bank robbery film Inside Man, something which it seems to acknowledge itself.At the start of the World Cup in Germany, a band of criminals back their van through the front doors of a London bank and proceed to rob it. One of them is seriously injured at the start, but they manage to recover quickly from that and terrorize the bank manager into opening the vault. As the authorities surround the bank, however, it's not clear how they plan to get away with their ill gotten gains. The answer to that is almost shockingly old fashioned and the few additional twists the story throws at you make it clear that Daylight Robbery isn't trying to blow you away by showing you something you've never seen before. This is more like a friendly visit to a place you've been before that reminds you of what you enjoyed about it the first time you were there.As long as you don't come into it with expectations that are too high, I think you'll like this motion picture. The plot is smart, yet still straight forward. The characters have just slightly more personality than they need to service the plot. The direction isn't flashy but it effectively balances danger and comedy while portraying the bank robbers as both hardened criminals and men with some sort of moral code. The bank heist flick is a well worn genre and new entries usually try to do something overly clever or energetic to get noticed. That's not Daylight Robbery. This production isn't trying to break any boundaries, smash any clichés or overwhelm the audience with how hip and snazzy it is.Its modest intentions don't allow this movie to be a "must see", but I certainly recommend it for anyone who wants to have a good time.

psychopathicmofo Well I hate to say it but ever since the good old days of Trainspotting, Gangster Number 1, Lock Stock and Snatch there has been a high influx of crap spin off gangster movies flowing out of the UK.This indeed is another addition to to the ever growing 'shite movie' category. The most frustrating part of this film is that it is so very, very, very unrealistic.I'll give you a brief rundown of the scenario: It starts off with a group of lads arriving at the airport all going on a holiday to watch the footy (in Spain I think). They go to check in early, the lady at the desk tells them she cant really check them in so early but will make an exception this time (because one of them told her she looks like Angelina Jolie, yeah possibly if she had a head that resembled a boulder off the Great Wall of China and a pair of lips that make Leslie Ash's look minuscule), this leaves them just over an hour to go and watch the footy at the pub (so they tell her). In actual fact their plan is to leave the airport rob a bank by backing up their van through the banks front entrance and holding hostages. They do so with quite ease (although one of them gets injured upon impact), they spend about 20 mins of the so called one hour they have arguing about what the hell to do, plus one of the hostages grabs a gun and hold them up for more time. Police arrive on the seem and are just basically sat outside doing F.all no use of heat censoring scopes to see whats going on behind the curtained windows, no attempt to fire in some CS gas, no attempt to enter the bank from the roof and work their way down. No they believe its best to just sit and wait for the criminals to take their time pissing around in the lobby, taking their time to find the passage of escape. The vault contains a crap load of money, far more for than the amount of bags they were seen carrying in to the bank. They created a sort of underground tunnel beforehand so they could use a pulley to pull the bags of cash into a sort of warehouse place, which the movie likes to make you believe is several kilometers away but in actual fact the tunnel looks at most about 10 meters long. In the meantime the man down (the one injured on impact) nearly dies and requires a blood transfusion by a doctor who is brought in and takes pride in asking stupid bloody questions like 'Why do people like you do this' and this is 'Very wrong'. Did I mention that the man he's telling this to is a lunatic with a loaded shotgun?? Anyway, along the way the pulley gets shagged, the tunnel caves in however the last man stuck down there manages to dig himself free with his bare hands. There is a small twist at the end which I must admit was a little unexpected but none the less rather idiotic at the same time. They all manage to make it on the plane just in time while another one of them has the cash stored safely in a caravan.... let me mention for the final time THIS IS ALL DONE IN ONE HOUR. Not to mention the bollock load of evidence they left behind, such as blood, fingerprints and the tights they are wearing on their heads are pretty much useless as you can quite clearly see their faces.I'm not going to tell you whether you should watch this movie or not, I'm sure you will be able to make your own decision on that matter.Hope this helped, and thank you for reading.

sihewitt A really great gritty movie with some great performances particularly from Vas Blackwood and Shaun Williamson.Top action-filled plot which has you clinging onto your seat at times! Mostly centred around the City of London so great if you know this area well. The script is tight yet immediately manages to make you familiar with each of the key characters. There's a great combination of action and comedy from the start with some pretty audacious stunts to boot.All in all a great low budget movie which manages to make you laugh and certainly kept me entertained throughout. I could definitely watch this again!