How to Rob a Bank

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Movie
German title How to Rob a Bank
Original title How to Rob a Bank (and 10 Tips to Actually Get Away with It)
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 2007
length 88 minutes
Age rating FSK 12
Rod
Director Andrews Jenkins
script Andrews Jenkins
production Rick Lashbrook
Tim O'Hair
Darby Parker
Arthur M. Sarkissian
music Didier Lean Rachou
camera Joe Meade
cut Dennis M. Hill
M. Scott Smith
occupation

The American comedy film How to Rob a Bank premiered on June 25, 2007 at the Los Angeles Film Festival . It premiered at movie theaters on February 6, 2008 in the United States, and grossed $ 820 . The film is the first work by Andrews Jenkins , who also wrote the script . The main characters are Nick Stahl (Jinx), Erika Christensen (Jessica), Gavin Rossdale (Simon) and Terry Crews (Officer DeGepse).

content

The bon vivant Jinx wants to withdraw his remaining $ 20 account balance at his bank at an ATM . Since there is a fee of $ 1.50 to withdraw, he does not receive any money. So he goes to the bank to withdraw his money from the counter. He gets caught in a bank robbery and is accidentally locked in the bank's vault together with Jessica . Next to the lockers there is a central computer of the bank. In front of the vault door is Simon with his accomplices, who cannot access the central computer by closing the vault door. The police are now also on site, and their chief officer is DeGepse. While Jinx and Jessica start a conversation, Jessica's cell phone rings. Jinx takes the call, the caller is the bank robber Simon. During the conversation, Jinx's cell phone rings with the 911 callback . Thus Jinx gets into conversation with Officer DeGepse and in the course of the conversation he gives him Simon's cell phone number.

As the film progresses, it becomes clear that the real reason for the bank robbery is access to the central computer. With this PINs can be generated for any account , which Nick, the puller of the bank robbery, needs in order to be able to access accounts on which he collects "branched" fees.

production

The film is in 35mm - film format , anamorphic in the aspect ratio of 2.35: 1 ( Panavision ) with Dolby Digital been taken in February 2006 tone. Filming locations were the Hollywood Center Studios , the Warner Brothers Burbank Studios , as well as Los Angeles and the Redlands (California) .

The German-language version of the film is seven minutes longer than the English-language version of 81 minutes. The film was released on DVD on June 19, 2008 in Germany.

reception

For Nicole Kühn from the filmstarts.de editorial team, the “script and [the] director [...] relies so much on the pulling power of this triggering moment that the other characters and their relationships with one another remain pale. Although it quickly becomes clear what the story of the involuntary bank robber is all about, the way there is still with enough tricks to entertain at least properly for almost an hour and a half. "

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Release certificate for How to Rob a Bank . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , March 2008 (PDF; test number: 113 466 DVD).
  2. ↑ bios. In: How to Rob a Bank - official site. Retrieved December 20, 2013 .
  3. ↑ a b How to Rob a Bank in the Internet Movie Database (English)
  4. ^ A b Nicole Kühn: How to Rob a Bank. Criticism from the FILMSTARTS.de editorial team. In: filmstarts.de . Retrieved December 20, 2013 .