| Title |
The Bank |
| Released |
2001 |
| Production Year |
2000 |
| Director |
Robert Connolly
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| Comments |
A good little Aussie thriller, with Little Aussie Battlers lining up against men in suits (aka bastards). The twist curls nicely into a thumping great wallop across the chops for the bankers (rhymes with wankers). It also portrays the Australian financial industry as a pack of money hungry pricks with a lump of lead where humans have hearts. No, it's not a documentary, just a realistic setting for an unfortunately fictional story.
It's interesting to watch David and Anthony play off against each other as they're both underplayers (great at keeping their cards close to their chests). Kind of like trying to tell the difference between ash grey and charcoal grey. Fortunately there are some interesting side characters to cast shadows on the leads, allowing you to see that they aren't as featureless as you first thought.
If you have issues with a financial institution that makes multi-billion dollar profits from charging fees to your account, you'll enjoy The bank. If you are a financial institution that makes multi-billion dollar profits from charging fees to your customers' accounts, you won't. |
| Synopsis |
Thriller about the corruption of banks and corporate Australia. David Wenham plays a maths whiz who has developed a computer program that will predict stock market movements. |
tags: corporate greed social issues
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