How to Rob a Bank Movie Review

​This isn’t just a movie about some people in masks running around robbing banks. These people are also teaching you how to rob banks, if you’re so inclined.

Directed by David Leitch, who happens to be a billion-dollar filmmaker, stuntman, stunt coordinator, director, writer, and producer. To start, to introduce you to his work, he co-created the “John Wick” franchise. And there’s so much more, but I’m here to tell you about “How to Rob a Bank,” his latest and greatest. Well, maybe not greatest; I’ll leave that for you to decide when you see it, which you should definitely do. Why? The acting. The writing. The plot. The tone. The score… everything.

These bank robbers record their every move during a heist for their social media page. At the opening of the film, they have 1.2 subscribers. By the end, they have 10.3, so they’re being watched, which they like. Ryan, the guy in the wolf mask played by Nicholas Hoult, is the voice behind their social media posts. Pete Davidson, Anna Sawai, and Rhenzy Feliz play the rest of the gang.

At the beginning of the movie, Ryan tells the audience (you) that having an audience is more powerful than money. As each robbery happens, they post richly edited videos on YouTube. They have speeches, sound bites, colors flying at you, loud music, and each character getting involved so you can get to know them. People are getting to know them as they introduce themselves. Know them and love them. They’re against the system… who wouldn’t want to watch someone take it all down? The Wolf tells them why they should be angry, but citizens have their reasons. For example, they cheer on this group to get back at the man.

People are also encouraged to do this themselves because 9 out of 10 robberies are successful. He gives you all the odds, like trying to own your own home, because those are working against you and life is already stacked against you. So, why not rob a bank, or at least try? This crew plans to help you, saying, “Let us show you how.” Each member of the crew has a reason for, sort of, avenging themselves, and you. We get to know them and how this all came about.

FBI Agent West (John C. Reilly) gets involved when, in only three months, the crew hits fifteen banks, and no arrests have been made. A woman named Reagan Gardner (Kravitz), under house arrest, has made special facial recognition program. It’s so good it can catch even a small piece of someone or something that could locate them. It’s very helpful in his investigation. This program is called FUPOS. I’ll let you find out what that means while you watch. He offers her a deal to assist him as Ryan’s anti-capitalist gang try and stop the little guy from being taken advantage of. For being screwed out of everything, explain to them how they are, as the rich get richer.

The film has excellent character development, the cast play off one another well and the directing grabs you and won’t let you go. The videos that are made are so extreme that you might have to close your eyes some to give them a rest. See it on the big screen if you’re one of those people who like a good action film that won’t stop giving you what you crave.

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