SummaryThis anti-banking parable tells the story of a brilliant mathematician (Wenham) who has designed a computer program to predict the fluctuations of the world's stock markets. Conflicts emerge when the program comes to the attention of a cunning bank president (LaPaglia).
Directed By:Robert Connolly
Written By:Brian Price, Mike Betar, Robert Connolly
The Bank
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Metascore
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A hokey but highly entertaining tale of corporate greed that should be especially satisfying if you're pissed off at big business.
75
It blends an intriguing concept with a suspenseful plot, and the result is a gripping 103 minutes at the movies.
70
The sleek, well-oiled, well-acted The Bank, while as meaty as a steak, is short on sizzle.
70
Like "Wall Street" before it, The Bank never amounts to more than a glossy comic book, and first-time writer-director Robert Connolly stumbles with his plotting and his direction of Wenham.
50
Like the film itself, Jim Doyle is smart enough to be engaging and lovely to look at, but he's too one-dimensional to be satisfying.
38
Despite a crafty premise and a clever kink in the tale that almost saves it, Connolly isn't dexterous enough to achieve the Hitchockian level of suspense the movie needs.
20
Neither a stimulating satire nor a serious exposure of the operations of the finance industry.
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Production Company:
- Arenafilm
- Showtime Australia
Release Date:Oct 25, 2002
Duration:1 h 44 m
Tagline:Public enemy number one: The Bank
Awards
Australian Film Institute
• 1 Win & 9 Nominations
Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards
• 1 Win & 7 Nominations
IF Awards
• 1 Win & 7 Nominations
