Picks and Pans Review: DVD Must-See: The Bank Job

By Jason Lynch, KRISTEN MASCIA, PAUL CHI, LESLEY MESSER, MICHELLE TAUBER

UPDATED 07/21/2008 at 01:00 AM EDT • Originally published 07/21/2008 at 01:00 AM EDT

In the early, barren moviegoing months of 2008, the smart, sly thriller THE BANK JOB was one of the only reasons to visit the multiplex. Now out on DVD and Blu-ray, the film follows Jason Statham and a ragged group of Londoners in 1971 as they pull off an audacious bank heist—but the real fun comes watching them navigate its chaotic aftermath. After glossy heist films like the Ocean's trilogy, The Bank Job is a welcome throwback to down-and-dirty '70s filmmaking. Bonus material includes a featurette on the real-life Baker Street robbery that inspired the film. (R)