With a friend of the family having recently gotten online at last,I was shown a few days ago some DVDs that he has brought online.
Very kindly,that I could borrow some of the films from him to watch,So I decided to pick the most recent one of his DVD's that had turned up. Whilst the film does look pretty batted, (dirt and lines appear on the only print of the film that has come out on DVD)it is still a very watchable bank- robbery/hostage thriller.
The plot:
After having gotten their friend (Heinz Klett) out of court,three friends decided that they are going to rob a bank for half a million,so that they can leave the country with a huge amount of cash,which they can use part of to start up there own supermarket.
With one of the robbers using his girlfriend to make a fake phone call to the police,to tell them that the robbers are holding lots of kids hostage,it appears that although it will be a bit tough getting out,the bank robbery should go successfully enough.Sadly,the robbers don't know is that since he has been held up in prison Hans has become a lot more merciless then they have ever been...
View on the film:
Looking at the cast,I feel that whilst most of them did very well at showing there increase in tension as the situation worsens,the clear stand out was Raimund Harnstorf as the lead homicidal-manic bank robber Heinz klett.
Along with having a fantastic red beard-and-strong-chin combo that Chuck Norris would give two thumbs up to,Harnstorf (who sadly committed suicide in May 1999 at age 57)also is excellent at showing Heinz ego over shadowing the group,as he becomes the dominant force in the bank robbery,with his violent actions,being performed with a real relish by Raimund.
Although the first half an hour of the film,is surprisingly a little slow paced,the very moment that the robbers enter the bank, writer/directer Rolf Olsen accelerates the film at a fantastic pace.
Whilst the robbery is entertainingly ruthless,especially when the gang start to fear that Heinz is not going to let anything,or anyone get in the way of him and the cash,the unexpectedly most gripping moments in the film,are the scenes which has one of the robbers and a cop trying to stop a small boy from pulling a grenade,thanks to Olsen doing an excellent job at showing the robber losing his focus,as he starts to suspect that things might not be going according to plan.
Final view on the film:
A neat hostage thriller,with a terrific performance from Raimund Harnstorf.
Very kindly,that I could borrow some of the films from him to watch,So I decided to pick the most recent one of his DVD's that had turned up. Whilst the film does look pretty batted, (dirt and lines appear on the only print of the film that has come out on DVD)it is still a very watchable bank- robbery/hostage thriller.
The plot:
After having gotten their friend (Heinz Klett) out of court,three friends decided that they are going to rob a bank for half a million,so that they can leave the country with a huge amount of cash,which they can use part of to start up there own supermarket.
With one of the robbers using his girlfriend to make a fake phone call to the police,to tell them that the robbers are holding lots of kids hostage,it appears that although it will be a bit tough getting out,the bank robbery should go successfully enough.Sadly,the robbers don't know is that since he has been held up in prison Hans has become a lot more merciless then they have ever been...
View on the film:
Looking at the cast,I feel that whilst most of them did very well at showing there increase in tension as the situation worsens,the clear stand out was Raimund Harnstorf as the lead homicidal-manic bank robber Heinz klett.
Along with having a fantastic red beard-and-strong-chin combo that Chuck Norris would give two thumbs up to,Harnstorf (who sadly committed suicide in May 1999 at age 57)also is excellent at showing Heinz ego over shadowing the group,as he becomes the dominant force in the bank robbery,with his violent actions,being performed with a real relish by Raimund.
Although the first half an hour of the film,is surprisingly a little slow paced,the very moment that the robbers enter the bank, writer/directer Rolf Olsen accelerates the film at a fantastic pace.
Whilst the robbery is entertainingly ruthless,especially when the gang start to fear that Heinz is not going to let anything,or anyone get in the way of him and the cash,the unexpectedly most gripping moments in the film,are the scenes which has one of the robbers and a cop trying to stop a small boy from pulling a grenade,thanks to Olsen doing an excellent job at showing the robber losing his focus,as he starts to suspect that things might not be going according to plan.
Final view on the film:
A neat hostage thriller,with a terrific performance from Raimund Harnstorf.