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15 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80VarietyDavid StrattonVarietyDavid StrattonWill connect with anyone who ever had a bad experience with a bank or finance company, and provides a satisfyingly loathsome character in Anthony LaPaglia's engaging protrayal of a corporate shark.
- 75Miami HeraldMarta BarberMiami HeraldMarta BarberThe Bank, despite its faulty finale, is a fun and thrilling ride.
- 75Seattle Post-IntelligencerPaula NechakSeattle Post-IntelligencerPaula NechakThe film is not without its flaws, but it sports a terrific production design that integrates magically into the story -- as well as another top-notch performance by Anthony LaPaglia.
- 70L.A. WeeklyJon StricklandL.A. WeeklyJon StricklandLike "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.
- 70The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe New York TimesStephen HoldenThe upshot is a whopper of an ending that is as silly as it is satisfying.
- 70Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasLos Angeles TimesKevin ThomasThe sleek, well-oiled, well-acted The Bank, while as meaty as a steak, is short on sizzle.
- 63Boston GlobeTy BurrBoston GlobeTy BurrHandsomely shot and edited, The Bank benefits greatly from the brutal ministrations of LaPaglia,
- 50TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghTV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghThough the script's twists and turns are fairly conventional and the Davis subplot is handled in an awkwardly obvious way, first-time feature filmmaker Robert Connolly understands the power of style.
- 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.
- 20Film ThreatFilm ThreatNeither a stimulating satire nor a serious exposure of the operations of the finance industry.