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Anthony LaPaglia, David Wenham, Greg Stone

Talented computer programmer Jim Doyle has invented a program that can predict fluctuations in the stock market. When he sells the software to greedy Centabank CEO Simon O'Reily, he's hired on to help...( read more  read more... ) with a scheme that will further increase the bank's profits. Meanwhile, Wayne and Diane Davis lose their home when Centabank forecloses on their mortgage. Vowing to have their revenge on the greedy bank, the couple hire attorney Stephen to take on the conglomerate.

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Unrated, 1 hr. 46 min.

Directed by: Robert Connolly

Release Date: January 1, 2002

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DVD Release Date: June 24, 2003

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  • 9lives353
    December 19, 2008
    9lives353
    After seeing "The Bank" back in 2002 I thought the recent travails of the financial sector was an ideal time to revisit a movie that puts moral considerations head-to-head with financial ones.

    Jim Doyle (David Wenham) is a top mathematician who has developed a complex program t...( read more)hat predicts stock market movements and corrections. He hawks it around the banks and under-pressure bank executive Simon O'Reily (Anthony LaPaglia) takes a punt on him. For Jim it is a labour of love which he sees as an ideal "warning system" to help organisations protect their interests. For Simon it is a unique opportunity to put the bank in an advantageous situation and make obscene amounts of money.

    Simon will have to convince "bleeding heart liberal" Jim that taking other people's money is fair game in the trading world. Jim is countenanced by (really) sudden love-interest Michelle (Sibylla Budd) and the bank's own numbers guru, Vincent (Greg Stone).

    Meanwhile, in a separate story strand, we see the financially-stricken Davis family (Steve Rodgers and Mandy McElhinney) who are struck by personal tragedy, a tragedy for which they indirectly attribute blame to the bank (although initially ambiguous, we correctly assume that it is the bank Simon runs). A reluctant solicitor (Mitchell Butel) agrees to represent them in a court case that brings the two story strands together.

    Can Jim perfect his program and, if he does, will he allow Simon to abuse it for financial gain? Will he have a choice?

    An Australian production, I recalled enjoying "The Bank" immensely and the years in between have done it no harm at all. Written and directed by Robert Connolly, at 104 minutes it's a well-paced and occasionally suspenseful film that is filled with simple layers of intrigue and a twist that feels just about right.

    Anthony LaPaglia never fails to entertain and he is undoubtedly the star of the show here. He's always comfortable on screen and convincingly pulls off lines like "I'm God, but with a better suit", then later on shines in a Pacino-style rant when faced with a life-or-death situation.

    Wenham has had his film success too albeit with smaller roles ("300", "Van Helsing", parts 2 and 3 of "Lord of the Rings", "Moulin Rouge") and he is absolutely fine here. His romance with the annoying Michelle is necessary for the story but it never really clicks.

    In parts the movie lacks subtlety. The director casts the most ordinary actors in terms of talent and looks in order to portray the Davis family as "Everyman" as possible. It's also pretty obvious that we're to be repulsed by the dismissive regard that the bank has for the Davis' court action and the tasteless jokes that Simon's aides make about the family. But these are minor criticisms in what is a surprisingly winning thriller.

    The tagline says it all: Public enemy number one - The Bank.
  • barbiland
    September 19, 2008
    barbiland
    excelent!!!!!!
    one of the best movies ive ever seen
  • rachthe1st
    December 5, 2006
    rachthe1st
    This movie is fantastic!! I love it!! It's a David and Goliath type movie and should be shown in every business ethics class. (after all it's more fun that being lectured to for two hours on the subject)
  • rabit29
    September 8, 2006
    rabit29
    i know its not anima but madman put it out
  • TonytheTig3r
    July 5, 2006
    TonytheTig3r
    mediocre stuff from two great actors who have done so much better

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