20
Neither a stimulating satire nor a serious exposure of the operations of the finance industry.
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80
Will 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.
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.
70
Los Angeles Times by Kevin Thomas
The sleek, well-oiled, well-acted The Bank, while as meaty as a steak, is short on sizzle.
50
TV Guide Magazine by Maitland McDonagh
Though 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.
75
The Bank, despite its faulty finale, is a fun and thrilling ride.
75
Seattle Post-Intelligencer by Paula Nechak
The 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.
70
The New York Times by Stephen Holden
The upshot is a whopper of an ending that is as silly as it is satisfying.
63
Handsomely shot and edited, The Bank benefits greatly from the brutal ministrations of LaPaglia,