Banco

Spanish cinema delivering great works, a police thriller film, but with just the right amount of spice, ironic humor, evil but clumsy criminals, a hostage with personal problems on the side, the hidden codes thing is super exaggerated (in the untimely translation of the film's title). The original would make much more sense, since it is explained at the beginning of the film (70 notes are so rare that no one has seen them like Osama), what an ending, very good, favorable plot twist...

Raquel is a desperate woman who needs 35,000 euros (or seventy-five hundred notes, known on the street as binladens). She is about to get what she needs through a bank loan when two thieves interrupt the transaction, putting her in an impossible situation. Is she the thief or the victim? All she knows is that she needs this money, no matter the price.

This movie has a lot of plot twists that work very well.

The story is full of mystery and unexpected plot twists that work very well by not contradicting each other, it manages to be entertaining apart from being well developed and completely deceives the public. It talks about how easy it is to fool people and how greed for money corrupts us. The character development is decent, the acting is good, and the story is original. I think that one of its weakest points is the ending since there is not a specific closure of all the characters, just as the last plot twist makes some things confused.

It's a worthwhile movie because of its original story and effective plot twists, plus it manages to grab the audience's full attention.

Of course this story is totally implausible, that's also because of this it is unexpected and interesting. It is definitely another INSIDE MAN rip-off, all those thrillers and features - films and series - involving bank robbers and hostage schemes: all more complex one than the other. Not all good but not all bad either. I expected far far worse. Not a masterpiece, but I preferred this than MONEY HEIST series crap, conceived for all audiences, teenagers, truck drivers, housewives, executives, everyone. I am not everyone.

This movie is a unbelievable garbage. It's more like a parody on a bunch of absolutely dumb policemen. The story is implausible, the acting is bad and there's no good word that can be said about this movie. Avoid by any means if you don't want to feel like a fool after watching that drivel.

Caper film with a very exciting storyline and surprising ending . Violent film contains thrills , chills , suspense , twists , turns , and results to be entertaining enough . A carefully and neatly perfect crime about a bank robbery goes awry when a duo of dangerous delinquents (Nathalie Poza , Hugo Silva) abduct and take hostages to people of building interior , but soon after they are besieged by cop operative of the Ertzaina : Basque Country's regional police that surrounds the place. There a hopeless woman named Raquel (Emma Suarez) becomes trapped in the bank assault , then she offers herself as speaker , using her intelligence to send a secret key in her words . Determined to all, Police Inspector (Daniel Pérez Prada) expert on kidnaps and his helper (Bárbara Goenaga) must save at whatever cost the hostages caught at the bank what's suddenly under siege and itself surrounded of heavily super-armed polices and snipers .The robbers have sworn kill if they attack . Psychosis and paranoia abound between the abducted people from all sides and they can see no way out and someone making desperate tryings to flee . Nathalie Poza as the criminal mastermind , executes an intelligent scheme is both intriguing and thrilling , although with a twisted finale .

Moving film packs maximum tension , emotion , thriller , plot twists and surprises from the complex schemes to get the aims proceeded by starring and the subsequent attempts by the cops to enter in the bank . This suspenseful movie is a crowd-pleasing blend of intrigue , tense , action-packed and fast movement . It packs good production values with several Spanish stars and a clever twist ending . Director and producers assembled a highly talented and charming Spanish cast . The casting is absolutely perfect , as Emma Suarez is top-notch as a hapless mother who carries out a desperate effort to recover his little daughter having to pay a bribery. Crisp acting from Nathalie Poza and Hugo Silva who play two crooks delivering first-rate interpretation . And fine support cast , such as : Daniel Pérez Prada , Bárbara Goenaga , Fernando Albizu , Susana Abaitua , Kandido Uranga , Nacho Fresneda , among others.

It contains colorful and brilliant cinematography by Unax Mendia , shot in Bilbao , Basque Country, north to Spain . Memorable and enjoyable musical score by Fernando Velázquez who would make a notorious career with successful films as ¨Orphanage¨ , ¨Devil¨, ¨Bosque de Sombras¨ ,¨Mama¨ and ¨The impossible¨ . Taut direction makes this splendid caper a crackerjack entertainment . Koldo Serra's realization is razor sharp . This is one of the finest last years of the big heist genre and much better than others . Serra uses many long shots , showing a leisurely narrative pace similarly to his big "debut" : Bosque de sombras (2006) . Rating : Above average and well worth watching.