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...but this one was really poor for all of the reasons mentioned by other posters.

It was jarring how cheesy the special effects were. I know that all of the current movies use CGI excessively but this was bargain basement CGI.

This clocked in at 1 hour, 43 minutes (mercifully), but it still felt long.

I'm not going to get into the acting and behavior of the characters - this is meant to be brainless fun and it was. To a point.

Two shout-outs for two noticeably horrible acting jobs: Andy Garcia and Megan Fox. Garcia is the puzzler - he used to be good. Fox never could act.

Where did all of the money go budget wise because they didn't put it on the screen...

Hey, IMDb, when are you going to let us assign zero stars to movies that do not deserve any stars at all?

If Will Eisner hadn't been dead this movie would have killed him.

Take everything that made The Spirit newspaper strip (and comic books) absolutely wonderful and completely destroy them with dreadful writing, insipid direction and nauseating cinematography. That seemed to be the mission statement and objective of this film.

Mission accomplished.

No redeeming qualities. Not worthy of even one star. Avoid at all costs ESPECIALLY if you're a fan of The Spirit.

What did Eisner do to deserve this dreck?

"The Bank Shot" is a pleasant enough little film with a decent cast that you've seen in many other movies and television episodes. George C. Scott is a terrific actor. Three distinct movies that show his broad acting range (in my opinion) are "Anatomy Of A Murder", "Patton", and "The Bank Shot." I felt he handled the comedy in this movie very well. The novel that this was taken from (by Donald Westlake) is quite funny as are most of his books. Two other films based on Westlake's novels, "The Hot Rock" & "Cops And Robbers" were filmed in the same era and are equally funny. Joanna Cassidy was bubbly and bright and very attractive (still is, too!). Sorrell Booke was a treat and got to ham it up the most as Ballentine's "lawyer", Al G. Karp. By the way, speaking of ham, did anyone else catch that the character name Hermann X (portrayed by Frank McRae) sounds an awful lot like "ham & eggs?" Clifton James narration was quite humorous especially during the opening scenes. G. Wood was very good in M.A.S.H (and M*A*S*H--television) and plays Streiger's assistant quite ably. Overall, an innocuous flick with humor, slapstick and hardly any cursing so watch it with the family. Most enjoyable and worth viewing for all the actors you know and love.