gee-15 Review of The Bank Shot

The Bank Shot (1974)

Funny caper comedy that kind of peters out at the end

[6/10 · 13 August 2022]

Ballantyne (Scott) is a famous bank robber who is recruited by his old friend Karp (Sorrell Booke) to rob a bank but not any bank. A temporary bank in a mobile home. So instead of robbing the bank, Ballantyne and his motley associates decide to steal the bank. It's a funny slight caper film with some good laughs. Joanna Cassidy is quite funny as the overenthusiastic society gal that funds the project. An earnest Bob Balaban ( quite young) makes an appearance as well. It's all forgettable fun but the writers didn't know how to wrap it up. Without going into details, everyone ends up in the ocean and Scott swims off leaving everyone and everything behind. It's kind of weird. But it's still plenty amusing up until the very end.