| Daylight Robbery | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Paris Leonti |
| Produced by | Paris Leonti Nick O'Hagan Dean O'Toole Ivan Mctaggart James Johnson Flint [1] |
| Written by | Paris Leonti |
| Starring | Paul Nicholls Shaun Parkes Geoff Bell |
| Music by | Richard Chester |
| Cinematography | Milton Kam |
| Editing by | Hasse Billing |
| Distributed by | Daylight Productions |
| Release date(s) | 29th August 2008 (UK) |
| Running time | 99 min. (approx.) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Daylight Robbery is a 2008 English film directed by Paris Leonti and stars Paul Nicholls and Geoff Bell.[2]
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Alex masterminds an ambitious plan to steal millions of untraceable cash that is stacked in the underground vaults of The London Exchange Bank, waiting for its last journey, Incineration. Lucky, Matty, Terry, Chubby, Norman and Jay make up his unlikely gang of robbers. Setting up their alibi, the gang check in for a flight and join in with thousands of England supporters that are part of a mass exodus to The World Cup Tournament in Germany. Instead of passing through to Departure Lounge, the gang head out to the car park, pile into a van and head for Central London where they spectacularly ram raid London Exchange Bank, blocking any exit for those caught up inside. But with an unexpected turn of events, their plan is hampered from the start and they are left with a whole lot more than just a bank robbery to deal with. [3]
Despite a 6.0 average rating on IMDB from over 1,000 users, the film was met with mostly negative reviews. Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes currently reports a 22% average approval rating from all critics, however when narrowed to the top critics, it is rated at 0%. Professional critical opinion has been primarily negative.[4]
Josh Winning of Total Film called it a “confident first picture from writer/director Paris Leonti, Robbery sidesteps Ocean's-style gloss but keeps the tension ticking along.” Giving it 3 out of 5 stars. Derek Malcolm of The Evening Standard gave the same rating, saying that for a small budget film, it was “made with complete professionalism” despite its unoriginal plot. [5]
Most reviewers were less than favourable, but many who gave negative ratings admitted that it was an impressive attempt for the director’s debut feature film, yet did not excuse the mistakes made. Tim Robey from The Daily Telegraph gave 1 star out of 5, denouncing it as a “Dog's Dinner" of a movie. Edward Porter from The Times also gave 1 star but admitted "You can't accuse Paris Leonti of lacking ambition: for his first film as a writer/director, he has attempted a British answer to 'Inside Man'. In all other respects, though, his work doesn't measure up." Similarly, Cath Clarke from the Guardian compared it to an “[East]Enders special”[6]