Heist 2015

Never make a bet you can't afford to lose.

6.1 / 10   881 vote(s)
R
Action Crime Thriller

A father is without the means to pay for his daughter's medical treatment. As a last resort, he partners with a greedy co-worker to rob a casino. When things go awry they're forced to hijack a city bus.

Release Date 2015-11-13
Runtime 1h 33m
Directors Scott Mann, Brandon Cox, Adrian Vitoria, Jonathan Southard, Lawrence Gough
Producers Randall Emmett, Gus Furla, Christophe Lannic, Steven Galanis, David Gilbery, Tarek Anthony Jabre, Lottie Abrahams, Barry Brooker, Vance Owen, Richard Rionda Del Castro, Stan Wertlieb, Daniel Grodnik, Wayne Marc Godfrey, Timothy C. Sullivan, Mark Stewart, William B. Steakley, Arnaud Lannic, George Furla, Michael J. Urann, Adam Goldworm, Montgomery Blencowe, Mark Kratter, Alexander Tabrizi, Babak Eftekhari, Patricia Eberle, Beth Holden-Garland, Robert Jones, Stephen C. Sepher
Writers Max Adams, Stephen C. Sepher, Stephen C. Sepher, Jonathan Frank

A father's desperate attempt to save his sick daughter!

Even though the film visually resembling with 'Speed', the story was completely different and okay kind. It was from the 'The Tournament' director and has a good cast. De Niro playing a small role is a disappointment, but for his age it was not bad. Jeffrey Dean Morgan was good, but as most of the story takes place on a moving bus, it was not a performance based film, just a crime-thriller with some action sequences.

The story of a single father who needs a big sum for his daughter's operation. So he decides to rob a casino where he works which actually goes wrong and end up in a bus with the hostages. The casino men and the cops, both are after him, he's certainly got trapped without any option to get away with it is the film that ends with a decent climax scene.

When I saw Gina Carano in 'Haywire', I thought she might be the next big thing in the female action star world, but disappointed with how her career shaped up. Even for this film the role was not up to her caliber. The story was the film's strength, but if you are focused you could predict some of the scenes. Really well shot film, the production was good and this is where the big stars and the B movie meets. Seen a lot worse than this, so quite enjoyable and instantly forgettable film.

6/10

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