I think something may have crawled up most film critics ass or I watched a different movie. That may come off as a little harsh but looking at a 33% for How to Rob a Bank seems off to me, as we got to see the film early and had a blast with it. Is the film perfect? Not even close. Is the film’s message a little lost coming from a studio that is bankrolled by Jeff Bezos? Yes and that may be the problem that is causing some disconnect with critics. But for me, this film featured a few strong performance and an entertaining use of social media.

How To Rob A Bank is directed by David Leitch and unlike his other films, he decides to spend more time focusing on why the action is happening and not focusing on the action itself. Leitch has a pretty impressive resume with films like The Fall Guy, Bullet Train and Deadpool 2 but How to Rob A Bank does strip away stylized action for a message of sticking it to the man. This will resonate with people right now as it has been released at a time that the nation spoke against billionaires and those in power. Despite not focusing on the stylized action, the film does ooze style with the editing and using social media as a way to show the action. Leitch and the creative team tried to create a modern day Natural Born Killers or Bonnie & Clyde and upon my viewing of the film, I thought they did but I am wrong from the critical response.

Nicholas Hoult, Zoe Kravitz, Pete Davidson and John C. Reilly lead the film with strong performances from Hoult and Davidson and cartoonish performances from Kravitz and Reilly. Davidson has his signature bum like personality but hides a darkness with his characters personal battles. His best performance since King of Staten Island. Hoult gives a commanding and charismatic performance as the lead. However I did find it hard to believe John C. Reilly as a FBI agent that enlists the help of a stoned hacker and former associate professor in Zoe Kravitz. It felt like two set of characters in two different films, with Reilly and Kravitz feeling the keystone cops while Hoult and Davidson’s characters are trying to share a message. Despite that, I had a lot of fun with all four characters and did not hate the difference. To me this represented how the audience would feel about this film. The audience will feel split on who to cheer for and its even asked in the film “Who are the good guys?”

How To Rob A Bank is a fun film that addresses the anger that many people feel right now and even acts as a dream scenario. Using social media and robbery to stick it to the man, personally I love the message. This movie did not need to be an Oscar worthy film, it just needed to be a fun FU to those in power. I just feel like it would have hit harder with a small budget and not from a studio ran by one of those we saying FU to.