4/16/2023 0 Comments Movie the vault![]() ![]() We get guards in all the places where they are not needed. For instance, we get the usual man-sized air ducts. The movie could have earned extra points if the heist itself was any good, but even that was mediocre, full of plot holes and conveniences. The script and movie squander Cunningham’s talents by making Thom be the center of the movie - this movie would have worked much better if the script was tweaked to focus on Cunningham’s character instead of Thom since Moreland’s motivations are more interesting. Liam Cunningham gives a good performance as Walter Moreland, the man who has everything, but continues to pursue his passion of hunting and finding rare items. Why? The movie posits he does it because he’s bored. Not only that, without much questioning, he happily joins a crew planning to rob the Bank of Spain. Also, the opening premise that Thom, after getting a strange text from an unknown number would wander away and meet with dubious strangers is contrived and unconvincing. Thom is highly unlikeable and seems to be able to do everything because… he’s an engineer and a genius? Thom always knows how to do whatever is necessary at the exact moment the movies requires it – this lazily moves the plot along without having to deal with how Thom knew how to do what he did. And it is this detachment from the characters that steals the thrill from the movie. ![]() This makes watching The Vault feel like watching strangers do random things, whether they get caught or not doesn’t matter. The movie unfortunately does not let us get to know any of the characters well, it is all superficial. The Vault gets started without bothering to really introduce us to the crew. Moreland wants to rob the Bank of Spain during the finals of the World Cup and recover something that he originally picked up from the bottom of the ocean. Thom is pinged by Walter Moreland (Liam Cunningham) who is the head of a salvaging team – where the words “salvage” and “theft” seem interchangeable. The Vault follows Thom (Freddie Highmore) who is an unlikeable arrogant genius who is so full of himself that he toys with and turns down offers from multiple large corporations. ![]() Unfortunately, The Vault has no memorable characters and the way that the story is structured steals the focus away from an interesting character – mainly because of the performance of the actor portraying the character. I might not remember the heist, what was taken or even if the heists were successful, what I remember are the characters. This usually comes in the way of having special and memorable characters like the ever cool Danny Ocean or the forever eating Rusty Ryan or a Chinese acrobat or a bored, clueless and hilarious bank teller who specializes in cracking Hans Wagner safes or how about the working mom with a side hustle moving merchandise on Ebay or a hacker who uses an eight ball for a trackball or even a bunch of surfers dressed up like Presidents. Heist films have been done before and they are made following a basic template: Impossible heist to be attempted, meticulous planning, flawless execution that is derailed by an unforeseen obstacle which eventually forces some clever last minute twists.įor any heist film to stand out then, there needs to be more than just the heist itself. ![]()
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