Teenage Bank Heist

DOING THE WRONG THING FOR THE RIGHT REASON
Three girls rob a bank and take school mate Cassie (Abbie Cobb) as a hostage. The Redbox description tells you why which was a bigger spoiler than the opening scene which takes place 15 minutes into the film. Two of the girls Abbie (Cassi Thomson) and Grace (Davida Williams) are friends with Cassie while the third girl Marie (Augie Duke) supplies us with internal conflict.

Cassie's mom Joyce (Maeve Quinlan) doesn't trust the FBI investigating the case and ventures out on her own to save her daughter. Maeve Quinlan is the perennial TV mom who reminded he way too much of the made for TV movie mom. Rosa Blasi plays the overly stiff FBI investigator armed with slo-mo swagger music and a set of 38s.

The main actors were acceptable, but the support cast was simply bad. The made for TV script was bland heighten by moments of mock drama. A film for the younger generation.

Parental Guide: No f-bombs, sex, or nudity.

A suspense-gem waiting to be discovered
Yeah, I know: Why would you watch a movie with such a cheesy title? That's what I thought! I rented it out of boredom, and guess what: THIS MOVIE ROCKS!!!

Seriously! It reminded me of Spielberg's 1st movie "Duel". This flick here had me and my wife nail-biting throughout the whole time.

There are plenty of good story twists, nail-biting suspense and intelligent dialogue that will keep you entertaint the whole time. The actors are great, considering that this isn't a blockbuster movie.

I would also consider this a "clean" movie that you can watch with your teens. Once or twice you'll hear the "b-word", and about as often they mention that are "scre..". That's it! (Sorry: No nudity, blasphemy etc.)

Go grab your popcorn and enjoy the ride!

...maybe the ATM machine was broke...
One morning three masked bandits storm the Palm Vista Bank. They steal a cool million, shoot an armored truck guard, and take hostage a 17-year-old bank teller (Abbie Cobb). When the kidnapped girl's mom (Maeve Quinlan) - who happens to be the bank's branch manager - learns that the FBI suspects her daughter as an "insider" participant in the robbery, she goes about rescuing her on her own. The movie's biggest W.T.F. twist surfaces when the abducted teen finds out that one of the bank robbers is her rich best friend Abbie (Cassi Thomson). Would it surprise you to know that, really, the main protagonist isn't the kidnapped girl or her mom?

TEENAGE BANK HEIST premiered on Lifetime in 2012 and, going by its title, may fool folks into thinking it's a teen comedy. But, no, it's a straight-up modest thriller and worth watching if you catch it on the telly. But if you expect the movie to regale you with the planning of the heist and the recruiting of the crew, well, those aren't...

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