
Three fraternal bank robbers languishing in jail, discover a profitable (if not dodgy) way to spend their time. Crime can most certainly pay, if you "know wot I mean?" However when sex and greed rear-up between the good crims and the bad cops, the consequences are both bizarre and fatal.... (Full plot summary below)
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Three fraternal bank robbers languishing in jail, discover a profitable (if not dodgy) way to spend their time. Crime can most certainly pay, if you "know wot I mean?" However when sex and greed rear-up between the good crims and the bad cops, the consequences are both bizarre and fatal.
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| One Guy's OpinionFrank SwietekHas its moments...but it never manages to be as clever--or as amusing--as Roberts apparently thinks it is. |
| Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanAn Australian crime caper that's one part ''Sexy Beast,'' one part ''The Full Monty,'' and three parts very flat soda. |
| Dallas Morning NewsTom MaurstadJust when you think you've got it all figured out, there's another disorienting jolt. |
| Planet Sick-BoyJon PopickLike an Australian Ocean's Eleven, which is still better than an American version of The Italian Job. |
| Salt Lake TribuneSean P. MeansNot everything works... but Roberts' knack for realistic action, hard-bitten dialogue and finding humor in unexpected places keeps your attention to the finish. |
| New York PostMegan LehmannSome of the plot points are confusingly vague, the tone lurches wildly between genres, and the film's epilogue pushes the bounds of believability - but The Hard Word could never be accused of being predictable. |
| SPLICEDWireRob BlackwelderA wily, performance-driven heist-gone-wrong picture with shrewd underworld savvy reminiscent of Snatch without the smug self-awareness. |
| Film ThreatMerle BertrandSet in Australia, this rock 'em, sock 'em tug of war is a solid bit of nasty fun from Down Under. |
| Filmcritic.comJules BrennerThere's a certain fun factor in the comedy-of-errors part of the venture |
| Minneapolis Star TribuneColin Covert'Amiable' is an odd way to describe a crime drama that contains wall-spattering amounts of bloodshed, but it fits The Hard Word. |