We have headed back to the world of the London Gangsters for our review today, as we check out The Last Heist as a group of criminals attempt to do a bank job!
Six months after a bank job went sideways, four criminals reunite to split the proceeds of the heist. Before they all go their separate ways, the crew need to make sense of the mess and figure out what went wrong. When the stakes are this high is there really honour amongst thieves, and how far will this four go to protect each other, especially if the main threat seems to come from within the group?
With a lot of independent British-made movies you can expect a lot of grittiness and The Last Heist is no expectation with its excessive use of the F and C words the movie certainly brings home the side of the British gangster movie, that takes you on an unexpected journey as the criminals try to make any sense of what went down and the predicament that they are in during their meat up in Mick’s bar after the robbery.
I have to say that the movie wasn’t what I was expecting, yes it is a story of a bank job gone wrong and yes there is plenty of violence to show the brutality of the theme, but it’s the way the story moves to a point that just surprised me and shocked me with the twist that makes the movie so much more than your run of the mill gangster movie.
The story is somewhat of a simple one, but it’s the way that the story unfolds throughout the movie that keeps you watching, you have the feeling that something is coming to a boiling point, but you aren’t sure what the outcome is as the criminals chat away about the job with a series of flashbacks to the job as the criminals are masked up in various Donald Trump masks!
The Last Heist cast features genre veteran, Terry Stone, best known as Tony Tucker from the Rise Of The Footsoldier film franchise as well as Emily Wyatt (Sacrilege), Rachel Warren (Rise Of The Footsoldier: Origins) and Perry Benson (Anuvahood, Benidorm).
According to the blurb for The Last Heist, the movie is inspired by true stories, real events and real people (with the names changed to protect the not-so-innocent), once you’ve seen the movie that statement really makes you wonder “WHAT!”
The Last Heist has some nice comedic and shocking moments, it’s not going to be for everyone but if you like this genre then it’s certainly worth checking out, the cast work well for their roles, and the movie isn’t a full-blown action movie but the style of the movie works for the format.
The Last Heist will be in UK Cinemas from 4th November & Digital Download from 14th November.
A movie that is inspired by true stories
Movie title: The Last Heist (2022)
Movie description: The four thieves bounded by honour meet back at the local boozer, the place where it all began. Beneath the banter lies a dark secret that tests the loyalty of these four friends to the limit to see if there really is honour among thieves.
Date published: October 25, 2022
Country: UK
Duration: 1h 26m
Director(s): Coz Greenop
Actor(s): Terry Stone, Rachel Warren, Emily Wyatt
Genre: Crime
Karen Woodham is the founder and owner of the Blazing Minds. She is also a Cinema reviewer and works with RealD 3D reviewing the latest 3D releases and IMAX, she has also had several articles published in various publications including the first edition of SFW Magazine. In 2015 she became an Award Winning Blogger and also has her website listed as one of the UK’s Top 10 Film Blogs.
