Mark Kermode's Secrets of Cinema — Season 1, Episode 2: The Heist
Documentary • 60 min • 3 seasons, 11 episodes • ★ 7.1/10
Episode synopsis
This time it is the turn of the heist movie, with its unique combination of suspense and action. Whether it is the big bank job or netting a fortune in diamonds, why, asks Mark, do otherwise law-abiding audiences find themselves rooting for robbers and even killers? More than any other genre, the heist movie plays with our sympathies, encouraging us to identify with characters we would run a mile from in real life.
About Mark Kermode's Secrets of Cinema
Mark Kermode reveals the film-making tricks and techniques behind classic movie genres, from romcoms to horrors.