Full Movie Reviews
Rating of
1.5/4
Dissappointing
MovieMike - wrote on 12/22/2011
There are a number of films that have used the ‘perfect heist plan gone wrong’ story line, and ‘Armored’ is yet another entry into this well-traveled category. So how does it stack up against the likes of titles such as ‘A Simple Plan’, ‘Before The Devil Knows You’re Dead’, or ‘The Lookout’? I’m afraid it just doesn’t come off well enough to be considered notable. I lump it in with these titles because in each of these, the robbery itself is quite secondary to the main story. These films explore the dynamic of the conspirators as things begin to unravel for them and in each case; the film itself is devoid of spectacular effects and relies of a fairly small cast and their actions.
Director, Nimrod Antel, who’s previous US credit is the thriller …
Rating of
3/4
Armored Review
Nick - wrote on 03/16/2010
Armored was a very good heist movie. It's filled with tons of intense action, what I liked a lot about this film was that every actor had a big role in the film, felt they was the star of the show. It was a intense heist film with great acting from every actor in this film. But most of all I think Matt Dillion stole the show with his performance he did good as the man that will stop at nothing to get what he wants even if he ends up hurting someone he cares about. Columbus Short had a out of nowhere great performance as Ty Hackett. He was basically the lead actor in this film and pulled it off. He sold me as Ty Hackett as he was looking out for his younger brother after the death of there parents. If your a big action packed heist movie with a tension and thrills type of person this …
