#THE VAULT REVIEW MOVIE#

He's all grown up here, but he doesn't seem to have much range, and he often wears the same semi-blank expression. A potential weak link is Highmore, previously best known as the child star of Finding Neverland, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Arthur and the Invisibles, and more. Famke Janssen appears in a few scenes as a British intelligence officer whose sole job is to talk Walter out of his crazy scheme, but even she brings a little something to the proceedings. The cast of The Vault is largely made up of 'types,' but they keep the patter snappy, and each character gets a certain degree of individuality. The film misses the opportunity for a suspenseful interweaving of sports spectatorship and its characters high-stakes gambits. The Vault, a heist-thriller directed by horror veteran Jaume Balaguer (the REC series), is nothing if not a formulaic film that apparently took five. The fact that the vault is based on old mechanics and must be solved with simple logic feels like a bracing change from similar, technology-driven stories (it also recalls the National Treasure movies).

Balagueró keeps up roller-coaster suspense while keeping the tone breezy and light - and without resorting to much violence (though he certainly could have made more of the World Cup framing device).

#THE VAULT REVIEW MOVIE#

Directed by Spanish-born Jaume Balagueró, known for his terrifying found-footage horror movie (2007) and its sequels, The Vault feels like a refreshing departure. This spirited, fleet-footed heist tale feels like a lower-rent Mission: Impossible or Ocean's movie, but its intriguing puzzle and likable characters make it a pleasant distraction.

The vault review