Directed by:
Bronwen HughesCinematography:
Jess HallComposer:
David HolmesCast:
Thomas Jane, Deborah Kara Unger, Dexter Fletcher, Marius Weyers, Ron Smerczak, Clive Scott, David O'Hara, Kate Tilley, Robin Smith, Egidio Coccimiglio (more)VOD (1)
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When white police officer Andres Stander (played by Tom Jane) suffers a crisis of conscience after his involvement in a riot in Johannesburg, he goes from law enforcer to law breaker, becoming one South Africa's most notorious bank robbers. (official distributor synopsis)
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Stander is a decent crime flick about a respected cop who stopped believing in the system and turned to a life of crime. Though the film doesn’t offer anything new, it does wrap up the old in a nicer package than many of its more ambitious siblings (especially the dreadful 3000 Miles to Graceland). That said, it would have benefitted from a bit of editing – it has already become repetitive by the time we get to the fifth bank robbery and they still have one more bank to go. Thomas Jane is fine and he does a good job of carrying the whole film. There are hints of relationship psychology (the love between the honest father and the “fallen” son), but the dynamic action and laid-back music remain at the fore. The film is helped quite a lot by the “based on a true story” label. In the cinema and with some expectations, it would be purely average, but at home it's worthy of a good three stars.
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