Film

Armored

Cert: 12A

Description: Ty Hackett is an Iraq war veteran in dire financial straits. Having served his country with honour and courage, Ty is about to be evicted from his home by the bank along with his younger brother. Taking on a high-risk job as an armoured truck guard, Ty is persuaded to take part in the heist of 42 million dollars from his employers by co-worker Mike Cochrane. There is no honour among would-be thieves and the plan quickly springs a leak.

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Dir: Nimrod Antal.

Cast: Columbus Short, Matt Dillon, Laurence Fishburne, Jean Reno, Skeet Ulrich, Amaury Nolasco

Country: US.

Year: 2009.

Duration: 87mins

Mayhem ensues in Armored

Armored is based on a first-time script which, thanks to a bit of industry hype, became the subject of a bidding war among the studios

By Charlotte O'Sullivan
22 Jan 2010

Nimr�d Antal's film is a morality play disguised as a down'n'dirty heist thriller.

A group of armored truck guards, led by disgruntled charmer Bill (Matt Dillon), plans to hijack their own vehicles. Guess what? Things don't go quite as planned.

As mayhem ensues, anodyne Columbus Short (as Bill's Iraq war veteran godson) looks as if he's trying to suppress a snigger and the rest of the cast (including Laurence Fishburne, Jean Reno and Skeet Ulrich) indulge in a lot of stubble-rubbing.

Armored is based on a first-time script which, thanks to a bit of industry hype, became the subject of a bidding war among the studios. Sony won the day. Guys, you were robbed.