Money Movers is a 1978 movie directed by Bruce Beresford.
WHAT HAPPENS?
An armored car company is repeatedly robbed – often by those who work as security.
ONE LINE REVIEW
Money Movers is a lean, well-paced, authentic and funny Australian crime movie.
THE ACTORS
Terence Donovan stars as Eric Jackson, a security supervisor who masterminds an armored car robbery. Donovan is interesting as his character adopts a calming personality before turning into a ruthless robber. He contrasts well with Tony Bonner’s Leo, a new hire whose inexperience and love of poetry makes him a target. The cast is rounded out by the impulsive Bryan Brown, who portrays Eric’s brother Brian and Ed Devereaux’s Dick Martin, a former detective who foils the robbery.
THE DIRECTOR
Bruce Beresford creates a tight, well-paced crime narrative that gets all the little details right while adding some lighter moments. Throughout the movie, the actors getting robbed convey actual surprise, while the fighting and shootout scenes are sloppy and chaotic – echoing real life. The sequences where Eric fights off a group of thugs with his hands tied are both creative and stupidly funny.
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