Film Review: The Robber (15) (Germany/Austria 2010) (Director: Benjamin Heisenberg) (German with English Subtitles),  The Filmhouse Cinema Screen One, Edinburgh, Sunday 23.03.2014, 15:55

This is the third film the Filmhouse have become the U.K. distributor for, and the first of these I had wanted to see. This is based on events from the 1980's concerning a criminal who was nicknamed 'Pump-Gun Ronnie' after his weapon of choice and use of a Ronald Reagan mask. The main elements to the criminal was that he would hold up banks and was also an athlete who ran marathons. Due to his athleticism he was able to evade capture for some time. When people around him began to twig-on he was able to explain he was not doing it for the money, though could not explain why. 

There is no understanding of his actions reached within the film, though that is often the way in life. The film is well constructed, paced and edited. The story is conveyed in an engaging manner and all of the acting serves the story well. It is quite a visceral visual experience, though I would still struggle to recommend. 

Rating: 06/10.