‘Bank’ Jobbed: Far-Left Screed Bombing in Debut

Crime doesn’t pay, or so we’re told.

Society screams otherwise, from rampant fraud in states like Minnesota and California to accused killers who watch their crowdfunding accounts explode.

“How to Rob a Bank” argues the system in toto is corrupt and beyond repair. Its response?

Go. Rob. A. Bank.

Now.

Except that pitch is falling on deaf ears.

The film opened to a tepid $900K in its Thursday debut. Early projections had the crime caper reaching as high as $15 million this weekend. Those predictions are now in the $6-8 million range.

Reviews aren’t helping. The critical community, which leans aggressively to the Left, has trashed the film. “Bank” boasts a terrible 33 percent “rotten” rating at RottenTomatoes.com.

The film goes out of its way to celebrate the social media crooks at the heart of the story. It all but begs audiences to take up arms, rob the rich and downplays respectable ways to improve society.

Form a nonprofit. Run for office. Vote for the best candidates. Help your fellow man.

Instead, it glorifies violence. The main antihero even warns that violence is coming if societal ills aren’t addressed via a fourth wall breaking moment.

Here’s guessing he doesn’t mean shutting down fraudulent “learing” centers.

The bigger surprise here is obvious. The Left just swamped the nation in the midterm elections. DSA candidates are on the rise. The “eat the rich” message is resonating with voters, by all accounts.

“How to Rob a Bank” fits perfectly with that ethos. So why the lousy reception?

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It’s not like the film’s trailers didn’t promote that hard-Left agenda. That’s exactly what the marketing team behind the movie assembled via those early teases.

The flaws featured in “Bank” aren’t make believe. Health care costs are too bleepin’ high (thank you, ObamaCare). Some effectively cheat the system, and it’s not just crooked illegal immigrants but often the very well-heeled.

There’s a great story to be told here, punctuated by Americans who feel the pain from these corrupt actions. Throw in a few shades of gray, and you’ve got yourself a movie that speaks to our current age.

“How to Rob a Bank” flirts with that reality but lacks the courage to dig deeper. It’s also one of the most morally irresponsible films in modern memory.

Luigi Mangione would eat it up with a spoon.