The reason why films and heist series are so popular is that they gather different characters that strive towards the same purpose, which is to plan the perfect crime. The robberies occur, or at least they try, in real life, of course, and a new docuseries examines a particularly bold of 2000.
Opening shot: While we see London scenes, a voice says: “The essence of any great story is the time to ‘fuck me’, one in which you go, ‘I am serious! Seriously?'”
The yeast: The Diamond robbery It is a docuserie of the party of origin, written and directed by Jesse Vile, with Guy Ritchie as one of the executive producers, about an attempted robbery in the Millennium Dome in London in November or 2000. The objective of the robbery was Millennium in the Millennium exhibition of Diamon-Crat Diamond London. That individual diamond was worth around 200 million, with the entire exhibition with a value of £ 350 million. If the attempt was successful, it would have the greatest robbery in the history of the United Kingdom.
Through recreations with scripts, coverage of file media and interviews with people on both sides of the robbery, the bold attempt has a certain admiration and melancholy almost a quarter of a century later, also if the episodes are built to feel like a sensation as a sensation as a sensation as a feeling of feeling like a sensation as a sensation as a sensation as a sensation as a sensation as a sensation as a sensation as a sensation Sensation
Among those vile conversations with those that are Wenham, a member of the Ragtag Group of career criminals who planned and tried to execute the robbery. We also listen to Beth Wenham, Lee’s daughter, who was a small child at the time of attempt. After a failed robbery of armored cars that would have noted his group million, Lee was looking for a job that would show his father, also a career criminal, who could do a great job. Lee’s father introduced Ray Ston, who sought to steal the millennium platform.
It is easier to say it than to do it, or course. The Beers screen is in a vault with a timed block, and on a tempered glass screen that is resistant to axis attempts. In addition, Millennium Dome is a high profile location. Because of that, the group that Beston gathered discovered that it was enough to make the attempt when the vault was open to visitors. It was then that he did not brought his brother -in -law, the metropolitan police officer Michael Wearting, who worked in perimeter security in the dome. However, what the group did not know was that they were being observed by the flying team with the police.
What programs will you remember? The Diamond robbery Sently feel like a version of docuseries or The Knightsin the stylistically eaten.
OUR TOMA: There is a lot of style for The Diamond robberyBut that style seems to be hiding a surprising lack of substance. Vile, with what seems like a great guidance of Ritchie, decided to make docuseries look and feel more like an action film with script.
That is very good and good, either of us, denouncing some trying to make the format of docuserías sometimes DRY
Since Vile is going to interview people on both sides of this story, the story will not only be about Wenham’s crime life. But much of the first episode remains there. There is a recreation of the failed robbery of armored cars and much information about Wenham’s criminal education. While any biographical context is always welcome, it seems that this extended information child is repeated in the first episode to do something more complex than it is real.
The quid of any good attraction film is the group of disparate criminals that meet and elaborate a complex plan based on the collective knowledge of all in the group. But this robbery is not as complex as it seems; It was more like a high -risk rhythm. So, how this deserved three episodes is a assumption of anyone. But the stretched nature of history results in dead moments that believe how full of action is history.
Devils, we would be fine to know how much it fails in the Millennium Dome (now the O2 Arena) and the exhibition that was in it. We love listening to disastrous projects like that. But in reality, this would have a better leg as a 90 -minute documentary or, better yet, a script thriller directed by Ritchie.
Sex and skin: None.
Separation shot: As the second episode will concentrate on the flying team, with the Police elite elite crimes unit, we listen to DCI John Swinfield at the end of the first episode.
Star Star: We are not sure what perspective Beth Wenham can give to this story, Givven was a little girl when this attempted robbery occurred, but it is a fun interview.
The majority of the pilot line: The recreation of armored car theft is presented with “Smack My Bitch” of the prodigy in the soundtrack. I am not sure if they could have used a needle drop in the nose for that scene. Vile compensates by using the song “Reverding Black Grape” by Black Grape when describing England under Tony Blair in the change of millennium.
Our call: Transmit it. While The Diamond robbery You can put a little dragmous and distracted by its own stility, the story of the attempted theft of the millennium star encapsulates a good amount of what life in England was in 2000. And only an unequal story of robberies remains a story of robberies.
Joel Keller (@joelkeller) Write about food, entertainment, parenting and technology, but he is not necessary: he is a television addict. His writing has appeared in The New York Times, Slate, Salon, Rollingstone.com” Vanityfair.comFast Company and other places.