How to Rob a Bank review – Amazon’s anti-capitalist caper is far from a riot

Nicholas Hoult, Anna Sawai and Pete Davidson play Robin Hood in this simple-minded and unexciting attempt to mix social commentary with action

In case you were somehow blissfully unaware, America is in a very dark place and Americans are not very happy about it. Last week’s midterms saw a historic blue wave propelled by the high cost of living and the low trust in those making decisions, but restoring any small shred of faith in the system and any vague semblance of financial equity is still unlikely to come any time soon.

It’s therefore theoretically ideal timing for films that provide some sort of rousing David v Goliath catharsis, a win on-screen when one feels entirely out of reach in real life.