By SCOTT A. MAY Trading flash for substance, "The Bank Job" is both straightforward and convoluted, in the best tradition of old-school heist films. Fans of this neglected crime genre will love it.

By Jeff Simon, The Buffalo News, N.Y. Mar. 11--Truth to be told, caper movies are a bore.

By JEFF SIMON Truth to be told, caper movies are a bore.

By Matthew Bond The Bank Job Director: Roger Donaldson Certificate: 15 Time: 1hr 51mins The Accidental Husband Director: Griffin Dunne Certificate: 12A Time: 1hr 30mins Margot At The Wedding Director: Noah Baumbach Certificate: 15 Time: 1hr 33mins Semi - Pro Director: Kent Alterman Certificate: 15 Time: 1hr 30mins Cross Scandal, the rather good film about the Profumo affair, with either Jonathan Glazer's Sexy Beast or just about anything directed by Guy Ritchie and you'd have something quite like The Bank Job.

By Anthony Quinn FILMS OF THE WEEK Margot at the Wedding (15) Noah Baumbach (93 mins) ** STARRING Nicole Kidman, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Jack Black The Bank Job (15) Roger Donaldson (111 mins) *** STARRING Jason Statham, Daniel Mays, Saffron Burrows Watching Noah Baumbach's new movie is like wandering into a family gathering, where there's an unspoken rule that everyone behaves as petulantly as possible.