More unsubtly crowd-pleasing, Burnley-based ebullience, which gets by on its unimpeachably virtuous message — and a gloriously garrulous performance from the always-reliable Rory Kinnear.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jan 16, 2025

None of this is terribly surprising dramatically, but Bank of Dave sucks you in.

| Jan 5, 2024

Had Dave lived in the jungle, he would have been the village doctor. The story of how the real-life Dave Fishwick of Burnley, England started his own bank to help his struggling friends is a warm, fuzzy reminder that humans are capable of goodness.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Dec 30, 2023

Bank of Dave is an entertaining and light British comedy that, although it may not reach the masterpiece category, leaves the viewer with a nostalgic smile. [Full review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 7/10 | Dec 1, 2023

Some will gravitate to the warmth of a movie like this but Bank of Dave is painfully cheesy and not worth enough to make a withdrawal.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Sep 7, 2023

It takes great liberties with the factual backstory... [But] I'm glad they embellished it. It makes for a much more enjoyable film.

| Sep 7, 2023

The most charming and delightful movie of the week. I was really happy to have something brighten my day.

| Sep 7, 2023

The true story behind Bank of Dave is somewhat embellished here -- adding a dramatic court case and even a Def Leppard concert -- but the good intentions and strong heart remain front and center.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Aug 31, 2023

Fry is natural, Dynevor is charming, and Kinnear is positively heroic in making everything sound like something a person would normally say.

| Original Score: B- | Aug 30, 2023

Everyone loves a good underdog story, and Bank of Dave fits that mold, despite needing to be tighter.

| Original Score: 7/10 | Aug 29, 2023

This one is purely out to charm, and it does periodically, handed some lift by energetic performances and a buttery reminder of good people trying to do good things for one another.

| Original Score: B | Aug 27, 2023

While it rarely strays from predictable formula, this British crowd-pleaser compensates with endearing characters and abundant small-town charm.

| Aug 26, 2023

A grown-up embodiment of Little Engine That Could story. Sweet encouraging stuff, and true-ish. And of all things, Def Leppard puts on a show.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Aug 25, 2023

Once certain questions are answered and a major battle is finished, though, Bank of Dave quickly runs out of narrative and thematic steam...

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Aug 25, 2023

Even if the movie is about one small win, there’s a sedate pleasure in seeing it play out, especially knowing a version of it happened in real life.

| Aug 24, 2023

The core story and activist message are moving, with warm and gentle performances from the ensemble.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Aug 23, 2023

A harmless and breezy, but contrived and sugar-coated underdog story

| Aug 22, 2023

Based on the real-life story of Dave Fishwick.

| Original Score: B- | Aug 16, 2023

Great little comedy drama in the vein of films like The Castle - worth a like if you are in the mood for something light with an important message.

| Original Score: 4.5/5 | Jul 22, 2023

A spirited and cheerful movie.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jun 16, 2023