The Bannen Way

2010

The Bannen Way

5.2 | en | Comedy

Neal Bannen, a third generation criminal, wants to get out of the con man lifestyle he's been living.

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Seasons & Episodes

EP16 The New Bannen

Jan. 06,2010

After unknowingly skirting the outcome of Mr. B's plans, Bannen begins anew.

EP15 The Truth

Jan. 06,2010

Bannen is summoned by his uncle Mr. B to Inspiration Point where the truth is fleshed out.

EP14 The Family Secret

Jan. 06,2010

With Bannen's father in the hospital, some previously undisclosed information comes Bannen's way.

EP13 The Grudge

Jan. 06,2010

It's back to Sonny's and a surprising twist of events returns The Box to Bannen.

EP12 The Rivalry

Jan. 06,2010

The police chief and Mr. B have it out, bringing up old family scars.

EP11 The Drop

Jan. 06,2010

Bannen decides to play on the law's side for the day, but discovers that may not have been the best decision.

EP10 The Chase

Jan. 06,2010

After Bannen escapes assassin number two and finds Madison (with The Box), it's Madison's turn to meet assassin number three (Brianne Davis).

EP9 The Bait

Jan. 06,2010

After the plan goes awry, Bannen tries to drown his sorrows at a strip club, where he meets the second of the Assassin Trio (Autumn Reeser).

EP8 The Sex Party

Jan. 06,2010

It's go time for the "Box Job" at a party thrown by The Mensch. One of the Assassin Trio is in attendance.

EP7 The Prep Day

Jan. 06,2010

Successfully escaping the clutches of Sonny, Bannen and Madison put the final touches on their plan.

EP6 The Unpaid Debt

Jan. 06,2010

An unexpected visit with Sonny complicates the "Box Job".

EP5 The Assassin Trio

Jan. 06,2010

As Bannen and Madison begin to prep for the “Box Job,” Zeke (Gabriel Tigerman) informs them that The Mensch (Michael Lerner) has hired a trio of hot assassins to stop Bannen.

EP4 The Proposition

Jan. 06,2010

Bannen is visited first by Madison and then Sonny's goons. He makes a deal with both.

EP3 The Third Strike

Jan. 06,2010

While breaking the law to show off for his new acquaintance Madison (Vanessa Marcil), Bannen walks right into the hands of the Chief of Police (Michael Ironside).

EP2 The Offer

Jan. 06,2010

annen successfully pulls off the “Loft Job” with a $100,000 payday, only to be tracked down by his former employer, the mobster Mr. B (Robert Forster). Mr. B sucks Bannen back in with a million dollar job.

EP1 The Criminal Lifestyle

Jan. 06,2010

After failing to triple his money and losing it all in a poker game, Bannen (Mark Gantt) is forced to do one more job to pay off his debt to the gangster Sonny Carr (Ski Carr).

5.2 | en | Comedy , Action & Adventure | More Info

Released: 2010-01-06 | Released Producted By: Sony Pictures , Country: United States of America Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website: http://www.crackle.com/c/The_Bannen_Way

Synopsis

Neal Bannen, a third generation criminal, wants to get out of the con man lifestyle he's been living.

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Cast

Robert Forster , Michael Ironside , Vanessa Marcil

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as Mr. B

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Reviews

Dr_Sagan I caught this movie on TV.It might be a movie but it feels more like an episode of some TV-series. (update: Now I'm reading that is actually a 16 episodes web-series!) The Bannen Way, has a "hype"(not necessarily a good thing) and it takes some "creative liberties" that we have already seen in other movies or series. At some point (like in the presentation of the characters) it even resembles some Robert Rodriguez films.My main objection though is about the cast. Although there are a few (relatively) well known actors, they haven't the weight to support all the "hype" I previously mentioned. The main actor (Mark Gantt) doesn't fill the screen with his presence. The "hot" women aren't that hot either, and Robert Forster (Mr. B) looks more like "grandpa" in "Last man standing" (with Tim Allen) than a threatening mob boss.Anyway it isn't very interesting and it is only mildly entertaining, but if you don't have to pay to see it and you have 90' to kill, check it out...

artpf A slick, sexy, action-packed show about Neal Bannen, a charming con-man with a police chief for a father, a mob boss for an uncle and a weakness for beautiful women, who wants to turn his life around and leave the criminal lifestyle forever. Let me get this off my chest right off the bat. A huge problem I have with these web series watched on Crackle is that you're forced to watch about 90 seconds of ads before you watch the 6 minute show. And let's not forget that the titles are at least 30 seconds, maybe a minute. What becomes worse is that once you get the pilot behind you, these bozos add about another minute to 90 seconds of flashbacks for each episode because they think you son't remember what happens in 5 minutes of footage you just watched! Oh, and there's another minute of titles at the end. So the actual programming is about 4 minutes or less. It's so annoying. OK, on with the review. Truth is, there is nothing special about this show. It follows the same boring tired format that all these shows want to follow.Pretentious lady's man gets in and out of trouble. Lots of narration to explain the plot because the producers think we're too stoned to understand. I'd rather they not make this trash than waste out time. This show is no better or worse than any of the others. And that's not saying much. Hint: when you try so hard to be kewl, it just means you're not kewl.

Randy Wong When you consider that this "movie" is really a collection of back to back webisodes, it is quite an achievement. This movie is really a Season 1 DVD played back to back, so of course there will be harsh transitions and rapid fire pacing in keeping with the style of all webisodes.There were 13 episodes, and each ep was about 5-6 minutes. When you consider the origin of this "movie", this is a marvel. It has style, it has pretty decent dramatic pacing (esp. for a web series)- I think it would be better if this thing is viewed as a Season One disc rather than a stand alone movie, because that's what it is. Is there anything "new" or cutting edge? Only that it was a web series and a successful one at that. I am not sure how one gets all those actors to star in such a thing, and I am sure the writers were in the middle of uncharted territory, so I would be interested if this series continues. As it stands, don't view the Bannan Way as a clichéd mob movie but rather an indication of things to come from the world of web series.

equazcion This movie is a nightmarish amalgamation of hackneyed premises too numerous to list in their entirety, but here are a few: Our hero/anti-hero is a slick charmer who's indebted to several crime bosses at once, coordinates elaborate plans to do the impossible with the help of his computer geek sidekick/guardian angel, sleeps with lots of women and narrowly avoids getting killed by some of them, and of course the cops want him too. This film would've at least been a neatly-packaged directorial debut had it stuck to all that, but it got greedy: On top of all those other clichés, we then get a twist wherein we learn that nothing was what it seemed. That's when I started getting antsy, wishing the movie would end, which is never a good sign. Some movies get made because someone has an idea and wants to see it come to life. Then there are the pictures that get made because someone with the right resources decided they simply wanted to make a movie, so they proceed to try and formulate some sort of film by borrowing elements that have proved successful in other films. This is one of the latter, and the result in this case is bland, mild entertainment, at best.Nevertheless, I get the feeling that everyone involved has the talent, even if the drive is missing. As The Oracle would say, "You've got the gift, but it looks like you're waiting for something". The film is shot with an unoriginal yet well-executed style. The same staff/cast with a decent idea that everyone actually cared about could probably pull off a respectable movie. This unfortunately wasn't it.