Bandits
Chemistry and quirkiness--and a stellar cast--help make Barry Levinson's
Bandits
more than just another comedy about ill-matched outlaws. Levinson's deft touch in
Rain Man
is evident in the film's road-movie structure, which follows bank robbers Joe (Bruce Willis) and Terry (Billy Bob Thornton) on a crime spree from Oregon to California. They're eventually joined by an aspiring stuntman and getaway driver (Troy Garity, son of Jane Fonda) and a neglected housewife (Cate Blanchett) who falls in love with both Joe and Terry after escaping her boring marriage. As scripted by
Twin Peaks
alumnus Harley Peyton,
Bandits
shifts from character comedy to crime thriller with reckless abandon, and the humor (particularly Terry's multiple neuroses) is occasionally forced and flat. Levinson compensates with offbeat moments of unexpected tenderness, allowing his cast to express depths of character not necessarily found in the script. A twist ending won't surprise attentive viewers, but it gives
Bandits
the extra kick it needs.
--Jeff Shannon
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| upc: |
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| title: |
Bandits |
| theatricalDate: |
12-10-2001 |
| stars: |
Bruce Willis
Billy Bob Thornton
Cate Blanchett |
| purchase date: |
05-11-2005 |
| publisher: |
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| published: |
02-04-2002 |
| price: |
$14.94 |
| net Rating: |
3.5 |
| MPAA Rating: |
PG-13 |
| minutes: |
123 |
| last lookup time: |
152889840 |
| genre: |
Buddy Films
Love Triangle
Opposites Attract
Comic Criminals
Romantic Comedies |
| fullTitle: |
Bandits |
| features: |
Color
Closed-captioned
Widescreen
Dolby
1.85:1 |
| director: |
Barry Levinson |
| currentValue: |
$1.65 |
| created: |
152889792 |
| country: |
us |
| aspect: |
DVD |
| asin: |
B00005V4XW
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