Bandits is a typical Barry Levinson comedy -- if you enjoy his work,
you'll more than likely love Bandits. There's laughs, romance,
rivalry, and lots of thrills-n-spills, all juxtapositioned with a fantastic
popular rock soundtrack (Page and Plant's "Gallow's Pole" is used
to great effect as the two convicts escape from prison in the very
beginning).
Bruce Willis ("Unbreakable") is Joe, a charming ladies' man, and
Billy Bob Thornton ("The Man Who Wasn't There") is Terry, a fussy
gourmet cook with a potful of neuroses (including Thornton's
real-life fear of antique furniture). The likable pair of bank robbers
are known as the Sleepover Bandits because they surprise bank
managers at home and stay the night with them (having dinner,
watching TV) until they all go to the bank to open vaults before work
the next morning. (As implausible as this may sound, Bandits is
supposedly loosely based on a true story.) When Kate (Cate
Blanchett, "The Man Who Cried"), an unfulfilled housewife,
stumbles across the gang's hideout, she turns their world upside
down.
Soon Joe and Terry become the most successful bank robbers in
the nation, with TV coverage and a spot on every law enforcement
agent's most wanted list. And as far as Kate is concerned, they
also make the perfect man. Which means, she can't decide
between them. Things get even more complicated when the police
assume that Kate is a hostage and they embark on a manhunt to
save her from the scoundrels.
The trio of actors have an easy, friendly chemistry between them
(Thornton worked with Willis before in Armageddon, and with
Blanchett on Pushing Tin). The movie is a little slow in finding its
way but in the end, these 'Bandits' will almost certainly steal your
heart.
you'll more than likely love Bandits. There's laughs, romance,
rivalry, and lots of thrills-n-spills, all juxtapositioned with a fantastic
popular rock soundtrack (Page and Plant's "Gallow's Pole" is used
to great effect as the two convicts escape from prison in the very
beginning).
Bruce Willis ("Unbreakable") is Joe, a charming ladies' man, and
Billy Bob Thornton ("The Man Who Wasn't There") is Terry, a fussy
gourmet cook with a potful of neuroses (including Thornton's
real-life fear of antique furniture). The likable pair of bank robbers
are known as the Sleepover Bandits because they surprise bank
managers at home and stay the night with them (having dinner,
watching TV) until they all go to the bank to open vaults before work
the next morning. (As implausible as this may sound, Bandits is
supposedly loosely based on a true story.) When Kate (Cate
Blanchett, "The Man Who Cried"), an unfulfilled housewife,
stumbles across the gang's hideout, she turns their world upside
down.
Soon Joe and Terry become the most successful bank robbers in
the nation, with TV coverage and a spot on every law enforcement
agent's most wanted list. And as far as Kate is concerned, they
also make the perfect man. Which means, she can't decide
between them. Things get even more complicated when the police
assume that Kate is a hostage and they embark on a manhunt to
save her from the scoundrels.
The trio of actors have an easy, friendly chemistry between them
(Thornton worked with Willis before in Armageddon, and with
Blanchett on Pushing Tin). The movie is a little slow in finding its
way but in the end, these 'Bandits' will almost certainly steal your
heart.