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Summary: Hometown boy makes good film
Review: Of course, the "hometown boy" is Baltimore's own Barry Levinson, director of such Baltimore movies as "Diner" and "Tin Men" and though Baltimore does not play any part in this movie, this film is great.Joe (Bruce Willis) is working on anger management. Terry (Billy Bob Thornton) carries around his own Merck Manual to self diagnose his various ailments. Kate (Cate Blanchett) is stuck with an unfeeling fish of a husband and sings Bonnie Tyler songs. This improbable trio come together to make this film terrific. There is no false note, no wasted scene, no gratutious camera mugging - it all flows together to make a wonderful trip. Joe and Terry become the "Sleepover Bandits", as their modus operandi is to basically take the bank manager's family as hostage the night before the heist. By using that method, they can rob the bank without worrying about police or gung-ho security guards. Along the way, Kate hits Terry with her car and winds up taking him back to the robbers' headquarters. She decided she doesn't want to go back home and goes on the run with the bandits. Somehow along the way she falls in love with both Terry and Joe. But there's a big problem - now the bandits are seen as kidnappers and the police are looking for them. They decide to try a different approach for a robbery, one in which they stick up the bank in the more traditional manner. Since they both love the same woman _and_ they are not using their tried and true pattern, many things go wrong... and if you want to know more, get the video - it's an excellent film you will really enjoy.
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Summary: REFRESHING AND FUNNY!
Review: What a refreshing surprise! A funny, literate movie that doesn't succumb to gratuitous sex, violence, and foul langugage. (I guess Barry Levinson has enough original ideas that he doesn't have to resort to such things.) Thanks, Mr. Levinson. I've been a fan of yours for a long time, especially of your four-part "Baltimore trilogy." And I mourn the untimely death of "Homicide: Life on the Streets," one of the finest shows ever to grace the tube.
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Summary: zzzz...(snort)...zzzz
Review: Rare is the movie that manages to make me stop watching before its conclusion, "Bandits" however managed the feat quite successfuly. The story was boring, the acting was bland and failed to make me care about any of the characters.
Clean your house, go to the gym, read a book, whatever you do it will be a better use of your time than watching this film.
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Summary: Like a Classic Work Of Literature...
Review: Bandits was REALLY overlooked as a movie. The insight into the criminal mind and lifestyle is jaw-dropping. The theme of escape is shown here to all of us who go to work day in and day out like machines. These bank robbers have no job, family, etc to hold them down, they live in complete freedom, no one tells them what to do. With its gripping plot, and hilarious performances by Bruce Willis and Billy Bob Thorton, this movie deserves ATLEAST one viewing. I don't want to spoil the story but the end of this movie is amazingly clever. Enjoy.
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Summary: What's with all the 5 star reviews?
Review: This movie is really bad... I felt that they tried to throw in a that twist (which I won't ruin it for you if you haven't seen it... even though I would recommend to watch Die Hard 1 again if you want to spend 2 hours...)... well I was mentioning the twist at the end, which felt forced... the movie is told in a nonlinear way... another method to make the story more interesting... so basically what I'm saying here is that the script [is not good]... the actors really do try to save the movie... even though I hated Billy Bob's role... Bruce Willis was so-so... Cate Blanchett stole the show... when we see her cooking hahaha! I don't think I'll ever watch this movie again... The only movies that I've liked from Barry Levinson have been Rain Man (of course) Good Morning, Vietnam (but here it was mostly because of Williams) ... maybe with one more rewrite and a different director, this would have been a very enjoyable experience
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Summary: Extremely Funny!
Review: This is an excellent movie. I don't understand how it didn't get better attention at the box office. Billy Bob Thorton is crazy as a hypochondriac who is also afraid of antiques. Bruce Willis is charming, as always. Even though they are criminals, you just find yourself rooting for them. This movie is well worth buying. I'd give it more than 5 stars if I could.
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Summary: I endured this movie.
Review: Rarely do I regret watching a movie. This was one of those rare cases. This movie takes two hours for an overly simple plot to develop while having to endure the irritating and extremely campy portrayals of two of the three leading roles. The Terry Collins character tried to come across as a nonchalant, clever, yet paranoid sort of guy, but Thornton's acting was annoying and un-endearing. Blanchett, as 'poor me' Kate Wheeler, wants to claim a sense of pity from the audience, but never manages to pull you in and doesn't seem to be much more that a shallow-thinking ditz. This role was not worthy of her talents and was disappointing to watch. Bruce Willis was the only positive aspect of this movie. His well-known suaveness and coolness were conveyed very well through his character, but it was not enough to save this movie.
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Summary: A garbage.
Review: Nice try with unmatching 3some, but still a garbage. Willis is queasy and Thorton is itchy. Don't waste your time.
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Summary: Absolutely Hilarious!
Review: Bandits got a bad rap at the box office, and I'll be the first to admit that Bruce Willis in a comedy is not a very good sign.
However, I was very surprised when I finally rented this on DVD.
It's actually FUNNY! Billy Bob Thornton is terrific as the Bandit with a soft spot, and a serious germ issue.
Cate Blanchett once again shows her acting talent which is showcased just as well here as in her other movies.
Even Bruce Willis, whose last comedy was the horrendous 'Whole Nine Yards' livens up here and even allows jokes at his seemingly one dimensional personality. Bandits was certainly one of the better comedies of last year, with it's unique style and creative writing. One can only hope that the DVD gives this hilarious film the spotlight that it deserves.
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Summary: Robbed me of 2 hours
Review: This picture is awful. The story quickly becomes implausible and silly. Willis is in full smirk mode as if he thinks this passes as acting. Thorton's hypochondria is a waste. It's like the script writer was saying, "we need to give him some quirk, any quirk, to make him colorful." It made him annoying. Perhaps my biggest complaint is for the stuntman/getaway driver character. If a movie has to rely on an unbelievably, excessively stupid character to drive the plot forward then it's in trouble. This picture isn't worth renting. If it's on cable, watch it if you feel the need to punish yourself.
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