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Bandits (2001)
Front Cover Actor
Movie Details
Director Barry Levinson
Language English
Audience Rating PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Running Time 123 mins
Country USA
Color Color
Plot
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
Personal Details
Seen It Yes
Index 846
Collection Status In Collection
Links Amazon US
Product Details
Format DVD
Region Region 1
Screen Ratio 1.85:1
027616873859
Release Date 4/2/2002
Subtitles English; French; Portuguese; Spanish
Audio Tracks English Dolby Digital 5.1
French Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Nr of Disks/Tapes 1