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Actors: Bruce Willis, Billy Bob Thornton, Cate Blanchett
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Bandits |
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Two criminals escape from prision. They need money so they rob a bank. They then come up with a plan to kindap managers of banks and then rob the bank the next day with the help of the managers. They call themselves the "sleepover bandits." There plan starts off really successfully. However they soon meet a woman who has had very little excitemen. She decides to join them and both bank robbers fall in love with her. This threatens their plans because the bank robbers start to fight over her. They then try to work things out while being followed by the media and police.
--Jack Bauer, Resident Scholar
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BANDITS is a film directed by Barry Levinson in 2001.
Two bank robbers, sharing the same dream of opening a night-club in Acapulco, fall in love with a girl who hang on to them after having left her dull husband. While more banks are being robbed by the sleepover bandits, Cate Blanchett decides not to make a choice between them; by taking this decision, she has also become, in a way, an outlaw.
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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Joe (Bruce Willis) is a hard nosed bank robber who escapes from prison with his hypochondriac pal, Terry (Thornton). Together they start successfully robbing several banks around southern California. Cate Blanchett is brilliant as the hostage who both criminals end up falling for. The result is an explosive blend of drama, action, and comedy with some excellent, nuanced characters.
--Alex Emborsky, Resident Scholar
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Two convicts -- action man Joe Blake (Willis) and nerdy hypochondriac Terry Lee Collins (Thornton) -- break out of Oregon State Prison ... well, Joe breaks out and Terry Lee goes along for the ride. With the help of dim bulb Harvey (Troy Garity), a stunt man-wannabe who serves as their driver, they proceed to rob banks, quietly and calmly, by holding up the manager the night before, staying at his or her home, and going in to the office to remove the goods first thing in the morning before it opens for business. They become known as "The Sleepover Bandits." A bored and restless wealthy housewife named Kate Wheeler (Blanchett) runs away from home and gets thrown together with this unlikely pair, falling first for Joe and then for Terry Lee, which causes considerable stress in the partnership. Although the film is a bit long and slow in spots, and sports a few unfortunate plot holes, there are plenty of laughs and the love triangle turns out to be fairly interesting, especially with Thornton holding the comic center and Blanchett looking better (alternately dingy and direct) than she ever has before. Not terribly weighty or memorable, but quite satisfying anyway.
--David Loftus, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Bandits |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1980's-1999
Crime & Scandal
Yes
Story of
- criminal falls in love with victim
- armed robbers!
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- criminal
Age:
- 40's-50's
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) long girliemon hair
Body type
- (man) muscular
Events of movie makes character more...
- sensitive
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor?
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- very athletic
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average build
How much in movie?
- 90%-100%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- West
- Pacific NW
- California
City?
Yes
City:
- Los Angeles
- dangerous
- wealthy
Small town?
Yes
Small town people:
- nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee
Misc setting
- prison
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Movie makes you feel...
- very happy
- encouraged
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Classic/oldies rock
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