Fresh
Thornton and Willis save the day with their performances.
Jeff Strickler, Minneapolis Star Tribune
Bandits
Two's company, three's a crime.
2001 · 2h 3m · PG-13
Comedy, Crime
Directed by
Barry Levinson
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Bandits
Overview
After escaping from prison, Joe and Terry go on a crime spree, robbing banks through Oregon and California in order to finance their scheme for a new life south of the border. Unfortunately, things get more complicated when they meet Kate, who runs into them with her car. She joins the bandits on their cross-country spree, and eventually she steals something, too: their hearts.
Director and cast
- Barry Levinson Director
- Bruce Willis as Joseph Blake
- Billy Bob Thornton as Terry Lee Collins
- Cate Blanchett as Kate Wheeler
- Troy Garity as Harvey Pollard
- William Converse-Roberts as Charles Wheeler
- Brían F. O'Byrne as Darill Miller
- Stacey Travis as Cloe Miller
- Azura Skye as Cheri
- Peggy Miley as Mildred Kronenberg
- January Jones as Claire/Pink Boots
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
64%
Tomatometer
Rotten
I like movies that don't settle into a groove, especially if the groove is already well worn. But the different kinds of movies that make up Bandits are pretty worn, too.
Peter Rainer, New York Magazine/Vulture
Fresh
It's just about impossible not to fall for the ingratiating trio, especially Thornton's Terry.
Rita Kempley, Washington Post
Rotten
What started as cute becomes cloying and bloated.
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
Rotten
The movie has a one-take feel about it, containing vast stretches where nothing much happens. The cinematography looks amateurish, often badly composed and poorly lit.
Peter Howell, Toronto Star
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