Bandits (2001) | The Oddball Heist Rom-Com Hollywood Forgot
The Machine tosses Truman and Landen straight into the early-2000s swirl of crime, romance, and big-swing studio comedy, where Hollywood briefly decided that the perfect heist crew was Bruce Willis, Billy Bob Thornton, and Cate Blanchett in full screwball mode. It’s a detour into an era when mid-budget star vehicles still ruled the multiplex—and occasionally got very weird.
Bandits is a crime-comedy road movie starring Joe Blake (Bruce Willis, Die Hard), Terry Collins (Billy Bob Thornton, Sling Blade), and Kate Wheeler (Cate Blanchett, Blue Jasmine). Directed by Barry Levinson, the film…
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