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Feb. 26th, 2003 02:16 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
andrewducker(This one's been sitting there for about a week, as I consistently forgot to post it)
The world is a strange place. It's full of coincidences, strange occurences and people acting in irrational ways. Nobody you ever meet is entirely normal and sane and we all have our quirks.
The writer of Bandits is obviously highly aware of this and thus everyone we meet in the film is distinctly human in their own unique approach to life. You might get a hint from the fact that his previous credits include a stint on Twin Peaks.
The basic plot of the film concerns Billy Bob Thornton (I love that name) and Bruce Willis as bank robbers, escaping from prison, kidnapping Cate Blanchett and then going on a spree so that they can retire to Mexico.
Yes, based on that description, I avoided seeing it too. But I'm very thankful to the friend who insisted I watch it (thanks Jen!), because the sheer quirkiness of the three lead characters and the unnormal reality.
From the unusual opening sequence (starting present day and then flashing back 6 months through a sequence of tantalising flashbacks) to what would surely win "Best use of Bonnie Tyler in a seduction scene" should such an award exist, the film was speckled with slightly off-kilter goodness.
It's not perfect, certainly, but to anyone who likes the Coen Brothers take on reality will almost certainly like this as well.
Score: 8/10
ObQuotes:
Bank teller: Is this a joke?
Joe: No ma'am, this is a bank robbery.
___
Terry: You're insane!
Kate: I'm unhappy! It's not the same thing.
The world is a strange place. It's full of coincidences, strange occurences and people acting in irrational ways. Nobody you ever meet is entirely normal and sane and we all have our quirks.
The writer of Bandits is obviously highly aware of this and thus everyone we meet in the film is distinctly human in their own unique approach to life. You might get a hint from the fact that his previous credits include a stint on Twin Peaks.
The basic plot of the film concerns Billy Bob Thornton (I love that name) and Bruce Willis as bank robbers, escaping from prison, kidnapping Cate Blanchett and then going on a spree so that they can retire to Mexico.
Yes, based on that description, I avoided seeing it too. But I'm very thankful to the friend who insisted I watch it (thanks Jen!), because the sheer quirkiness of the three lead characters and the unnormal reality.
From the unusual opening sequence (starting present day and then flashing back 6 months through a sequence of tantalising flashbacks) to what would surely win "Best use of Bonnie Tyler in a seduction scene" should such an award exist, the film was speckled with slightly off-kilter goodness.
It's not perfect, certainly, but to anyone who likes the Coen Brothers take on reality will almost certainly like this as well.
Score: 8/10
ObQuotes:
Bank teller: Is this a joke?
Joe: No ma'am, this is a bank robbery.
___
Terry: You're insane!
Kate: I'm unhappy! It's not the same thing.
