BANDITS

2001

Barry Levinson's "Bandits" qualifies as a fine example of pure escapist entertainment. Isn't that what we're all looking for right now? It's well-written, clever, goofy/funny, and well-acted with so much tongue-in-cheek, that it's a wonder that the three leads didn't choke while filming it! These three, Bruce Willis, Billy Bob Thornton and Cate Blanchett, are so good at this wacky comedy style, that I can't imagine anyone else pulling off this bank-caper-film better than them, except possibly The Three Stooges!

4 Stars

NJB