Bandido

Well made film about the flying bankrobber of canadian 80's, a ''catch me if you can'' kinda story about a peculiar and ever so impertinent and without any lack of fantasy big time criminal doing banks like it was the local store at the corner, played with bravissimus acts by josh duhamel, supported by elisha cuthbert and mel gibson.

Its not a technically advanced production, but it has thousands of takes and a storyboard that mustve been thick as a encyclopedia, so the editor departments must have had a sweaty job pulling the strings together.

Its a loose biographical action comedy, because the deeds done back then where just jawdropping, and the witty acts of mr duhamel saved at least my day at the laughterfront. A feature has been dealing with this story almost 30 years ago, so some may think this was overkill in the making, but forget that, this is the new version on the silverscreen, and you wont regret a peek in the darkness. If youre able to keep your laughs secret watching this, youre either dead or nearly there. The grumpy old man does not regret the pick, because impertinence ultimately works. So grab a lager and start spinning the rolls...

Based on a true story (wathc the end credits, you'll get to see the real master thief being interviewed!).

The story: A Canadian bankrobber (during the eighties) managed to rob dozens of banks in a row. How did he do it? And did he get away with it?

The good: this is a run of the mill heist movie. Nothing out of the ordinary, but what makes this movie still worth a watch are the good acting performances and the understated humor.

Mel Gibson only has got a small supporting role by the way, so dont expect to see him much more than 15 minutes tops, but in those 15 minutes he does act well, acting as a rough and cunning old crime boss.

I always like to see a bankrobber play it cool when he robs a bank and this character is not only cool, but also quite funny, in a understated way!

Any bad? An half an hour could have been easily cut out of it, without hurting the movie. It gets a bit repetitive and a bit tedious at moments in the middle. And the love story part is a bit superfluous.

In the end this is simply a run of the mill heist movie. Not laugh out loud funny, but quite witty nonetheless. But beware it isnt spectacular or thrilling in any way, it's more of a laidback and mellow heist movie. But nonetheless entertaining enough to award it with a decent 6 stars.

Mel Gibson has a small role (he's great but his recent movies have been really low B-minus) in this 80s bank hiest story starring Josh Duhamel, Elisha Cuthbert, and Nestor Carbonell, all of whom do a great job. The plot is a bit bland and too drawn out, but made more interesting with its great cast, fairly realistic scenes of robberies in pre-internet Canada, and the impression that it's a true story (I don't know if it actually is). If you like bank robber movies, this one is pretty fun and well produced. Not much violence, sex or bad language, so it's a good family movie if you need to be saved from a reality show or (argh) a Hallmark movie.

Bandit is based on true events, that's how it starts, and that always makes it more interesting, gives the story a little punch. It's hard to believe though, makes you almost want to rob banks yourself, that's how easy it looked. But that was then, this wouldn't be possible anymore in this time and age. The story is easy to watch, no boring moments, a pinch of humour, and a good cast. Josh Duhamel plays the main character and he made him believable, a charismatic con artist that looks like he could get away with anything. Mel Gibson has a smaller role but for once he wasn't bad, a thing you could not really say for the last past years. If you like the crime genre Bandit is certainly worth a watch.

A fun, light, movie that would be entertaining even if it wasn't based on true events. That fact that it is, just makes it better. Good acting, good jokes, not a dull moment. Highly recommend.

Josh Duhamel fits the role perfectly, so does Mel Gibson. Don't believe the reviews trashing the acting or the script because honestly, it is exactly what it is supposed to be. This is not a documentary nor was it written to be one, but if you look online for facts about the flying bandit, they managed to be much more accurate than most movies "based on true events". So, all and all, a great entertaining watch.