Bandit

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.

Sometimes all it takes is a good story, then the remaining pieces fall into place. Josh Duhamel did a great job portraying Gilbert and carried a strong presence throughout the movie with the accompanying cast. I've always been a fan of Elisha Cuthbert, and felt adequately sorry for her as her character navigated through a complicated relationship.

Nestor Carbonelli was my least favorite character (he played the detective Snydes). He was not my least because he did a bad job, I was more so annoyed with the detectives obsession with catching Gilbert and wanted the bad guy to get away.

I left this movie feeling fulfilled and slept good. It didn't have my running to my friends to tell the awesome story, but it was entertaining and kept me interested the duration of the 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.

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.

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.