Bandit is a kind of story not too bright, not too interesting and not too good but you will watch it anyway, even though you know how it's going to end.
Josh Duhamel is a fine actor but when he's given the main role he doesn't shine the way he's supposed to, both Elisha Cuthbert and Mel Gibson outshine him with ease, and I don't know why is that. Maybe the character he's playing is not that interesting to begin with so you don't really feel any connection to him. The whole story of the bandit feels more like it was mostly made up, with some sparkles of truth hidden here and there and popping on the screen while watching.
A two hour account of events is a long and bumpy road and I found myself looking at the clock not once - but was never bored. The story engages you enough to stay till the end but it also never shows you the reason you should see it as something deeper, something more meaningful than it is. Of course, it tells you about family values, and how important it is to remain loyal to your true self and your loved ones but it also tells you that people don't change and they can't escape from either justice or themselves which is a good enough message but it doesn't make it a good enough two hour story that you'd want to get back to.
Josh Duhamel is a fine actor but when he's given the main role he doesn't shine the way he's supposed to, both Elisha Cuthbert and Mel Gibson outshine him with ease, and I don't know why is that. Maybe the character he's playing is not that interesting to begin with so you don't really feel any connection to him. The whole story of the bandit feels more like it was mostly made up, with some sparkles of truth hidden here and there and popping on the screen while watching.
A two hour account of events is a long and bumpy road and I found myself looking at the clock not once - but was never bored. The story engages you enough to stay till the end but it also never shows you the reason you should see it as something deeper, something more meaningful than it is. Of course, it tells you about family values, and how important it is to remain loyal to your true self and your loved ones but it also tells you that people don't change and they can't escape from either justice or themselves which is a good enough message but it doesn't make it a good enough two hour story that you'd want to get back to.