Bandits (PG-13)
Adults will get this movie, but kids won’t.
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- Studio: MGM/UA
- Directed By: Barry Levinson
- Release Date: 10/12/2001
- Genre: Action/adventure
- MPAA Rating: PG-13
- MPAA Explanation: language, violence, and sexual situations
Parents need to know
Families can talk about whether it is true that no one is hurt when money is stolen from a bank and whether robbers become folk heroes in real life and what the film-makers do to get audiences to root for the "bad guys." Why is it so easy for us to be on the side of characters in movies that we would want arrested in real life? At one point, Terry says to Kate, "I don't think you're crazy. I think you're bored." Later Kate says, "I think it's better to feel too much than to feel too little." How did she get into a situation where she felt too little, and how did that change?
Message
Social Behavior:
All lead characters are white
Consumerism:
Drugs/Alcohol/Tobacco:
Drinking and smoking
Violence
Shoot-outs Characters in peril
Sex
Sexual references and situations, including adultery and teen sex
Language
Strong language
Common Sense says
What's the story?
Reviewed by Nell Minow
Is it any good?
Thornton is terrific as the guy who always thinks he is the smartest person in the room (and usually is), but who has "issues" with everything from germs to antique furniture to the hair of former Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli. Blanchett is magnificent, especially dancing in the kitchen as she whips up a gourmet meal. But this is really a movie for grown-ups, not because the language or violence or sexuality is any more intense than any other PG-13, but because it is just not something most kids will appreciate.
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