Bandidas | Penélope Cruz, Salma Hayek

Bandidas | Penélope Cruz, Salma Hayek | Based on the Kurt Vonnegut/Paddy Chayefsky short story!

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Bandidas

	Bandidas Penélope Cruz, Salma Hayek 20th Century Fox, 2007 average customer review:based on 45 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Salma Hayek and Penelope Cruz have never been sexier as they team up for this hilarious, action-packed western! Determined to avenge the deaths of their fathers, Sara Sandoval (Hayek) and Maria Alvarez (Cruz) vow to seize the ill-gotten gains of robber baron Tyler Jackson (Dwight Yoakam). So, with help from a retired bank robber (Sam Shepard) and a jittery criminologist (Steve Zahn), these two beauties become unlikely outlaws, blazing a trail of larceny and laughter across Mexico!

Very Fun!!

I loved this movie. I was fun, fast paced, and I can watch it over and over! Also, who knew Steve Zahn had such a nice body?! Yum.

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Based on the Kurt Vonnegut/Paddy Chayefsky short story!

Will the two stars get it on, make-out, or at least have a pillow fight? That's the question you the viewer will spend the movie asking, waiting in breathless anticipation for an answer. Well I'm not gonna give it to you. You'll have to watch it to find out. I wouldn't want to spoil the delicious anticipation you'll feel especially since it will keep you tuned in when things get slow. I will say that the girls have a scene where, dressed as French show girls, Salma teaches Penelope how to kiss a man so that he'll never forget her. Also Penelope as a crack pistol shot is hot, and Salma as an expert with knives in even hotter. There's some kind of plot and cowboys and such although really this could have taken place in medieval Europe, feudal Japan or Jupiter's third moon (Ganymede smart guy!) and still have kept most of it's appeal. It was made mostly to get the two lovely stars together. And what a constellation they make! (Sorry!) Salma throws some decent bad girl attitude and Penelope is just as fetching as the sweetie-pie trying to act like a Toughie. Steve Zahn does his thing, this time as an Old-West CSI-type Pinkertonesque detective, which is always welcome. There's also a bit of an anti-corporate, pro-little guy message, and some corny humor, which makes for good viewing when mixed with the stars' natural charm and beauty. A good time. I actually look forward to a sequel.

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Thelma and Luisa

It's cliché-filled, but who cares? Did you see the box cover?! Every western has a few of the same scenes dressed up in a different manner depending on the cast. Afterall, villians don't wear white, and there has never been a Hayak/Cruz in skimpy-clothing-and-Wonderbra movie of which I'm aware.

I'm not ashamed to admit that I was looking for some nudity going into this movie, and was disappointed in the fact that neither of the leading ladies lost any lingerie. I thought that the cat-fight scene alone would be good for at least some gratuitous frontal nudity. Considering the sexy box-cover, I feel that my disappointment is justified. Afterall, it's clearly what they were attempting to use to sell the movie.

Maria (Penelope Cruz) and Sara (Salma Hayek) become improbable bank robbers - with tutelage from an old crook named Buck (Sam Shepard) - when brought together by tragedy. One rich, Sara, and one poor, Maria, are polar opposites. Initially they are naturally outwardly opposite of one another, and therefore enemies. That all changes when each girl suffers through either a fatal or near-fatal family experience - a direct result of an evil railroad construction project planned to go straight through each girl's property; from there on out, they each have the same mission of revenge.

The rest of the movie is just a showcase for Hayak and Cruz, a reason to show them both off in attractive clothing and beautiful Mexican scenery, as they fight the apparently evil Tyler Jackson (Dwight Yoakum) and his bank/railroad enterprise. But, really, it's just a reason to watch Hayak and Cruz get in a cat fight while wearing revealing clothing. It's not a deep film, not an overly interesting plot, and it's not remotely close to winning any awards. It's just an entertaining, perfect date movie - there's women empowerment for the ladies, and copious cleavage for the guys.

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Comic Western Starring Salma Hayek and Penélope Cruz

Salma Hayek and Penélope Cruz are in one movie and they fight bad guys in turn-of-the-century Mexico with a gun and a knife. There is one cat fight scene by the two ladies and one comic relief provided by ever-reliable Steve Zahn. You can say "Bandidas" is conventional and predictable and the film knows it. Still you just can't hate this film especially when two leading ladies are clearly having fun. So why shouldn't we?

"Bandida" are about two Mexican women with opposite personalities Maria (Penélope Cruz) and Sara (Salma Hayek). When one of their father is killed, and the other heavily injured, by villainous Jackson (Dwight Yoakam) hired by a New York bank, the two women join hands to form a bank-robbing team for revenge. But of course, their first rule is, "Don't kill anybody."

Co-produced (and co-written) by Luc Besson, "Bandidas" is an old-school fun movie which doesn't take itself seriously. With the beautiful cinematography by Thierry Arbogast and the music by Eric Serra, both Besson's regular duo, the film is fun to watch though it could have been wackier or more action-paced than it is. Like many other films written by Besson ("TAXI" series, for instance), the plot is very thin, allowing for the comical interplay between two main characters Penélope Cruz and Salma Hayek, always sexy and delightful.

"Bandidas" is a light-hearted action/comedy. It is nothing groundbreaking, but still fun.

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