Very disappointing...

Ok... Let's be honest. It cannot be the best movie but is quite enjoyable. The movie has the potential to develop a great plot for future movies

It's a feast for the eyes. But what really makes this dramedy work is the acting.

One of the most extraordinary films you will see this year. Take that as you want.

The actresses in this movie were pretty good, making a fairly clichéd plot Four female convicts start a rock band and escape from, jail, get chased, take a good looking hostage and have sex with him. Along the way they bond and become pop-music superstars. The story could have worked, if it wasn't interrupted every five minutes with a music "video" (it's shot beautifully on 35mm film). I like musicals, whether it's Tommy or Singing in the Rain, but while in those films musical segments create character depth or further the plot, most of the music scenes in Bandits seem like filler. The film is all about surface, and while this surface is often beautiful, the end left me unsatisfied.

i am amazed at the attitude towards subtitled movies in north america, but then it shouldnt be surprising cause reading is considered work by most. i lived in europe for the first 25 years of my life, so i am used to watching movies from many different countries. since i'm living in north america i miss the french and italian thrillers and comedies, historic movies that are written from a different point of view... a non-"we rule the world" point of view people rather wait for hollywood to make a sad copy of a good movie, than watching the original thanks to dvd players that play any region DVD and TVs that can take Pal and NTSC its easier now to see european movies, thanks to online sales and auctions.

This German film was very watchable. The plot was not very strong, but the cast was great and the music excellent...especially the final song (Don't Forget to) Catch Me. I will be trying to purchase this film in VHS format, as I could watch it again and again. The sub-titles detract a little from it, but I could always learn German I guess.

Now I know not just Hollywood produce fast-food teen movies. The form is attractive enough. Rock'n sex'n fame, nowadays teens' dream life. Runaway chick rock band from prison. Hmm, It could be a "Bonny and Clyde" type of material. But the director shows no interest in examining human nature. The characters don't care much about freedom. In no way their behaviour could possible derive any success, let alone human triumph. The director is only obsessed with showcasing rock music (what a band, they don't even play much original German rock song?), making it look like those cheap MTV.Ladies in the movie seems still in their teen days. Besides music, they only seems to interest in making love. I have no sympathy for the two hollywoodized young band member, who had bitter affair with the same irresponsible cute boy on the street. They got only themselves to blame. This movie about the girl band is definitely not for girls. The plot is lame enough to adding the beat-up story of the mid-class drummer and the story of mid-age mother for her dead son. Both stories are so stereotyped that I eventually get bored.It had great potential. Like the story of the suicidal mid-age mother, though not much rock spirit. This kind of self destruction could be generated by years of the prison experience . "Shawhank's redemption" examined and expressed similar facet. But this director choose just put spread her hormone and left the mess around. It is easy to admire the life on the edge. It is easier to get what is brought out superficially, especially in the fast changing e-days.It has its fun moment. The movie try to switch between reality and surreal. Those rock until you have nowhere to run scene. The fate of Inevitable failure. Pretty impressive. Due to lack of vision, the director didn't explore all the potential of the movie.Maybe I shouldn't take this movie too seriously. But after terrific German movies like "Run lola Run" (similar scene of girl on the run) and "Comedian Harmonists" (similar for a story about a musical group), this is really a let down!