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Release Date: 30 July, 2002 Retail Price: $14.98 OUR Price: $7.97 You SAVE: $7.01! Cast: Complete Cast (12 total) |
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot Reviews
A Thunderbolt of Fun
When people talk about buddy-buddy films this one gets overlooked.This was a refreshing break from the Eastwood mold,stepping down from the Dirty Harry altar, to switch sides of the law or God(as a preacher).This has a loaded cast, Clint Eastwood, Jeff Bridges(Oscar nominee/robbed)to George Kennedy, as another evil meanie.The oddball teaming of Eastwood and Bridges seals the movie as an enjoyable romp, where cross-dressing,wearing disguises and other stuff plays second-hand to the relationship which is supposed to be mentor/rookie but becomes Laurel/Hardy too often.The story itself wanders off in various directions until it comes home with unexpected sadness, marking the arrival of the versatile Bridges.Like "Collateral," where Cruise lets Jamie Foxx run with the movie, Eastwood generously let Bridges vamp for effect. Such a free-wheelin' script has not hit the screen in a long while.
Unlikely Buddies
This is not your average crime story. Clint Eastwood plays a man we first encounter as a preacher in a rural church. Shortly into the sermon, a gunman comes in and starts shooting at the preacher. He takes off running and eventually gets picked up by a young man played by Jeff Bridges. The two hit it off and become buddies, even though Eastwood's character is significantly older than Bridges'. Over time, it is learned that Eastwood had been a bank robber. After a big heist, the money disappeared and the people who are trying to kill him think that he stole it (from the other crooks). Eventually, they hit upon a scheme to rob the same bank in the same manner as before. The idea is that nobody would expect them to try and do things the same way again.
There is trouble with the other robbers. One is stupid and the other is just plain mean. After a successful heist, this leads to problems which the film must resolve.
Although the action line of the movie is the story of the bank robbery, it is really about the friendship between the two main characters. It can be touching to watch and is sad at the unexpected end. It's a rather dated film but it is still worth watching.
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