Review of Bandits

This is a refreshing and offbeat German film that keeps the viewer's interest even when the situation becomes a bit improbable. The fact that the music that these four women inmates make is likable enhances the quality of the movie, in my opinion (early on when the band does a cover, in English, of "All Along the Watchtower," an obvious yet inspired choice, I decided at that point the film was going to have merit...). Also while each of the characters has a "story," there isn't a lot of on screen emphasis given to their individual backgrounds per se.

For a film that offers a different twist on female convicts and somehow blends music, satire and the bonds of friendship, this is worth taking a look at.