Some of the most captivating crime stories in cinema and television include armed bank robberies. In particular, those in which there are no casualties always garner interest and national viewership. For instance, Canada's "Flying Bandit" is infamous for robbing up to 50 banks over the course of three years, conducting a theft in all but two of Canada's provinces. After reading the script for the first time, director Allan Ungar decided that Gilbert Galvan Jr.'s tale was essential to be made. What better director existed to graphically convey the captivating tale that utterly startled the North American nation than one with ties to a nation with a rich historical past like Canada? Ungar's Bandit is entertaining only on the basis of genre, but the muddled messaging is disappointing.
The plot of Bandit centres on Gilbert Galvan Jr. (Josh Duhamel), a charming career criminal who escapes from a Michigan-based American jail and ends up residing in canada under the guise of Robert Whiteman. He starts robbing banks after falling in love with Andrea (Elisha Cuthbert) and finds that he's very good at it. Gilbert (also known as Robert) starts out stealing cities while flying throughout the nation, eventually getting noticed by national news sites who refer to him as "The Flying Bandit." Robert continues to pursue his next big haul despite the police being hot on his track, particularly the tenacious detective Snydes (Nestor Carbonell), who is determined to catch him.
The inherent thrills and enjoyment seen in a movie like this are there in Ungar's crime novel. However, the way he presents the narrative exhibits empathy, giving the impression to viewers that there is admiration for the robbery veteran. That may be as a result of josh Duhamel's remarkable talent for portraying Galvan Jr. with persistent charm, which makes it simple to take even a passing interest in his line of work. But Galvan's life can never be seen objectively because these unspoken emotions are always present. Ungar doesn't offer the audience with many options regarding the infamous bank robber, which sometimes results in a protracted, didactic experience about judging a man during his worst hours.
However, everything about Bandit seems to be an excessive attempt to sell its audience on the "down and out guy simply needs a way out" cliché that movies like this have frequently attempted to deliver. But if that story were to be true, there was another method to get the job done. Galvan Jr. says in the opening scene of Ungar's film, "No one's born nasty." However, josh Duhamel's character never once exhibits any regret. Because of this, despite being an engaging feat, the script's conflicting messaging—an empathic villain with a yearning for both crime and love—rarely succeeds.
The plot of Bandit centres on Gilbert Galvan Jr. (Josh Duhamel), a charming career criminal who escapes from a Michigan-based American jail and ends up residing in canada under the guise of Robert Whiteman. He starts robbing banks after falling in love with Andrea (Elisha Cuthbert) and finds that he's very good at it. Gilbert (also known as Robert) starts out stealing cities while flying throughout the nation, eventually getting noticed by national news sites who refer to him as "The Flying Bandit." Robert continues to pursue his next big haul despite the police being hot on his track, particularly the tenacious detective Snydes (Nestor Carbonell), who is determined to catch him.
The inherent thrills and enjoyment seen in a movie like this are there in Ungar's crime novel. However, the way he presents the narrative exhibits empathy, giving the impression to viewers that there is admiration for the robbery veteran. That may be as a result of josh Duhamel's remarkable talent for portraying Galvan Jr. with persistent charm, which makes it simple to take even a passing interest in his line of work. But Galvan's life can never be seen objectively because these unspoken emotions are always present. Ungar doesn't offer the audience with many options regarding the infamous bank robber, which sometimes results in a protracted, didactic experience about judging a man during his worst hours.
However, everything about Bandit seems to be an excessive attempt to sell its audience on the "down and out guy simply needs a way out" cliché that movies like this have frequently attempted to deliver. But if that story were to be true, there was another method to get the job done. Galvan Jr. says in the opening scene of Ungar's film, "No one's born nasty." However, josh Duhamel's character never once exhibits any regret. Because of this, despite being an engaging feat, the script's conflicting messaging—an empathic villain with a yearning for both crime and love—rarely succeeds.
