Bandidas

Even in the context of Besson's export, this film is an incredibly trivial, awkward, and, above all, incredibly sterile spectacle that has no place being on a filmstrip. A desperate spinning concoction of mutual slapping and shouting by Hispanic beauties Hayek and Cruz, whose bodily sensuality is only used by the directors as a self-serving voyeuristic fetish, for which top-notch cinematographer Thierry Arbogast was unfortunately abused. The dialogue is dull, the gags desperate, the action scenes lack ideas, the pace has no rhythm... It’s even absolutely unusable as entertainment for which you switch your brain off. (04.02.2007)

Two beautiful babes in a banal story with a lot of jokes, Steve Zahn without being awkward, Sam Shepardm who unfortunately only flashes, and the charismatic Dwight Yoakam, who I didn't know until then... Fantastic easygoing entertainment! (18.10.2007)

In the hands of French co-productions, the Western genre has become a screaming boredom, taking only guns, hats, horses, and bank robberies from the golden Hollywood genre. It has a lot of everything, but in such a shabby presentation that the male eye can only eagerly search for magically deep cleavages. I send two poor stars to Besson's stable mainly because of the beauties in the lead roles and thanks to the unexpectedly amazing action scene on the train. (29.03.2008)

Salma Hayek and Penélope Cruz are beautiful women. And that's basically all we need to know to watch the movie "Sexy Pistols". It's not about anything else than exposing their charms, but only in a way that doesn't require censorship. A superficial film that tries to show the power of women by capturing them purely for the pleasure of the male audience. They are not strong heroines deserving cult status, just two girls who never quite made it to the other side of the law. Steve Zahn merely accentuates them, his perfect investigator in the beginning turns into a mute character who is as interesting as the last extra. The story then revolves around two women trying to get to a bad man who killed their father or at least attempted to. The less footage there is, the less interesting are the shots of cleavages, which are also decreasing. Both women are such accomplished actresses that they do not unnecessarily expose their breasts unless it makes sense for the role, and it really wouldn't here. Although, to be fair, for some people it would be the only reason to actually watch the movie. I am trying in vain to come up with what else could get you interested in the film, but everything is too straightforward, so accept that it is a spectacle that you will enjoy the most on TV, when you have visitors at home and you have the movie playing in the background and nobody really pays attention to it until someone exclaims a sentence like "Look, she has great boobs." More: http://www.filmovy-denik.cz/2012/10/zitra-nehrajeme-lovci-dinosauru.html (01.03.2013)

Unfortunately, the script is so dumb that even though the actresses are likeable, it is not enough for a better than average rating. The Latin American touch has always had its charm, whether it was Desperado, Once Upon a Time in Mexico, Man on Fire, or The Mask of Zorro, and this movie is no exception, with beautiful scenery and delicate string music among the typical ingredients. The female duo is definitely the best thing this film can offer. Salma Hayek's beauty is breathtaking, and together with Penelope Cruz, they understand each other wonderfully on the screen. Their scenes together are probably the only genuinely funny ones in the whole film. The action is bland and the final bullet time is downright embarrassing. A nonsense film worth watching once. (22.06.2006)