Bandidas isn't just bad, it's depressing. God alone knows what possessed these two wonderful, smart actresses to star in this obscenity, but what you need to know in order to swallow Bandidas is that feminism never existed. No, no. You and Gloria Steinem dreamed the whole thing up one night after you'd thrown back a few too many Brandy Alexanders. You look at Selma Hayek and you remember the person who did a terrific, intelligent movie like Frida and you wonder. Boy do you wonder. The filmmakers try so hard to pretend that Bandidas is the new Thelma and Louise, but the difference is -- well, the differences are legion. But one of the big ones is that T & L were actually friends who respected each other. Cruz and Hayek's characters are together because they're chasing the same MAN, and the height of their bonding comes when they engage in a kissing contest. (Lord help me; I wish I were making this up.) T&L was a serious movie with light moments. Bandidas is a superficial, trivial, insulting farce that tries to have a serious message. For shame, Selma. For shame, Penelope.
