Bandits (2001, USA) C-123m. SCOPE **½ D: Barry Levinson. Starring Bruce Willis, Billy Bob Thornton, Cate Blanchett, Troy Garity, Brian F. O'Byrne, January Jones, Barry Levinson. Off-beat comedy, told in flashback style, about criminals Willis and Thornton (both with funny characterizations), who escape from the joint and perform clever bank robberies. Blanchett, a neurotic married woman, then complicates their relationship considerably. Tries hard to be unusual, but material isn't tightly woven or funny enough. Written by Harley Peyton, who wrote several Twin Peaks episodes. Photographed by Dante Spinotti.