Director: Michael Cimino
Writer: Michael Cinimo (Screenplay)
Starring: Clint Eastwood, Jeff Bridges, Geoffrey Lewis, Catherine Bach, Gary Busey, Jack Dodson
Plot: With the help of an irreverent young sidekick, a bank robber gets his old gang back together to organize a daring new heist.
Tagline – Thunderbolt… the man with the reputation. Lightfoot… the kid who’s about to make one!
Runtime: 1 Hour 55 Minutes
There may be spoilers the rest of the review
Verdict: Fun Comedy Heist Film
Story: Thunderbolt and Lightfoot starts as we meet car thief Lightfoot (Bridges) as he stumbles into wanted criminal Thunderbolt (Eastwood) who happens to be on the run from Red Leary (Kennedy) and Eddie (Lewis) from a previous job.
When the unlikely pairing decide to work together to collect the money from Thunderbolt’s big heist they become friends and start to plan their latest heist with the original crew getting back together.
Thoughts on Thunderbolt and Lightfoot
Characters – Thunderbolt is the seasoned criminal, that reluctantly takes Lightfoot on his latest heist, he knows how the plan ahead and get away with hiding in plain sight. Lightfoot is the rookie criminal that falls into the connection with Thunderbolt as he helps him escape trouble, he talks his way into the next heist even if his mouth can get him in trouble. Eddie and Red are former partners in crime of Thunderbolt out to get their share from their last job, they have the history with him and will trust him to help get the next job done.
Performances – Clint Eastwood was one of the biggest stars in the industry when this movie was made, he works in the lead role shining next to the younger talent. Jeff Bridges showed us here that he was going to be a huge star, he has great chemistry with Eastwood too.
Story – The story follows two new partners working on a heist together, in fairness there isn’t too much more to look at here, it plays out like you would imagine and sends the characters o a road trip adventure at times too. It is easy to follow and doesn’t offer many twists which makes this one that could be enjoyed by all.
Comedy/Crime – The comedy in the film does work well without being needed too often which shows that the crime is the focal point of the film as most heist films should do.
Settings – The film takes our characters on a road trip adventure as they look to escape the bad heist and head towards the next heist.
Scene of the Movie – The first meeting.
That Moment That Annoyed Me – It is too by the book.
Final Thoughts – Easy to watch and enjoyable heist movie with a great cast that gives us a road trip adventure.
Overall: Fun and enjoyable.
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