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A romantic crime comedy about the misadventures of two escaped convicts, Joe Blake (Bruce Willis) and Terry Collins (Billy Bob Thornton), who start robbing banks to fund their dreams, which include a bar in Mexico.

However, a woman (Cate Blanchett) gets involved and things become complicated...

Not to be confused with the 1997 German film of the same name.

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This film provides examples of:

• Badass: Joe. The guy knocks over a bank with a Magic Marker.
• Bank Robbery
• Bunny Ears Lawyer: Terry, despite his numerous quirks and neuroticisms, is actually a pretty damn competent (and inventive) criminal.
• The Chick: Kate.
• Crowning Moment of Heartwarming: The ending.
• Flash Back / Flash Forward
• Genius Ditz: Harvey.
• Ho Yay: You gotta wonder just how many directions the movie's Love Triangle goes in, given that Joe and Terry are pretty much Heterosexual Life Partners, the bank robbing edition.
• Loveable Rogue: Both Joe and Terry qualify, though Joe is the more typical example (a charming ladies man) while Terry is dorkishly endearing.
• Love Triangle: Kate is stuck having to choose between Joe and Terry. Her decision ends up being awesomely unorthodox.
• Odd Couple: Joe and Terry. Terry being a neurotic hypochondriac and Joe being... Bruce Willis.
• OT 3: This one's canon.
• Sensitive Guy and Manly Man: Again, Terry and Joe.

Terry: Kate, you should choose. What's it gonna be? Mr. Action Figure Hero Guy? Or brains, and sensitivity, and a lot of other things I could name. So in other words: me or THAT guy? Joe: Yeah, good looking, or ITCHY.

• The Smart Guy: Terry.
• Sympathetic Criminal
• Yoko Oh No: So very subverted.