Movie review - "Stander" (2003) ***1/2

Terrific true life story of the South African detective Stander (Thomas Jane) who would rob banks in his spare time then investigate them. In this version Stander is motivated by having killed some blacks in a town uprising in 1976 - gee, it isn't all his fault. Plenty of shots of Jane's arse and of Stander and his gagng buying clothes - is this because it had a female director? The robberies might have been more exciting. Nonethless a gripping tale with a surprise finish. Those South Africans are nutcases.