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After the Sunset (2004)

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Reviews Counted:135

Fresh:25

Rotten:110

Average Rating:4.4/10

Consensus: A slick but bland thriller.

Runtime: 1 hr 40 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

Synopsis: The high-stakes action comedy After The Sunset begins where most great heist movies end – with a pair of master thieves escaping to a tropical paradise to enjoy the spoils of their labor. But when... The high-stakes action comedy After The Sunset begins where most great heist movies end – with a pair of master thieves escaping to a tropical paradise to enjoy the spoils of their labor. But when an FBI agent, who has pursued them for seven years, becomes convinced that they are actually plotting to pull off a million-dollar theft from a nearby "diamond cruise," a riveting game of cat and mouse begins. Max "The King of Alibis" Burdett (Pierce Brosnan) and his beautiful accomplice Lola (Salma Hayek) have come to Paradise Island in the Bahamas, fresh off their final big score in which they lifted the second of the three famous Napoleon diamonds. With their financial future set, the couple is ready to relax and enjoy their hard-earned riches. But Stan (Woody Harrelson), the FBI agent who has spent years in dogged but failed pursuit of Max, refuses to believe that his nemesis is actually calling it quits. He thinks that Max and Lola are actually plotting to steal the third Napoleon diamond – one of the three largest non-flawed diamonds in the world – which is coincidentally scheduled to arrive on Paradise Island as part of a touring cruise ship exhibition. Since he has no jurisdiction in the Caribbean country, Stan teams with a local cop (Naomie Harris) and sets out to catch the sly Max and Lola in the act, while at the same time a local gangster (Don Cheadle) has his own plans for the diamond. When the longtime adversaries meet up in paradise, Max quickly turns the tables and befriends the frustrated detective, showing him that Paradise Island has no shortage of pleasures to offer. But in order for Stan to figure out exactly what Max and Lola are up to, he will have to navigate all the twists and double-crosses of an action-packed story of friendship, suspicion and thievery. New Line Cinema presents After the Sunset, directed by Brett Ratner (Rush Hour, Rush Hour 2, Red Dragon). The cast features Pierce Brosnan, Salma Hayek and Woody Harrelson, as well as Don Cheadle (Ocean’s 11) and Naomie Harris (28 Days Later). The screenplay is by Paul Zbyszewski and Craig Rosenberg (Jurassic Park 3), from a story by Zbyszewski. The producers are Beau Flynn (Tigerland, Requiem For A Dream), Tripp Vinson and Jay Stern (Rush Hour), with Patrick Palmer (Blade 2, Hellboy) serving as executive producer. The behind-the-scenes team includes two-time Oscar-nominated cinematographer Dante Spinotti, ASC, AIC (The Insider, LA Confidential, Heat) and editor Mark Helfrich, ACE (Rush Hour 2, Family Man), both of whom worked with director Brett Ratner on Red Dragon. Other key crew includes production designer Geoffrey Kirkland (Mississippi Burning, Angela’s Ashes) and costume designer Rita Ryack (A Beautiful Mind, Cat in the Hat). New Line Cinema will release After the Sunset (rated PG-13 by the MPAA for "sexuality, violence and language") nationwide on November 12th, 2004. [More]

Starring: Pierce Brosnan, Salma Hayek, Woody Harrelson, Don Cheadle

Starring: Pierce Brosnan, Salma Hayek, Woody Harrelson, Don Cheadle, Naomie Harris

Director: Brett Ratner

Director: Brett Ratner
Screenwriter: Paul Zbyszewski, Craig Rosenberg
Producer: Beau Flynn, Jay Stern, Tripp Vinson
Composer: Lalo Schifrin
Studio: New Line Cinema

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The combo of exotic lady and exotic location fails to distract from varying and unsuccessful attempts to blend romance and comedy with half-hearted heist intrigue.

Full Review Source: BBC | comment Comment
11/16/04
Stella Papamichael
Stella Papamichael
BBC
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Audiences seeking mild diversion might prefer approaching it as Lola does her new surroundings: ‘The challenge is to find joy in simple things’.

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
06/24/06
Anil Sinanan
Anil Sinanan
Time Out
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As guilty pleasures go, this is as good as three rum punches on a hot afternoon at a beach bar. It won't do you any good, but hey, it's a lot of fun.

Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment Comment
04/01/06
William Thomas
William Thomas
Empire Magazine
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Light-hearted, enjoyable caper flick that gets good mileage from both its stunning locations and its equally stunning cast.

Full Review Source: ViewLondon | comment Comment
11/20/04
Matthew Turner
Matthew Turner
ViewLondon

A tired bore with a lot of French kissing.

Full Review Source: FilmsInReview.com | comment Comment
11/10/04
Victoria Alexander
Victoria Alexander
FilmsInReview.com

Like many a real sunset, it'll dazzle and entertain, yet soon be forgotten.

Full Review Source: South Florida Sun-Sentinel | comment Comment
11/11/04
Tracy Allerton
Tracy Allerton
South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Beautiful to look at (particularly any scene containing Salma Hayek) and has a zippy energy, but there's nothing going on underneath its attractive surface.

Full Review Source: NYC Film Critic | comment Comment
03/05/05
Ethan Alter
Ethan Alter
NYC Film Critic

Finally, he has made a film that rises above mediocrity, though we can probably credit its mild, inoffensive pleasures more to chance than to Ratner's skill.

Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | comment Comment
11/16/04
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid

After the Sunset's carat-and-shtick approach is much more decadent than it is delightful.

Full Review Source: Newsday | comment Comment
11/11/04
John Anderson
John Anderson
Newsday

An uneasy mixture that provides none of the pleasures of the genre.

Full Review Source: Seattle Post-Intelligencer | comment Comment
11/11/04
William Arnold
William Arnold
Seattle Post-Intelligencer

A series of silly snafus turn this potential smart-sell into a banal trifle.

Full Review Source: Palo Alto Weekly | comment Comment
11/10/04
Jeanne Aufmuth
Jeanne Aufmuth
Palo Alto Weekly

Contrived, unconvincing, and formulaic, Brett Ratner's film has nothing in common with the superior Pierce Brosnan caper flick "The Thomas Crown Affair"**

Full Review Source: Sympatico.ca | comment Comment
11/15/04
Angela Baldassarre
Angela Baldassarre
Sympatico.ca

A film of small moments and big laughs.

Full Review Source: ReelViews | comment Comment
11/09/04
James Berardinelli
James Berardinelli
ReelViews

After the Sunset is about as flat-footed a heist caper as I've ever seen: clumsy where it should be graceful, lumpy where it should be sleek.

Full Review Source: Houston Chronicle | comment Comment
11/12/04
Amy Biancolli
Amy Biancolli
Houston Chronicle

A heist flick in which the audience is left out of the best part -- the logistics of the heist. Whose dumb idea was that?

Full Review Source: SPLICEDWire | comment Comment
11/10/04
Rob Blackwelder
Rob Blackwelder
SPLICEDWire

Well, maybe they're just fine actors, but Brosnan and Hayek have a perfectly rowdy way of making comedy romantic.

Full Review Source: Cinema Signals | comment Comment
11/14/04
Jules Brenner
Jules Brenner
Cinema Signals

Beyond the eye candy represented by the stars and their sun-soaked surroundings, there's little else that's memorable about this disposable tissue of a movie.

Full Review Source: Creative Loafing | comment Comment
11/19/04
Matt Brunson
Matt Brunson
Creative Loafing

A ho-hum heist flick.

Full Review Source: Spirituality and Practice | comment Comment
11/16/04
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Spirituality and Practice

Slack, ambitionless Elmore Leonard-lite. Brett Ratner has matured into one of the dullest young filmmakers working today.

Full Review Source: Philadelphia Weekly | comment Comment
11/16/04
Sean Burns
Sean Burns
Philadelphia Weekly

After the Sunset is content to take in the sights and ogle the ladies.

Full Review Source: Boston Globe | comment Comment
11/12/04
Ty Burr
Ty Burr
Boston Globe
 
 
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