A humane and moving film with real life values.
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07/14/02
Sunshine State (2002)
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Reviews Counted:106
Fresh:85
Rotten:21
Average Rating:7/10
Consensus: Wonderfully acted, but the story and pacing can use a little work.
Runtime: 2 hrs 21 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: Welcome to Delorna Beach and the 2nd Annual Buccaneer Days! Take a trip! Take a drive! See Florida Today! Oceanfront motels. T-shirt shops. Golf courses. Palm trees. Sandy beaches. Condominiums.... [More]
Starring: Edie Falco, Angela Bassett, Jane Alexander, Ralph Waite
Director: John Sayles
Reviews for Sunshine State
Top CriticBeing a Sayles film, this has a way of looking at things with more patience and maturity than a plot summary might lead us to expect.
09/09/02
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07/30/02
Top CriticWhile you could never fault Sayles for speedy exposition, the donkey-cart pace makes you want to whip the thing along.
05/25/02
John Sayles turns his sardonic gaze towards Florida in the latest from the country's number one independent filmmaker.
07/06/02
Neither the acting nor the script elevates the film above a ham-fisted morality play dripping with earnestness.
06/28/02
With Sunshine State, the question isn't so much what you want, but what you can stand.
06/21/02
A movie that both feels and thinks. It's a must-see.
07/01/02
While most films these days are about nothing, this film seems to be about everything that's plaguing the human spirit in a relentlessly globalizing world.
07/11/02
Short on thrills but long on human commotion, "Sunshine" is vintage Sayles.
06/24/02
Sayles' approach to his material can be archly didactic, but then there's Bassett and especially Falco, who both bring lived-in qualities to their roles.
07/19/02
Sunshine State lacks the brilliance of Sayles' most dynamic offerings, but, for those who don't mind an unhurried, deliberate narrative pace, this is a worthwhile offering.
07/25/02
Another utterly captivating John Sayles ensemble piece with an incredible sense of a particular place and its personality.
07/03/02
The sand and soil provide merely the foundation for Sayles’ engrossing story about class and race, the search for redemption and the impact of life’s decisions.
08/08/02
One of the best films of the year...calls us to deepen and nourish our connections to family, community, and the place that serves as our little corner of the universe.
06/24/02
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