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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.

Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating] for sexuality, violence and language.

Runtime: 1 hr 40 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

Theatrical Release:Nov 12, 2004 Wide

Box Office: $28,287,950

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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  • Pierce Brosnan plays a master thief who, after an incredibly successful heist, moves to the Bahamas with his beautiful partner in crime. But the cat and mouse games begins again when an FBI agent, his old nemesis, returns convinced he is going for the biggest score of all, the famous Napoleon diamond.
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    The kind of film that asks very little of its audience but offers much in return.

    Full Review Source: Now Playing Magazine | comment Comment
    11/15/04
    Scott Collura
    Scott Collura
    Now Playing Magazine

    Inoffensively asinine.

    Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle | comment Comment
    11/14/04
    Marc Savlov
    Marc Savlov
    Austin Chronicle

    Inane and a bit rote.

    Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine | comment Comment
    11/14/04
    Tim Cogshell
    Tim Cogshell
    Boxoffice Magazine

    Do the people who make movies not realize that most of us have seen movies before and are therefore not impressed when the same formulas keep popping up again and again?

    Full Review Source: EricDSnider.com | comment Comment
    11/14/04
    Eric D. Snider
    Eric D. Snider
    EricDSnider.com

    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

    Pierce Brosnan and Salma Hayek attempt to heat up the screen in the action caper “After the Sunset”… but despite effective pacing, the movie barely reaches a simmer.

    Full Review Source: EDGE Boston | comment Comment
    11/14/04
    David Foucher
    David Foucher
    EDGE Boston
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    Full Review Source: Boston Phoenix | comment Comment
    11/13/04
    Boston Phoenix
    N/R

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    Full Review Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch | comment Comment
    11/13/04
    St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    It’s not that great a picture, but it does what it’s supposed to do and that’s why you spend the bucks after all isn’t it?

    Full Review Source: Greenwich Village Gazette | comment Comment
    11/13/04
    Eric Lurio
    Eric Lurio
    Greenwich Village Gazette

    Basically, it’s a 'cute' date movie or video rental that is likely to be appreciated by most anyone on an aesthetic front, and likely entertain most enough to be satisfied as you walk out of the theater.

    Full Review Source: JoBlo's Movie Emporium | comment Comment
    11/13/04
    JoBlo
    JoBlo
    JoBlo's Movie Emporium

    With its warm, fun in the sun Bahamian locale, After the Sunset goes on like a comfortable pair of linen beach trousers — with holes in it.

    Full Review Source: FilmStew.com | comment Comment
    11/12/04
    Anthony D'Alessandro
    Anthony D'Alessandro
    FilmStew.com

    in need of better characters, a better script, and a touch of evil

    Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | comment Comment
    11/12/04
    Pete Croatto
    Pete Croatto
    Filmcritic.com

    You've seen this movie many times before, but After the Sunset is kind of fun nonetheless.

    Full Review Source: Internet Reviews | comment Comment
    11/12/04
    Steve Rhodes
    Steve Rhodes
    Internet Reviews

    A real yawner with no redeeming value

    Full Review Source: About.com | comment Comment
    11/12/04
    Rebecca Murray
    Rebecca Murray
    About.com

    One shouldn’t be too quick to put down this sort of efficient if generic filmmaking. [i]After the Sunset[/i] has modest goals, and achieves them.

    Full Review Source: Worcester Telegram & Gazette | comment Comment
    11/12/04
    Daniel M. Kimmel
    Daniel M. Kimmel
    Worcester Telegram & Gazette

    The film is thin, insipid and unconvincing except when it argues for Salma Hayek's beauty.

    Full Review Source: Washington Post | comment Comment
    11/12/04
    Stephen Hunter
    Stephen Hunter
    Washington Post
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    This tired caper comedy is permanently trapped in the doldrums, drifting listlessly from one gadget-heavy set piece to another without ever stirring up so much as a ripple of energy.

    Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
    11/12/04
    Maitland McDonagh
    Maitland McDonagh
    TV Guide's Movie Guide

    The witless inanity of After the Sunset is so numbing that the sole reason for any living creature to sit through it is to marvel at the speed and variety of actress Salma Hayek's costume changes.

    Full Review Source: Dallas Observer | comment Comment
    11/12/04
    Bill Gallo
    Bill Gallo
    Dallas Observer

    One of the most lackadaisical Hollywood projects of the year.

    Full Review Source: Toronto Star | comment Comment
    11/12/04
    Peter Howell
    Peter Howell
    Toronto Star
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    [A] mostly terrible heist comedy.

    Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | comment Comment
    11/12/04
    Carla Meyer
    Carla Meyer
    San Francisco Chronicle
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