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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.
Theatrical Release:Jun 21, 2002 Limited
Box Office: $2,836,157
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
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12/31/02
Sayles has always been a master at honest emotion. Fittingly, Sunshine State is a bright spot in his career.
06/28/02
A fiercely intelligent South Florida mosaic.
08/20/02
Very well-written and very well-acted.
06/25/02
Top CriticA densely layered, always absorbing whole.
07/12/02
Leave it to John Sayles to take on developers, the Chamber of Commerce, tourism, historical pageants, and commercialism all in the same movie . . . without neglecting character development for even one minute.
06/03/02
Edie Falco and Angela Bassett shine...a good, often funny film from Sayles.
06/06/02
John Sayles turns his sardonic gaze towards Florida in the latest from the country's number one independent filmmaker.
07/06/02
Exquisitely acted and masterfully if preciously interwoven… [the film] addresses in a fascinating, intelligent manner the intermingling of race, politics and local commerce.
08/26/02
Sunshine State certainly ranks as one of the director's richest, most satisfying films.
05/28/03
Could have been much more than good, if only it didn’t seem so unfocused, and so many characters didn’t seem insufficiently explored.
01/30/03
The cast is uniformly excellent and relaxed.
07/11/02
Top CriticSayles and an excellent cast examine modern American lives, values, dreams and shortcomings with verve, honesty and a respect for the seemingly lost art of everyday conversation.
05/19/02
Top Critic...as good as all the performances are, they just can't make up for the fact that it's just too darn long.
10/20/02
It is an indelible epic American story about two families, one black and one white, facing change in both their inner and outer lives.
06/06/02
You can ignore the editorial bluntness and savor the smaller, sweeter details.
07/12/02
Top CriticSuccessful as a simple series of intimate moments and vivid performances.
07/25/02
Sayles continues exactly where Faulkner left off, tackling the institutionalized racism that seethes in the New South.
05/30/02
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