After the Sunset (2004)

User Rating:

6.2/10   

Director:

Brett Ratner

Writers (WGA):

Paul Zbyszewski (story)
Paul Zbyszewski (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

12 November 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Crime | Drama

Tagline:

Who will walk away?

Plot:

The story of what happens after a master thief achieves his last big score, when the FBI agent who promised he'd capture him is about to do just that.

Plot Keywords:

Diamond | FBI | FBI Agent | Thief | Island

Cast

Pierce Brosnan	...	Max Burdett
Salma Hayek	...	Lola Cirillo
Woody Harrelson	...	Stan Lloyd
Don Cheadle	...	Henri Mooré
Naomie Harris	...	Sophie
Chris Penn	...	Rowdy Fan
Troy Garity	...	Luc
Obba Babatundé	...	Zacharias (as Obba Babatunde)
Russell Hornsby	...	Jean-Paul
Mykelti Williamson	...	Agent Stafford
Rex Linn	...	Agent Kowalski
Robert Curtis Brown	...	Lakers FBI Agent
Mark Moses	...	Lakers FBI Agent
Michael Bowen	...	FBI Driver
Tony Ledard	...	Referee

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sexuality, violence and language.

Runtime:

97 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Canada:PG (Ontario) | Malaysia:U | South Korea:15 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Brazil:12 | Chile:TE | Czech Republic:12 | Finland:K-11 | Germany:6 | Iceland:10 (original rating) | Iceland:12 (video rating) | Netherlands:12 | Norway:11 | Philippines:R-13 | Singapore:PG | Spain:13 | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Zurich) | UK:12A | USA:PG-13 (certificate #41151)

Filming Locations:

Atlantis Hotel and Resort, Nassau, Paradise Island, Bahamas

Company:

New Line Cinema

Trivia:

Although it doesn't seem to be such a visual effects-heavy movie, there were over 150 such shots.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Stan tells Max he found the diamond, Max throws the straw out of his drink. In the next shot, it is there again.

Quotes:

Max Burdett: Give me a Jack on the rocks. It doesn't have a fancy name, but if it was good enough for Frank, it's good enough for me.
Luc: Frank? Who's Frank?
Max Burdett: Sinatra.
Luc: Did Frank take an umbrella?
Max Burdett: [laughing] Not even when it was raining.

Movie Connections:

References Duel (1971) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Boombastic (Sting/Shaggy Remix)

Entertaining

After the Sunset sees Pierce Brosnan play an ex-jewel thief in a simple "will the old pro come out of retirement for one last job" movie that is far more entertaining than its unoriginal premise sounds.

Pierce Brosnan takes to his dressed-down James Bond role very well, and the jokes and his style make him a very likable character. Woody Harrelson, the rival FBI agent, puts in a similarly enjoyable performance, and his inept bumblings around the island create some unexpected comic situations between the cop and the thief. It's the relationship between these two (and the compromising situations they find themselves in) that makes the film, as they antagonize each other and almost become buddies toward the end. Their encounters add something fresh and unexpected to the movie's simple formula and make it really entertaining.

Oh, and special mentions have to go out for Don Cheadle and Salma Hayek. Don's character is very funny, and he plays both sides of it well, and as for Salma...let's just say the directors are aware of what their male audience wants to see.

All in all, it's funny, quick, easy to follow, and contains enough little quirks to make After the Sunset an enjoyable and entertaining experience.