After the Sunset

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After the Sunset

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After the Sunset

Chris Penn, Don Cheadle, Kate Walsh, Naomie Harris, Pierce Brosnan

Max "The King of Alibis" Burdett and his beautiful accomplice Lola have come to Paradise Island in the Bahamas, fresh off their final big score in which they lifted the second of the three famous Napo...( read more  read more... )leon diamonds. With their financial future set, the couple is ready to relax and enjoy their hard-earned riches. But Stan, 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 and sets out to catch the sly Max and Lola in the act, while at the same time a local gangster 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

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  • sononothing
    November 21, 2009
    sononothing
    After The Sunset is another example of what James Bond does when he retires.Sometimes he becomes Harrison Ford's dad. Sometimes he ends up in The Spice Girls Movie or Boat Trip (+1). Occasionally he ends up being in films co starring The Nanny or Daffy Duck. Or you end up being G...( read more)eorge Lazenby. So welcome, Pierce, to the pasture that holds all of the former 007's. You'll never live it down (unless you're Scottish).

    The film is about a jewel thief (Brosnon) who commits his last heist with his girl (Salma Hayek) so that he can retire to the Bahamas. Of course, we know it won't be his last heist because there's still an hour and a half left in the film. The couple are living the good life to its dullest until the FBI man he ruined (Woody Harrelson) shows up to harass our thief over a cruise ship docked on the island that holds yet another huge, unsellable diamond.

    To make a long story short. Sure, the film is way over the top with most of the characters having telekinetic powers. It's like a criminal X-Men because they can plan each others moves like clockwork. The script is ridiculous and knows it. That's what's OK about this film. it knows its borderline crap and goes with it. There isn't much action involved with Brosnon making Harrelson look like a horses ass throughout the film, but it's acceptable because it won't really bore you. And it's better than Mamma Mia.
  • SirPant
    September 24, 2009
    SirPant
    Quite good considering I had not expectations for it! Brosnan is still a bit Bond like though and will have to work hard to shake the typecast!
  • sanjurosamurai
    July 11, 2008
    sanjurosamurai
    brosnans best non bond film, good flick
  • QueenCityFilms
    March 5, 2008
    QueenCityFilms
    could not come up with a single original idea
  • AgentLexi2132
    August 12, 2007
    AgentLexi2132
    Oh this is bloody the bomb. Incredible! 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.
  • FanboyMatt
    December 18, 2009
    FanboyMatt
    A really good movie, Pierce Brosnan is great playing a character the opposite of James Bond, Salma Hayek on the other hand is rather good in this film, because she is hot, leading to over exposure to boost viewing figures and sales. The story is entertaining and the ending is rea...( read more)lly clever, but overly expected.
  • Yelverton
    November 8, 2009
    Yelverton
    Crazy plot, but still a fun movie.
  • bsimkulet
    October 23, 2009
    bsimkulet
    No matter what filmgoers think of him as James Bond, Pierce Brosnan has always been great at one thing ? playing thieves.

    From Remington Steele to Neil Skinner (The Heist) to Thomas Crown, Brosnan has always been Hollywood?s go to guy to play suave, handsome burglars. The same q...( read more)ualities that make him an excellent James Bond ? urbane wit, tough sophistication, tangible resourcefulness, burning sexuality ? make him the perfect choice to play an unstoppable thief. And while most actors would try to avoid type-casting, staying away from roles that they?re perfect for, Brosnan embraces his calling, playing thief after thief after thief with infectious joy.

    His latest charismatic crook is Max Burdett, the world?s greatest jewel thief. Max, along with his partner and lover, Lola (Salma Hayek), pulls off the greatest heist of his career, stealing the second Napoleon diamond from its protector ? FBI Special Agent Stan Lloyd (Woody Harrelson).

    Mission complete, diamond in hand, Max and Lola retire to an island in the Caribbean and put their thieving days behind them -- until Lloyd shows up on their island a year or so later. He brings along news that the third and final Napoleon diamond ? the one Max has never stolen ? is being displayed aboard a cruise ship that?s making berth on the island for two full weeks. And Lloyd is here to catch Max in the act.

    There really is nothing new under the sun, and there is definitely nothing new in After the Sunset. It is a classic, cliché ridden, jewel heist picture from start to finish. But, despite its standard issue plot and direction, there are two reasons to see After the Sunset ? Brosnan and some strong character development.

    As usual, Brosnan makes us believe he?s capable of the conniving, trickery and skill Max needs to pull of the theft. But it?s the other things he does that make After the Sunset worth watching. There are some moments of real comedic chemistry between Brosnan and Harrelson, with the former playing straight man to the latter?s goofiness, and, in this case, it?s the straight man who is the key to their chemistry. Brosnan?s best work, however, is with Salma Hayek. He makes the most of a couple of nice plot devices, turning his unwritten marriage vows and his lack of a hobby into fine moments of character development.

    Screenwriters Paul Zbyszewski and Craig Rosenberg provide similar opportunities to the other actors, and both Woody Harrelson and Salma Hayek make the most of their chances to create compelling and fun characters. Hayek?s beach deck building, yoga stretching and lovemaking help her to rise above cliché, while Harrelson?s complete embracing of cliché makes him a loveable throwback to the buddy films of the 80s.

    All told, After the Sunset is not particularly inventive, surprising, thrilling or exciting. But, thanks to its stars, particularly Pierce Brosnan?s scruffy but sophisticated thief, it is very entertaining. And that?s just what a good night at the movies should be.
  • neagamb
    October 21, 2009
    neagamb
    The filmmakers of After the Sunset get all the ingredients right, but have no idea how to measure them in a way that makes for a tasty dish. Instead, everyone goes through familiar motions in predictable ways, in the hopes that by following the directions of others so closely, t...( read more)he same results will occur in the finished product. Without inspiration, it just doesn't ever rise to be anything more than a good looking, sexy diversion. It delivers the predictable goods, but never manages to cross into unexpected territory, content to play out like the b-movie that it is.

    Of course, most of the humor comes from the two adversaries (Max and Stan) linked by their love for the same game, and perhaps this love is more than platonic. Amusing, although a bit overdone.
  • 43xrios
    September 30, 2009
    43xrios
    Welcome to the paradise. A very fascinating action film with a bitter sweet taste of a Paradise like Island of the Bahamas.
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